Four Past Midnight
763 Pages
Four Past Midnight is a collection of four novellas, each one twisting reality a little further out of shape. Together, they explore paranoia, identity, time, and the unsettling idea that the world we see may not be the only one that exists.
The Langoliers: A group of airplane passengers wake up to find most of the world has vanishedâand something is coming to clean up whatâs left.
Secret Window, Secret Garden: A writer is accused of plagiarism by a stranger who may be more than he seems.
The Library Policeman: A man who loses a library book discovers the overdue price is far more than a fine.
The Sun Dog: A boyâs new Polaroid camera starts producing unsettling photos of a vicious dog inching closer with every shot.
From lost time to fractured identities, cursed cameras to childhood fears that never left, Four Past Midnight is a slow-burning descent into the uncanny. These arenât just horror stories, theyâre psychological mazes, each with its own rules and horrors waiting at the center. King shifts tone, pace, and genre with ease, delivering a collection thatâs unpredictable, eerie, and impossible to put down.