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People sometimes accuse King's stories of being written to a formula (I don't agree) but if it's true this is a pure cast.

This is not the best Stephen King story that I have ever read, but it's one of the better ones. Through these small favors, Gaunt brings chaos to Castle Rock. Gaunt always has just the thing that you really always wanted in his shop - in fact he always has exactly just the thing that you need! and his prices are fair, he never charges more than people can afford to pay - if they will only do him a small favor. Gaunt seems to know everything about the people of Castle Rock - in fact he seems to know more about these people than they know themselves. Gaunt, owner of the new shop in town - Needful Things. Slowly we get to know a lot of the good people of Castle Rock - we get to know their weaknesses. As usual King slowly builds up his characters and his milieu. The pranks that's just a bit to evil, to be really funny. Needful Things is about the dark side in us all (have you ever heard that one as a plot synopsis for a King story, before?), only this time it's the small things that get out and have a field day. The cover says The Last Castle Rock Story, and I guess that King will have a hard time topping this one - if the poor citizens of Castle Rock ever decide that it's worth the trouble to rebuilding their town. Needful Things is a horror story by Stephen King.