![]() ![]() Readers familiar with King’s bestseller It (1986) will also be excited to discover that Later features the Ritual of Chüd, which the Losers Club performs to defeat the interdimensional antagonist known as “It.” Later puts Jamie in direct contact with a cosmic being unnervingly similar to the one in It. Where do they disappear to? Chillingly, King never reveals their destination. For example, in Later, ghosts seem to follow two peculiar rules: first, they have to tell the truth, and second, they disappear after a few days. ![]() It seems that King was aware of the similarities, too, as he has Jamie pointedly inform the reader that this is “not like in that movie with Bruce Willis.” I’m not sure I’d agree with Jamie here – his ability in Later is very much like Cole Sear’s (played by Haley Joel Osment) ability in Sixth Sense, albeit with some notable differences. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 film The Sixth Sense. If this plot sounds similar to you, you’re not alone. Jamie is a relatively normal child, save for the fact that he can see (and speak to) dead people. ![]() Part-detective thriller and part-horror fiction, Later tells Jamie Conklin’s story, a young boy who lives with his single mother, literary agent Tia, in New York City. ![]() Stephen King’s latest novel Later achieves the exact sort of chilling comfort that Constant Readers seek despite its minor flaws. ![]()
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