Gaunt asks Brian what he desires, Brian replies that he would like a 1956 Sandy Koufax baseball card to complete his collection. There he meets the owner, a man by the name of Leland Gaunt.Īlmost immediately, Brian takes a liking to Mr. However, the store’s first customer is an eleven year old boy by the name of Brian Rusk.īrian wanders into Needful Things one fall afternoon.

There is much talk and gossip about the new store in town. The narrator also advises the reader that new store, named Needful Things, has opened in Castle Rock, and that the new store will bring some kind of change to the town. The narrator seems familiar with the town and its inhabitants, describing, in particular, the various feuds and rivalries between the inhabitants, and some things that the inhabitants would wish to keep secret. Needful Things begins with an introduction of the town Castle Rock, by an unknown narrator. So, strap in, and get ready for one Hell (this is a Stephen King book, after all) of a ride, as we review and dissect one of my all-time favorite Stephen King books! Or maybe a stink bomb…now that would be more appropriate, wouldn’t it? Where this month (much like the book in question), we end 2016 with a bang! You are visiting the right blog, in case you were wondering. Yes, *that* Needful Things, written by none other than The Master himself! Well, since you asked, the name of this story is… Surely, it had to have an awesome name to live up to all this hype, right? It had its own voice, along with a large cast of characters and a pretty awesome villain, to boot. It dealt with many of the same themes and messages.īut make no mistake, that new story was also distinct from its mom and dad stories. One day, there was so much love that a new story came into existence.Īnd that new story was kind of like its parents. These stories were named Wall Street and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Once upon a time, two stories got together.

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