Carrie by Stephen King

Some books arrive quietly. This one arrived like a thunderclap.

This is the #1 New York Times bestseller that started it all: Stephen King’s legendary debut, and the novel that changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. And this beautiful 50th Anniversary Edition comes with a brand-new introduction by none other than Margaret Atwood. What a pairing.

Meet Carrie White. Unpopular at school, tormented by her classmates, and living under the shadow of her mother’s religious fanaticism at home. She doesn’t have it easy. But Carrie holds a secret she’s kept since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall.

Then, one unexpected act of kindness gives her a fragile hope of finally being normal. And then comes the prank. The one that turns her quiet gift into a weapon of horror so destructive the town may never recover.

Fifty years on, critics still can’t put it down. Esquire calls it a novel that’s “still challenging and guiding the genre.” The Los Angeles Times hailed King as “a master storyteller.” The Chicago Tribune put it plainly: “Gory and horrifying. . . . You can’t put it down.”

It’s the perfect companion for a stormy Ogunquit night, when the sea wind rattles the windows and you want the door locked tight. Or maybe left open. Just to be safe.

A cornerstone of horror, a piece of literary history, and a genuine page-turner. Come find it on our shelves. We think you’ll want to linger.

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