<p><font><b>Soon to be a major motion picture from Paramount Pictures starring John Lithgow, Jason Clarke, and Amy Seimetz! King''s iconic, beloved classic is ''so beautifully paced that you cannot help but be pulled in'' <i>Guardian </i></b></font><br><br>''SOMETIMES...DEAD IS BETTER''<br><br>The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed.<br><br>Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of Chicago.<br><br>Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway, grinding up through the gears, hammering down the long gradients, growled out an intrusive threat.<br><br>But behind the house and far away from the road: that was safe. Just a carefully cleared path up into the woods where generations of local children have processed with the solemn innocence of the young, taking with them their dear departed pet