Stephen King’s ultimate, evil vehicle of terror, *Christine* : the frightening story of a nerdy teenager who falls in love with his vintage Plymouth Fury. It was love at first sight, but this car is no lady.
Evil is alive in Libertyville. It inhabits a custom-painted red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine and young Arnold Cunningham, who buys it.
Along with Arnold’s girlfriend, Leigh Cabot, Dennis Guilder attempts to find out the real truth behind Christine and finds more than he bargained for: from murder to suicide, there’s a peculiar feeling that surrounds Christine—she gets revenge on anyone standing in her path.
Can Dennis save Arnold from the wrath of Christine? This #1 national bestseller is “Vintage Stephen King…breathtaking…awesome. Carries such momentum the reader must force himself to slow down” ( *The New York Times Book Review* ). **
### Review
Vintage King…breathtaking…awesome. Carries such momentum the reader must force himself to slow down. (The New York Times Book Review)
Dazzlingly well-written. (The Indianapolis Star)
Terrifying…King is aterrific storyteller. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Truly gripping…some of thebest writing King has ever done…the master has returned with a vengeance. (Publishers Weekly)
A certain blockbuster. (Chicago Tribune)
Terrific, eerily impressive, ominous…King really gets to you with his snarling, murderous monster on wheels. (The New York Times)
King’s best novel yet! Leave it to Stephen King to craftily conjure a wholly satisfying novel…the most frightening and compelling in recent memory…Like *Carrie* ,it captures the kinetic energy and cultural wasteland of teenage milieu…Like *The Shining* , it displays psychological tensions and supernatural phenomena that jolt characters and readers alike. (Los Angeles News)
What’s better than a good spooky scare? Stephen King is expert at this dark art. …The superbly macabre *Christine* is truly memorable…it will frighten millions. (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
For horror fans, a prize in the King tradition. (Library Journal)
Plenty of gore…a story that races along in high gear. (Newsweek)
Great stuff…Read Stephen King’s new chiller, and you’ll never trust a 1958 Plymouth Fury again…Stephen King scares the pants off us, but he does with such style that we can’t be mad at him. (Southwest Magazine)
Like the movie director Steven Spielberg, King is a master of infusing life into inanimate objects or non-human forms. (The New York Times Book Review)
A brilliant conjuring up of terrors…the kind of story that could make you afraid to walk in front of you own car. (Milwaukee Journal)
Scary, satisfyingly intricate. (People)
A must read for King fans. (Newsday)
Horror with immense appeal…King has never been more readable. (Kirkus)
A riveting exploration of possession, the supernatural , and terror…King’s horrific visions, the growing terror of this small town, dance ghoulishly in the shadows of blinking headlights…Once again, King has created a world all too familiar with a nightmare. (Associated Press)
Hell hath no fury like a Fury scorned…readable and fast-paced, readers will love it. (Detroit News)
Stephen King’s mastery in conjuring up an aura of mystery and suspense will keep you glued to the pages. (King Features Syndicate)
No-holds-barred horror…achingly real. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Stephen King, the master of modern horror, takes the reader for a fast ride of ghoulish fun. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
King’s finest novel to date in which poignantly drawn teenagers become seduced by both the facts of life and the macabre fantasies of death. (Houston Chronicle)
### About the Author
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes *The Institute* , *Elevation,* *The Outsider* , *Sleeping Beauties* (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy, *End of Watch* , *Finders Keepers* , and *Mr. Mercedes* (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT &T Audience Network original television series). His novel *11/22/63* was named a top ten book of 2011 by *The New York Times Book Review* and won the *Los Angeles Times* Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works *The Dark Tower* and *It* are the basis for major motion pictures, with *It* now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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Stephen King’s ultimate, evil vehicle of terror, *Christine* : the frightening story of a nerdy teenager who falls in love with his vintage Plymouth Fury. It was love at first sight, but this car is no lady. Evil is alive in Libertyville. It inhabits a custom-painted red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine and young Arnold Cunningham, who buys it. Along with Arnold’s girlfriend, Leigh Cabot, Dennis Guilder attempts to find out the real truth behind Christine and finds more than he bargained for: from murder to suicide, there’s a peculiar feeling that surrounds Christine—she gets revenge on anyone standing in her path. Can Dennis save Arnold from the wrath of Christine? This #1 national bestseller is “Vintage Stephen King…breathtaking…awesome. Carries such momentum the reader must force himself to slow down” ( *The New York Times Book Review* ). ** ### Review Vintage King…breathtaking…awesome. Carries such momentum the reader must force himself to slow down. (The New York Times Book Review) Dazzlingly well-written. (The Indianapolis Star) Terrifying…King is aterrific storyteller. (San Francisco Chronicle) Truly gripping…some of thebest writing King has ever done…the master has returned with a vengeance. (Publishers Weekly) A certain blockbuster. (Chicago Tribune) Terrific, eerily impressive, ominous…King really gets to you with his snarling, murderous monster on wheels. (The New York Times) King’s best novel yet! Leave it to Stephen King to craftily conjure a wholly satisfying novel…the most frightening and compelling in recent memory…Like *Carrie* ,it captures the kinetic energy and cultural wasteland of teenage milieu…Like *The Shining* , it displays psychological tensions and supernatural phenomena that jolt characters and readers alike. (Los Angeles News) What’s better than a good spooky scare? Stephen King is expert at this dark art. …The superbly macabre *Christine* is truly memorable…it will frighten millions. (St. Louis Post Dispatch) For horror fans, a prize in the King tradition. (Library Journal) Plenty of gore…a story that races along in high gear. (Newsweek) Great stuff…Read Stephen King’s new chiller, and you’ll never trust a 1958 Plymouth Fury again…Stephen King scares the pants off us, but he does with such style that we can’t be mad at him. (Southwest Magazine) Like the movie director Steven Spielberg, King is a master of infusing life into inanimate objects or non-human forms. (The New York Times Book Review) A brilliant conjuring up of terrors…the kind of story that could make you afraid to walk in front of you own car. (Milwaukee Journal) Scary, satisfyingly intricate. (People) A must read for King fans. (Newsday) Horror with immense appeal…King has never been more readable. (Kirkus) A riveting exploration of possession, the supernatural , and terror…King’s horrific visions, the growing terror of this small town, dance ghoulishly in the shadows of blinking headlights…Once again, King has created a world all too familiar with a nightmare. (Associated Press) Hell hath no fury like a Fury scorned…readable and fast-paced, readers will love it. (Detroit News) Stephen King’s mastery in conjuring up an aura of mystery and suspense will keep you glued to the pages. (King Features Syndicate) No-holds-barred horror…achingly real. (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Stephen King, the master of modern horror, takes the reader for a fast ride of ghoulish fun. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) King’s finest novel to date in which poignantly drawn teenagers become seduced by both the facts of life and the macabre fantasies of death. (Houston Chronicle) ### About the Author Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes *The Institute* , *Elevation,* *The Outsider* , *Sleeping Beauties* (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy, *End of Watch* , *Finders Keepers* , and *Mr. Mercedes* (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT &T Audience Network original television series). His novel *11/22/63* was named a top ten book of 2011 by *The New York Times Book Review* and won the *Los Angeles Times* Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works *The Dark Tower* and *It* are the basis for major motion pictures, with *It* now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.