Needful Things
Needful things takes place in Castle Rock and it is another story in the fictional town. The stories The Dark Half and The Dead Zone describe the small town in Maine which is taken by evil. Evil has affected a small number of people but in Needful Things the whole town is in the balance.
In the town a new shop opens and from this moment the interesting things begin. The shop is called “Needful Things” which is very curious for people in the town. Visiting the shop people see only one thing which they should have. This can be a tin horse racing set which helps to predict the winner of the races or baseball card of Mickey Mantle which is autographed. A reader may fear instead of the characters who do not feel it.
A man Leland Gaunt runs this shop and he makes a sign in the shop “Caveat Emptor”, Buyer Beware. But nobody pays attention to this sign which is not so good for the characters.
People of Castle Rock like this shop very much but Sheriff Alan Pangborn does not. He suspects that Leland lies. Leland uses the powers to set the inhabitants against each other. And Sheriff understands that he has a deal with a devil.
The people of Castle Rock begin to argue with each other, and Polly, girlfriend of Sheriff, falls into Leland hands and Sheriff tries to save her and the whole town because he does not fall under the spell of Leland.
Needful Thins shows the dark side of the town in America. The story deepens into the souls of its inhabitants. The author describes the inability to resist a strong desire.
