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Needful Things

Needful Things is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story focuses on a shop that sells collectibles and antiques, managed by Leland Gaunt, a new arrival to the town of Castle Rock, Maine, the setting of many King stories. Gaunt often asks customers to perform a prank or mysterious deed in exchange for the item they are drawn to. As…

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Author
Stephen King
Genre
Horror
Publication date
October 1991
Publisher
Viking
Cover artist
Rob Wood
Illustrator
Bill Russell

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related to Characters · 63
Needful Things → Ace, After, Alan, Alan Pangborn, An, Bazun, Brian, Brian Rusk, Brian's, Buster, Buster Keeton, Castle Rock, Castle RockJohn, Chalmers, Cobb, Danforth, Gaunt, Gaunt's, He, Henry Beaumont
related to Plot summary · 25
Needful Things → Akron, Alan, Alan's, Brian Rusk, Castle Rock, Each, Elvis Presley, Gaunt, Hugh Priest, Leland Gaunt, Local, Maine, Nettie, Nettie Cobb, Nettie's, Noah's Ark, Ohio, Polly, Polly Chalmers, Polly's
related to In popular culture · 16
Needful Things → Comes, Devil, Firestarter, Gaunter O'Dimm, Hearts, King's, Leland Gaunt, Like Gaunt, Morty, Something Ricked This Way, Stone, Stranger Things, The, The Rick, The Witcher, Wild Hunt
related to Relation to other King works · 6
Needful Things → Dreamscapes, In, It Grows, King, Nightmares, You
Author · 1
Needful Things → Stephen King
Cover artist · 1
Needful Things → Rob Wood
Genre · 1
Needful Things → Horror
Illustrator · 1
Needful Things → Bill Russell
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Needful Things → English

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Needful ThingsAuthorStephen King1.00infobox
Needful ThingsCover artistRob Wood1.00infobox
Needful ThingsGenreHorror1.00infobox
Needful ThingsIllustratorBill Russell1.00infobox
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Needful ThingsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Needful ThingsMedia typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)1.00infobox
Needful ThingsPages6901.00infobox
Needful ThingsPublication dateOctober 19911.00infobox
Needful ThingsPublisherViking1.00infobox
Needful Thingsis a1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King0.90text
Needful Thingsrelated to CharactersAlan Pangborn0.60section

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