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Needful Things By Stephen King

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  Needful Things By Stephen King   A new store pops up in Castle Rock, Maine called Needful Things where you can always find what it is you need. The store is run by a man named Leland Gaunt who has a way of knowing what his new customers need from his store. Some of them want to feel better physically, some want to feel better about themselves, some just need fulfillment. Through the objects they find there, Leland strikes bargains with them. In exchange for what they get he asks them to play "pranks" on others in the community. These pranks lead to violence, turning neighbors against neighbors. Sheriff Alan Pangborn has to deal with all of this, discovering that Needful Things is the common denominator in all that is going wrong in Castle Rock. He has to meet this evil force head on. I really liked this story, which included a lot of characters and character mentions from previous Castle Rock stories. The premise of "buyer beware" and "you get what you pay fo...