by Stephen King
Just After Sunset (2008)
* * * * * (Excellent) Suspense
Emily began running to escape the sadness of the death of her baby daughter. At first she ran from the pain, then from her marriage, before finally finding some small measure of peace while running the beach and two-mile stretch of road on the summer-deserted Vermillion Key in Florida. And then one day, with one quick peek past the open gate of the Pickering place – one glance at something not supposed to be seen - Emily finds herself running for her very life.
This is yet another amazing story by King. If you didn’t know the author and simply started this story, you wouldn’t even imagine where the tale eventually ends up. I know stories by Stephen King, and even I was surprised halfway through when things took a horrific turn. King is a master at creating truly evil characters that, while quite crazy, still seem real and possibly waiting right down the street. He also manages to create believable “regular” folk – with all their problems, feelings, emotions, and weakness. While Emily is a victim, you never feel she is without reason or strength (a common trait in female victims in horror stories). Crafted so well is this story that I can’t help believe it won’t be picked up and filmed some day like so many of King’s works.
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