Author Paul Sheldon, famous for his series of romantic adventure novels, miraculously survives a car accident.

However, he regains consciousness not in a hospital, but in a strange house, whose owner is an elderly, lonely nurse, Annie Wilkes. It was she who saved him, pulling him from the rubble and providing first aid.

However, he soon realizes that Annie is far from who she seems. She is a longtime fan of Paul's books and has snatched him from the jaws of death for purposes infinitely far from humanity and mercy...

Author: Stephen King