It is considered by many to be King's magnum opus, the bloody maraschino cherry on top of the poisonous sundae that is his body of work. We're really glad he chose to be a horror novelist and not, say, a kindergarten teacher. Inspired in part by the folk tale of the Billy Goats Gruff-you know, where goats have to outwit a nasty troll that lives under a bridge-Stephen King ponders the question at the forefront of everyone's minds: what would happen if you updated the fable? And replaced "bridge" with "a small town in Maine," "billy goats" with "seven misfit children" and "troll" with "an ancient being of unspeakable evil that usually dresses like a murder clown"? It takes the idea of a scenic, small New England town and turns it on its dang head. You know, to see the awesome fall foliage, drink maple syrup straight from the tapped tree, live out your lumberjack fantasies, or do some scenic hiking. Maybe at one point you considered taking a vacation to rural Maine.
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