ABC network in the US has picked up a three hour mini-series adaptation of horror author Stephen King's novel "Desperation" which Mark Sennet ("K Street") is on board to executive produce, while Mick Garris will direct. The project has had a colourful and long development history, most notably it was one time optioned as a feature by New Line. As far as the novels go, "Desperation" is cited by many as a return to 'classic King' - a dark, gory and supernatural creepy tale the likes of which he hadn't penned since the 80's. It was also notable that it was released at the same time as "The Regulators", a novel by King's alter ego Richard Bachman which was an entirely different story even though it used the exact same character names that were used in "Desperation".

En route to Lake Tahoe for a much anticipated vacation, the Carver family is arrested for blowing out all four tires on their camper. Collie Entragian is the arresting officer, the self-made sheriff of a town called Desperation, Nevada, and the quintessential bad cop. Unbeknownst to the Carvers, Entragian regularly sniffs out passerbys on this stretch of road, and in fact has done in nearly every resident of his hometown. He can also change form and summon the help of creepy creatures, including scorpions, snakes and spiders.

Stephen King's novel "Desperation" was first published on 1st of August 1996 by Donald M.Grant as Deluxe Signed Edition and Slipcased Gift Edition.