Once upon a time in the haunted city of Derry four boys stood together and did a brave thing. It was something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand. Dreamcatcher Twenty five years after saving a Down s syndrome kid from bullies Beav Henry Pete and Jonesy now men with separate lives and separate problems reunite in the woods of Maine for their annual hunting trip. But when a stranger stumbles into their camp disoriented and mumbling something about lights in the sky chaos erupts. Soon the four friends are plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world where their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past and in the Dreamcatcher. Never before has Stephen King contended so frankly with the heart of darkness. Dreamcatcher his first full length novel since Bag of Bones is a powerful story of astonishing range that will satisfy fans both new and old.