Dreamcatcher (2001) is a
body horror novel written by
Stephen King. It was adapted into a
2003 film of the same name. The book, written in
cursive, helped the author recuperate from a 1999 car accident, and was completed in half a year. According to the author in his afterword, the working title was
Cancer. His wife,
Tabitha King, persuaded him to change the title.