Needful Things
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Needful Things is a horror novel by Stephen King about a sinister shop in a small Maine town whose mysterious proprietor trades cursed items for escalating acts of violence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Needful Things canonical | 5 |
| Needful Things (film) | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Needful Things (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | the last Castle Rock story ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
cursed objects
ⓘ
demonic bargain ⓘ small-town setting ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Fraser C. Heston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Bonnie Bedelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Dark Half NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Leland Gaunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ace Merrill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alan Pangborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Danforth "Buster" Keeton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ Leland Gaunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nettie Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Chalmers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
social conflict
ⓘ
supernatural conflict ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | Needful Things shop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-670-83920-2 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 690 ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | fictional town ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
greed ⓘ temptation ⓘ the cost of desire ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting the destruction of Castle Rock ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Castle Rock stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| setIn | Castle Rock, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Needful Things (film)
this entity surface form:
Needful Things (film)