From Castle Rock, there are three routes to Castle View: Route 117, Pleasant Road (Pleasant Road) and Sewside Steas (Suicide Stairs). In the summer of 1974, every day twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson climbed the steps, held in place by strong (albeit rusty from time to time) iron bolts, and zigzagged up the cliff. One day, Gwendy is called by a stranger: “Hey, girl, come here for a while, you and I need to chat “On a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat that looks like a suit, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy will have nightmares about that hat...