by Stephen King
First published 1992
Jessie Burlingame is handcuffed to her bed, trapped in a lakeside house with only her terrors for company. As night falls and shadows gather, Jessie must draw on her courage to escape her predicament and the horrors that lurk in the darkness. This nerve-racking psychological thriller tests the limits of one woman's strength and sanity.
Genres: suspense, horror, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: captive, isolation, survival
Setting: Maine
332 pages · Hardcover · Viking
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness