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Richard Chizmar’s ‘Memorials’: Students Encounter Roadside Terror in This Novel Stephen King Called ‘Scary and Hard to Put Down’ — Exclusive Excerpt


Looking for the perfect spooky season read? Richard Chizmar's upcoming novel "Memorials" is sure to do the trick.

Horror icon Stephen King, who co-wrote the 2017 novella “Gwendy’s Button Box” with Chizmar, has already raved about the novel, writing on X that it’s “Scary and hard to put down. On our first night, we will stop in Sudbury, Pennsylvania, the hometown of group member Billy Anderson, where a very personal roadside memorial dedicated to his late mother and father still stands. Off to the side, on the nearby sidewalk, is a jumbled heap of what appears to be camping gear: knapsacks, a fishing pole, a rolled-up tent, a pair of lanterns, and folded-up lawn chairs.

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