Thinner

About this book

Thinner is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on lawyer Billy Halleck, who kills a crossing Romani woman in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. However, the woman's father places a curse on Halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably.

Subjects

  • allegories
  • american literature
  • billy halleck (fictitious character)
  • blessing and cursing
  • fiction
  • fiction / horror
  • fiction, horror
  • fiction / media tie-in
  • fiction, media tie-in
  • fiction, science fiction, general
  • fiction / thrillers
  • gluttony
  • halleck, billy (fictitious character), fiction
  • horror
  • horror fiction
  • horror stories
  • horror tales
  • large type books
  • lawyers, fiction
  • littérature d'épouvante
  • livres et lecture
  • magic
  • occult fiction
  • paranormal fiction
  • romani
  • romanies
  • weight loss