Come… watch your step on the stairs… the uphill is steep… You have just arrived at Castle Rock, Maine. You’ve been here before. You know the strange stories that circulate about this place – Cujo, Stand By Me, Needful Things… But until now, the story of Gwendy and the box has never been told.

It’s the summer of 1974 and twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson receives the magical box offered to her by a mysterious man. Eight colorful buttons adorn the mahogany box which, according to the stranger, will help her in her life. At the same time, however, he warns her: “Be careful with the box. It gives gifts, but its gifts are a small reward compared to the responsibility…”

And indeed, wonderful things begin to happen to Gwendy. Until the moment she decides to press one of the buttons…

Stephen King has just returned and, together with Richard Chizmar, signs a brand new novella, pulled from the heart of his frightening, enchanting universe.

Stephen King is one of the most significant authors of our time, with sales exceeding 350,000,000 copies. His works, many of which have been adapted into films or series, include Carrie, It, Salem's Lot, The Stand, Skeleton Crew, the epic of The Dark Tower, The Shining, The Green Mile, Misery, Stand By Me, Hearts in Atlantis, The Dome.

He has been honored, among other accolades, with the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 he was awarded by the Library of Congress for his Lifetime Achievement.

Richard Chizmar’s works have been published in dozens of magazines, such as Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, as well as in numerous editions of the series The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has been honored twice with the World Fantasy Award, four times with the International Horror Guild Award, and with the HWA award. His third collection of short stories, titled A Long December, which has received outstanding reviews, was recently published.

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