From number one New York Times best-selling author Stephen King, the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It. Among the youngsters in the Institute are a pair of girl twins, which are reminiscent of the characters of “some old horror movie”. A 2020 Thriller/Suspense Audie Award winner A New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019 selection. There’s even a sense here that he’s having fun. If you are now thinking of the recent Netflix show Stranger Things, don’t forget that King got there first: he’s been writing about psychic children and conspiracies since the Sixties. King’s latest novel, The Institute, belongs to this second category, and is as consummately honed and enthralling as the very best of his work. Hidden in the depths of the American forest, the organisation known as “the Institute” sends out special forces to kidnap children (having first dispatched their families), and subjects them to all kinds of horrific tests in order to bring out their developing psychic powers. His new book, The Institute, concerns a sinister government facility, operational since the Second World War. There’s no question about it: Stephen King is a past master at casting an eerie shade on familiar fictional materials.
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