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The Stand

Stephen King

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03 It Stephen King

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04 The Exorcist William Peter Blatty

An actress's twelve-year-old daughter begins speaking in tongues and displaying impossible strength. The only explanation is the one no rational person will accept.

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05 Doctor Sleep Stephen King

Danny Torrance, the traumatized boy from The Shining, is now a middle-aged alcoholic who uses his gift to help the dying -- until a girl with even stronger powers needs him.

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