Come... watch your step... the climb is steep...

You have just arrived at Castle Rock, Maine. You have been here before. You know the strange stories that circulate about this place - "Cujo", "Stand by Me", "Needful Things"... But the story of Gwendy and the box had never been told until now.

It's the summer of 1974 and twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson receives the magical box offered to her by a mysterious man. Eight colorful buttons adorn the mahogany box which, according to the stranger, will help her in her life. At the same time, he warns her: "Be careful with the box. It gives gifts, but its gifts are a small reward compared to the responsibility..." And indeed, wonderful things begin to happen to Gwendy. Until the moment she decides to press one of the buttons...

Stephen King has just returned and, together with Richard Chizmar, signs a brand new novella, drawn from the heart of his terrifying, enchanting universe.