Thinner is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on lawyer Billy Halleck, who kills a crossing Romani woman in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. However, the woman's father places a curse on Halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably.
Genres
- gluttony
- magic
- Romani
- Allegories
- Horror
- Juvenile fiction
- Littérature d'épouvante
- Romanies
- Occult fiction
- Horror stories
- Horror fiction
- Horror tales
- Jeunesse
- Livres et lecture
- FICTION / Media Tie-In
- FICTION / Thrillers
- FICTION / Horror
- Blessing and cursing
- Weight loss
- Fiction
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- Fiction, horror
- Large type books
- Billy Halleck (Fictitious character)
- Paranormal fiction
- American literature
- Halleck, billy (fictitious character), fiction
- Fiction, media tie-in
- Lawyers, fiction
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