Stephen King is a very good author of horror fiction; perhaps the best horror writer of all time, depending on your of view., he have annoying quirk of having fantastically thought-out plots, imaginative settings, engaging characters, then ruining them with limp endings that don't live to the readers' expectations.

premise offul Things is remarkably simple and a new take on the "making deal with the devil" scenario. Leland Gaunt, a seemingly demonic being, is the charming charismatic proprietor of the new store, Needful Things, which has everybody talking. The store seems to sell something for everyone in town, and at a very affordable price too,... there's a catch; if you the item, your Needful, badly enough, you have to make an additional of a little prank Gaunt seems to know and exploit the various townspeople'sices one another, and before you know it, tensions have reached a boiling point.

For me, the ending far too abrupt, limited to a few pages for one of the best of the modern age, frankly. However, having read It, I've noticed this seems to be a regular for King - interest reaches fever pitch you end up underwhelmed. Having said that, though, I really felt spooked by the ending of Pet Sematary.