Pet Sematary remake) or TV (the recent miniseries of
The Stand), he’s all about keeping you up at night. That said, over the last decade or so, King’s revealed another side to his work – a side that likes crime.
Mr Mercedes starts out eager to give traditional King fans exactly what they think they want. It’s 2009 and a growing group of people are milling around outside a job fair, desperate for work in a shrinking economy. It’s what King’s best known for, a big slice of small-town America illustrated through a collection of sharply drawn character studies.