Desperation

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Desperation is a horror novel by Stephen King that follows a group of travelers trapped in a remote Nevada mining town terrorized by a malevolent supernatural force.

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Desperation canonical 1
Desperation (2006 television film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horror novel
novel
adaptationType television film
adaptedBy Mick Garris NERFINISHED
author Stephen King
companionWorkAuthor Stephen King NERFINISHED
containsElement child protagonist with strong faith
demonic possession
police corruption under supernatural influence
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Mark Ryden NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Anne H. Ehrlich NERFINISHED
featuresSupernaturalEntity Tak NERFINISHED
genre horror
supernatural fiction
hasAdaptation Desperation (2006 film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Audrey Wyler NERFINISHED
Collie Entragian NERFINISHED
Cynthia Smith NERFINISHED
David Carver NERFINISHED
Johnny Marinville NERFINISHED
Mary Jackson NERFINISHED
Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
Ralph Carver NERFINISHED
Steve Ames NERFINISHED
Tak NERFINISHED
Tom Billingsley NERFINISHED
hasCompanionWork The Regulators NERFINISHED
hasISBN 0-670-85951-9
language English
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor parallel publication with The Regulators under Richard Bachman name for companion novel
pageCount 690 (first edition, approximate)
partOf Desperation–The Regulators duology NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1996
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
relatedWork The Dark Tower series (via mythological connections to Tak) NERFINISHED
screenplayBy Stephen King NERFINISHED
setIn Nevada NERFINISHED
fictional town of Desperation, Nevada
settingFeature abandoned mining operations
remote desert town
theme faith and divine intervention
good versus evil
isolation
possession
timePeriod late 20th century

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Mick Garris directed Desperation
this entity surface form: Desperation (2006 television film)