S t e p h e n
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"Dying Man" © 1956 bv Atlantic Monthly Co. The Waking © 1953 by Theodore Roethke from Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke bv Theodore Roethke, used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.

"Scooby Doo Where Are You" by David Mook and Ben Raleigh © 1969 (renewed) Monk Bros. West & Ben Raleigh Music Co. All rights reserved o/b/o Mook Bros. West in the United States, administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All rights o/b/o Ben Raleigh Music Co. in the United States administered bv Wise Brothers Music LLC. All rights for the world excluding the United States controlled bv Unichappell Music, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Warner Brothers Publications U.S. Inc., Miami. FL 33014

"Sympathy For The Devil" words and music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, © 1968, renewed 1996. ABKCO Music Inc.

McElligots Pool by Dr. SEUSS™. Copyright by Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. 1947, renewed 1975, reprinted by permission of Random House, Inc.

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"Yes We Can" words and music bv Alan Toussant © 1970 Marsant Music, Inc.

The Man Who Wasn't There by Hughes Mearns © 1925, Doubleday & Co., used by permission of
Petra Cabot.

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

King, Stephen, 1947-
Dreamcatcher
1. Horror tales
I. Title
813.5'4 [F]

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This is for Susan Moldow and Nan Graham

First, the News

From the East Oregonian, June 25, 1947

FIRE CONTROL OFFICER SPOTS 'FLYING SAUCERS'
Kenneth Arnold Reports 9 Disc-Shaped Objects
'Shiny, Silvery, Moved Incredibly Fast'

From the Roswell Daily Record, July 8th, 1947

AIR FORCE CAPTURES 'FLYING SAUCER'
ON RANCH IN ROSWELL REGION
Intelligence Officers Recover Crashed Disc

From the Roswell Daily Record, July 9th, 1947

AIR FORCE DECLARES 'SAUCER'
WEATHER BALLOON

From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 1st, 1947

USAF SAYS 'CANNOT EXPLAIN' ARNOLD SIGHTING
850 Additional Sightings Since Original Report

From the Roswell Daily Record, October 19th, 1947

SO-CALLED 'SPACE WHEAT' A HOAX,
ANGRY FARMER DECLARES
Andrew Hoxon Denies 'Saucer Connection'
Red-Tinged Wheat 'Nothing But A Prank,' He Insists

From the Courier Journal (Ky), January 8th, 1948

AIR FORCE CAPTAIN KILLED CHASING UFO
Mantell's Final Transmission:
'Metallic, Tremendous In Size'
Air Force Mum




From the Brazilian Nacional, March 12th, 1957

STRANGE RINGED CRAFT CRASHES IN MATO GROSSO!
2 WOMEN MENACED NEAR PONTO PORAN!
'We Heard Squealing Sounds From Within,' They Declare

From the Brazilian Nacional, March 12th, 1957

MATO GRASSO HORROR!
Reports of Gray Men with Huge Black Eyes
Scientists Scoff! Reports Persist!
VILLAGES IN TERROR!

From the Oklahoman, May 12th, 1965

STATE POLICEMAN FIRES AT UFO
Claims Saucer Was 40 Feet Above Highway 9
Tinker AFB Radar Confirms Sightings

From the Oklahoman, June 2nd, 1965

'ALIEN GROWTH'A HOAX,
FARM BUREAU REP DECLARES
'Red Weeds' Said To Be Work Of Spray-Gun, Teenagers