Stephen king thinner audio book on cassette tape 6 tapes guc horror thriller. I remember reading the book years ago but i cannot remember the ending in it. Thinner audiobook by stephen king 9781508217381 rakuten. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Stephen king is capable of giving you a chilling and thrilling story even under a simple yet very meaningful title. The story of billy halleck whose life is irrevocably set on a course of.
Tom holland is a great director in the genre and he crafts yet another terrific tale of horror based on the book by the same name by stephen king. The extraordinary booklist novel of one mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomesnothing at all. Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his deteriorating condition. Stephen fry harry potter and the chamber of secrets audiobook. A 109yearold gypsy, hellbent on revenge, exacts a curse so shocking it compels its victim to gorge himself in an effort to avoid shrinking away to nothingness. He weighed 236 pounds 107 kg and was warned by his doctor that he needed to lose weight and stop smoking. And all the unimaginable things people are capable of doing just to not take responsibility for their actions. Thinner signet by stephen king audiobook online free. Unlike several sound tracks to audio books, it included significantly to the tale ambience as well as in no chance took away. Read more read less 1984 richard bachman p2009 penguin audio.
Stephen kings thinner book ending karstens creations. Thinner, stephen king thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. The audio book was particularly cooling with the eerie soundtrack played in between chapters. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. He has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories. The film is based on stephen king s 1984 novel of the same name and stars robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, michael constantine, kari wuhrer, and bethany joy lenz. Listen to thinner by stephen king,joe mantegna for free with a 30 day free trial. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, thinner. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Billy halleck, an arrogant and morbidly obese lawyer in connecticut, has recently fought an agonizing court case in which he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Thinner by stephen king i read this an audio book, in case that makes a difference to you. The book is about many things, as all stephen king books are.
Listen to thinner by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. After the trial, the ladys ancient father curses him with a single word, thinner. Listen to thinner audiobook by stephen king and joe. Harry potter read by stephen fry stephen fry harry potter and the philosophers stone audiobook. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym. It made the novel for me, frankly, because it was so dark and cold. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. This fiction, horror, suspense and fantasyfilled story named thinner is not just a simple liquid thinner rather its named after the curse thinner given to a lawyer by the victims father that will keep on thinning the flesh on the body of the. The victims father brought a curse to this lawyer, from a healthy fat man when the thinner curse would be fragile, weak to death. I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend, as this is their favourite stephen king book and i love stephen king books. Overweight halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Billy halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old gypsy lady. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Stephen king thinner audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Henry award for his story the man in the black suit, and is the 2003 recipient of the national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Thinner is a story of revenge, skilfully woven by master horrorauthor stephen king. The negative that comes from being so selfcentered and also overindulgent that you have actually stopped seeing the remainder of the globe exists. Some people have said that the ending in the movie is different than the one in the book. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
Stephen king lives in maine and florida with his wife, novelist tabitha king. He has won the world fantasy award, several bram stoker awards, and the o. The extraordinary booklist novel of a cursed mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomesnothing a. Thinner marketed as stephen kings thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland. Thinner audio cd february 19, 2009 by stephen king author visit amazons stephen king page. Billy halleck, smart husband, i father, is each beneficiary and victim of the yank smart life. Fantasy horror gypsies curses magic i put off reading stephen kings thinner for the better part of two decades. I frequently check out or hear several books at once, switching between them depending upon my mood, but. Sadly to disappoint, but this was not my favourite, possibly because i had just read11,22,63 and thoroughly loved that book, that this one was a disappointment in comparison. The story with thrilling, creepy details at night gives readers a feeling of fear but also interesting. Theyre the negative that originates from excessive cash and power.
Read by joe mantegna 9 cds 10 hours unabridged publisher. Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by joe mantegna. Sadly to disappoint, but this was not my favourite, possibly because i had just read11,22,63 and thoroughly. The narrator gives an excellent performance, bringing the characters to life with believable voices, and copes well with kings sometimes convoluted elaborate textual format. I didnt even know it was a bachman until later on, and i. More than anything else it is a psychological study, exploring the lengths that a mans mind can go to alter what happens to his body. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Hes got an amazing job, a sexy wife, and a darling daughter, all while living in one of the most prestigious areas in new england. The story itself is about taking responsibility for your actions. After the trial, the ladys ancient father curses him with a.
Billy halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old gypsy lady on the street. Thinner by richard bachman meet your next favorite book. Its slow at first, but then speeds up, and after discovering that the men and women who have helped him evade justice are similarly tainted with strange scaly skin and acne no less, halleck realises that this can be a gypsy curse. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer billy halleck is stricken with a fleshwasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the. Thinner is partly based on an episode in stephen kings own life. Mobster richie the hammer ginelli in 1996s thinner, based on the lethally problematic 84 richard bachman book. Stephen king thinner audiobook free stephen king thinner audiobook. Buy thinner by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. Thinner is the story of attorney billy halleck, a man living the american dream. Now with an introduction by stephen king on the importance of being bachman.