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van in the opposite direction and when his dog started getting into the other way, he turned
around, realizing the unexpected accident he experienced. King recieved great damage, broken
ribs, kneepart, etc. Afterwards, Stephen King's mental experience of pain became a great
instrument for a fantastic novel. Featuring elements of body horror, suspense and alien invasion,
the "Dreamcatcher". Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction,
suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. He was Born on September 21, 1947. King has published
many novels and non-fiction books. He also has been described as the "King of Horror".
Located near Derry, Maine is the story of four all-time friends. Gary "Jonesy" Jones, Pete
Moore, Joe "Beaver" Clarendon and Henry Devlin. When the four were teenagers, they saved
Douglas "Duddits" Cavell, an older boy with down syndrome, from a group of aggressive bullies.
From their new friendship with Duddits, Jonesy, Beaver, Henry and Pete began to share the boy's
unusual powers, including telepathy, shared dreaming, and seeing "the line", a psychic trace left
by the movement of human beings. The government in the place has been deceived from the start
when it comes to UFO's and the invasion of Earth by a group of aliens from time to time. Now
the aliens' time has come and they have landed in the backwoods of Maine and have begun their
invasion in Earth. Along with the assistance of Duddits, the four friends has the responsibility in
saving the planet. They encounterd many complex experiences and other people including the
insane US Army Colonel, Abraham Kurtz (contains many informations about the aliens and
viruses). Pete and Beaver were killed by the virus, and Jonesy's mind was manipulated and taken
over by Mr. Grey (the antagonist), who planned to get the water supplies to spread viruses for
several cities in the area. Henry and Duddits then confronted him as Duddits uses his powers in
which they kill Mr. Grey. Afterwards, the viruses on earth departed.