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The story follows Burt and Vicky as they drive across Nebraska toward California, hoping to revive their failing marriage. Their journey is interrupted when they accidentally hit a boy and decide to take his body to the nearby isolated community of Gaitlin.
In Gaitlin, the couple encounters a bizarre and tightly-knit group of residents who seem to worship an unseen entity called "He Who Walks Behind the Rows." As Burt and Vicky learn of the town’s dark rituals and mysterious practices, they realize that whatever they have witnessed is rooted in the region’s unsettling blend of faith, cornfields, and a lingering sense of danger.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Stephen King
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