▁John ▁Sa ul , ▁published ▁by ▁Ball antine ▁Books ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁novel ▁follows ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁te en agers ▁who ▁find ▁various ▁objects ▁once ▁owned ▁by ▁serial ▁kill ers , ▁and ▁they ▁soon ▁become ▁possessed ▁by ▁the ▁spirits ▁that ▁ha unt ▁them . ▁ ▁Plot ▁When ▁the ▁B rew ster ▁family ▁moves ▁to ▁an ▁old ▁mid western ▁town ▁known ▁as ▁P inc rest , ▁Eric ▁B rew ster ▁and ▁his ▁te en age ▁friends ▁discover ▁various ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁bl ad eless ▁ha cks aws , ▁sh ad eless ▁l amps , ▁tables ▁with ▁missing ▁legs , ▁and ▁a ▁head less ▁ax e ▁handle , ▁which ▁they ▁perce ive ▁as ▁old ▁j unk . ▁ ▁They ▁soon ▁realize ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁trou bling ▁great ▁mystery ▁behind ▁these ▁items ; ▁a ▁mystery ▁simply ▁dying ▁to ▁be ▁solved . ▁But ▁the ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁the ▁myster ious ▁items ▁grows ▁into ▁an ▁ob session . ▁Not ▁only ▁that , ▁while ▁their ▁days ▁consist ▁of ▁t ending ▁to ▁the ▁mystery , ▁their ▁night s ▁become ▁nothing ▁but ▁filled ▁with ▁gh ast ly ▁night mar es ▁that ▁threaten ▁to ▁become ▁reality . ▁And ▁soon ▁they ▁discover ▁yet ▁more ▁information ▁that ▁soon ▁bl oss oms ▁into ▁the ▁shock ing ▁truth . ▁They ▁also ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁ter r ifying ▁events ▁that ▁occurred ▁P inc rest ▁seven ▁years ▁before , ▁the ▁hor r ifying ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁P ine c rest ' s ▁last ▁resident , ▁and ▁a