Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell. But it isn't exactly the one the police are expecting to hear.

Suspected of murdering Vera Donovan, the crippled widow for whom she worked as housekeeper and companion, Dolores admits the two women hadn't always got along.

Apparently neglected by her children and eaten up with bitterness despite her wealth, Mrs Donovan had hovered on the brink of madness for years. And when her demons became too strong, Dolores was there to take the punishment. Maybe one day Dolores had just had enough.

But Dolores Claiborne's story is a little different. A little darker, a little stranger - and a lot more horrifying.

It's a story that could only have come from the pen of Stephen King.