N4/Desperation/ By Stephen King/ bestselling horror novel/USED/Cond B/yellow age

Desperation, a bestselling horror novel written by American author Stephen King.Book Summary & Key FactsPublication: Originally released on September 24, 1996. It was uniquely published on the exact same day as its "mirror" novel, The Regulators, which King released under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.The Concept: Both Desperation and The Regulators feature mostly the same cast of characters, but they take place in different parallel universes with entirely alternate circumstances and character roles.The Plot: The story follows a diverse group of travelers driving down the lonely Highway 50 in Nevada. They are abducted under bizarre pretexts by a massive, unstable local deputy named Collie Entragian. The prisoners soon discover that the town of Desperation is entirely empty and that the deputy is possessed by a malevolent, ancient entity named Tak, which was accidentally unearthed from a nearby mining pit.Key Themes: Survival, the corrupting nature of absolute evil, and an intense thematic exploration of human faith versus cosmic horror.Media Adaptations2006 TV Movie: The book was adapted into a television film directed by Mick Garris, starring Ron Perlman as Collie Entragian and Tom Skerritt as Johnny Marinville.New Movie in Development: In July 2026, it was announced that filmmaker Sam Raimi is producing a new feature film adaptation of the novel.