Four Past Midnight
Four Past Midnight: four heart-stopping accounts of that moment when the familiar world fractures beyond sense, the fragments spinning away from the desperate, clutching reach of sanity...
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English (Four Past Midnight) / ItalianoFour short novels (not so short, actually) of one of the best contemporary writers out there. The Langoliers (my favorite) carries the reader together with the protagonists into a parallel dimension. The unknown and the fear of what we do not know are the main themes, and the atmosphere resembles that of "The Twilight Zone", the acclaimed TV show. One of the best story I ever read. Secret Window, Secret Garden talks about what I suppose is the nightmare of
English (Four Past Midnight) / ItalianoFour short novels (not so short, actually) of one of the best contemporary writers out there. The Langoliers (my favorite) carries the reader together with the protagonists into a parallel dimension. The unknown and the fear of what we do not know are the main themes, and the atmosphere resembles that of "The Twilight Zone", the acclaimed TV show. One of the best story I ever read. Secret Window, Secret Garden talks about what I suppose is the nightmare of
Having read and loved 'Full Dark, No Star's' earlier this year, I was eagerly looking forward to another collection of four Stephen King novellas. Although this time I've been distinctly disappointed. I've detailed my thoughts on each individual story below, but suffice to say this really is a second string collection.The Langoliers First things first, Stephen King really cant write an English accent. In Nick Hopewell, who is a kind of jaded, SAS-graduate James Bond, King tries to give us an
The Langoliers: Twilight Zone type scenario, only more horrific. Not for those with a fear of flying, or you don't have aerophobia, you may well develop it after reading this. That,and a perfectly logical fear of toothy existence-devouring beasties!Secret Window, Secret Garden: Having already seen and enjoyed the film adaptation, I wasn't sure what to expect from the original novel. I found the story to be more intense and claustrophobic, one of those rare tales that stays with you and gets
This contains two absolutely creepy stories - "The Langoliers", about a planeload of people trapped in dead time and "The Library Policeman" about a childhood boogeyman come alive. It also contains "Secret Window, Secret Garden" - the prototype for the novel The Dark Half. An excellent collection.
This was such a fun read! Each of the novellas was very interesting in its own way, but in particular I loved The Langoliers.
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Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 930 pages Rating: 3.93 | 95228 Users | 1453 Reviews
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Original Title: | Four Past Midnight |
ISBN: | 0450542882 (ISBN13: 9780450542886) |
Edition Language: | English URL https://stephenking.com/library/story_collection/four_past_midnight.html |
Setting: | United States of America Castle Rock, Maine(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection (1990), British Fantasy Award Nominee for Anthology/Collection (1991) |
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At midnight comes the point of balance. Of danger. The instang of utter stillness when between two beats of the heart, an alternative reality can slip through, like a blade between the ribs, and swithc you into a new and terrifying world.Four Past Midnight: four heart-stopping accounts of that moment when the familiar world fractures beyond sense, the fragments spinning away from the desperate, clutching reach of sanity...
(back cover)
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Title | : | Four Past Midnight |
Author | : | Stephen King |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | New English Library Edition (UK/AUST.) |
Pages | : | Pages: 930 pages |
Published | : | 1991 by New English Library (first published October 1990) |
Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Short Stories |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 95228 Users | 1453 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Four Past Midnight
This is a novel containing for completely different stories. Only Stephen King can have a collection of stories that average 200 pages a piece. Am I right? I'm taking my time with it, so I'll be reviewing one at a time for an unspecified amount of time. The Langoliers Years ago, I was flipping channels and saw a part of this movie. It happened to be the one part where they were explaining what was happening, but I'm proud to report that it did nothing to diminish the suspense of this story. AtEnglish (Four Past Midnight) / ItalianoFour short novels (not so short, actually) of one of the best contemporary writers out there. The Langoliers (my favorite) carries the reader together with the protagonists into a parallel dimension. The unknown and the fear of what we do not know are the main themes, and the atmosphere resembles that of "The Twilight Zone", the acclaimed TV show. One of the best story I ever read. Secret Window, Secret Garden talks about what I suppose is the nightmare of
English (Four Past Midnight) / ItalianoFour short novels (not so short, actually) of one of the best contemporary writers out there. The Langoliers (my favorite) carries the reader together with the protagonists into a parallel dimension. The unknown and the fear of what we do not know are the main themes, and the atmosphere resembles that of "The Twilight Zone", the acclaimed TV show. One of the best story I ever read. Secret Window, Secret Garden talks about what I suppose is the nightmare of
Having read and loved 'Full Dark, No Star's' earlier this year, I was eagerly looking forward to another collection of four Stephen King novellas. Although this time I've been distinctly disappointed. I've detailed my thoughts on each individual story below, but suffice to say this really is a second string collection.The Langoliers First things first, Stephen King really cant write an English accent. In Nick Hopewell, who is a kind of jaded, SAS-graduate James Bond, King tries to give us an
The Langoliers: Twilight Zone type scenario, only more horrific. Not for those with a fear of flying, or you don't have aerophobia, you may well develop it after reading this. That,and a perfectly logical fear of toothy existence-devouring beasties!Secret Window, Secret Garden: Having already seen and enjoyed the film adaptation, I wasn't sure what to expect from the original novel. I found the story to be more intense and claustrophobic, one of those rare tales that stays with you and gets
This contains two absolutely creepy stories - "The Langoliers", about a planeload of people trapped in dead time and "The Library Policeman" about a childhood boogeyman come alive. It also contains "Secret Window, Secret Garden" - the prototype for the novel The Dark Half. An excellent collection.
This was such a fun read! Each of the novellas was very interesting in its own way, but in particular I loved The Langoliers.
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