Needful Things
The population of Castle Rock was 1,280 by 1959 and around 1,500 in "Needful Things". According to the book cover, "Needful Things" was "The Last Castle Rock Story". However, the town later served as the setting for the short story "It Grows on You", published in King's 1993 collection "Nightmares &amp; Dreamscapes". This story, according to King, serves as an epilogue to "Needful Things".