Not a fanI think I got weirded out and didn't understand what was happening in Tommyknockers and so I stopped it like halfway through
The Tommyknockers (1985)
Others: Mixed The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence of a mysterious object buried in the woods.
- ISBN:
- 9781501143847
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- 582 pages
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Loved itI love that book I love the ideas behind it I love the fact that she sort of uncovers this thing with you almost and that scared me because that felt alien and terrifying