Once upon a time in the haunted city of Derry, four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand. Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men and reunite during hunting season in the woods of Maine. These men will be plunged into a horrific struggle with a creature from another world. Their only chance for survival is locked in their shared past--and in the Dreamcatcher.

Someone at Project Blue was keeping a secret. A secret they thought they could contain. They thought wrong. Now, with 99 percent of the country's population dead or dying, the viral strain developed at Project Blue -- dubbed "Captain Trips" -- has brought about the end of the world. For the survivors -- including Nick Andros, Larry Underwood, Frannie Goldsmith and Stu Redman -- this ending is a nightmare that's just begun. And for Randall Flagg, this...

As a tradition, on the night before Christmas, David Adley and a group of men gather together at the local gentlemen's club to tell stories. This time, Dr. McCarron tells the story of a patient who, determined to give birth to her child, goes to extreme measures.