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'''''Desperation''''' is a 1996 novel by [[Stephen King]] turned into a movie in 2006. It begins on Highway 50 in Nevada, a place some refer to as the loneliest place on Earth. A couple, Mary and Peter Jackson, are on their way back from a visit with friends when they are stopped by a sheriff who behaves strangely and discovers pot in their trunk, (accidentally left in there by Peter's stoner sister) and takes them to jail in the seemingly abandoned mining town of Desperation.
On the way there, he recites the [[Miranda
The cop proceeds to abduct more people as they pass through the lonely Nevada road, using one excuse or another. He repeatedly speaks in a strange, guttural language and seems to have literal control over the local animals, such as coyotes, insects, and birds.
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Several of them are killed by the cop, whose bizarre statements and mannerisms escalate into violence and murder sprees. The dead appearance of the town is no coincidence.
Among the survivors is a boy named David, who seems to have a special connection and communication with God. With little time and little choice, the group must establish a chain and fight to survive against the growing evil. The miners [[Dug Too Deep]], and Tak, an Ancient Evil driving this nightmare, wants to play.
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Johnny Marinville used to be one, and Tom Billingsley is one.
* [[Alternate Universe]]: ''[[The Regulators]]'', another book by [[Stephen King]], is an alternate universe version of ''Desperation''. It has the same characters, but in different roles (a brother and sister become a married couple for example, with their parents in one book becoming their children in the other).
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* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Johnny Marinville}}
* [[Infant Immortality]]: {{spoiler|Averted. Poor Pie.}}
* [[Miranda Rights]]
* [[Misplaced Wildlife]]: The story takes place in the Nevada desert during the summer and includes a few scenes with hordes of fiddleback spiders. Said spiders do not live this far to the west, and they prefer a temperate climate.
** [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that the [[Big Bad]] is an eternal [[Eldritch Abomination]] who can control the wildlife - the smaller and less complex the creature, the more absolute his control over it is. It's possible it could have called the spiders from hundreds of miles away.
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