Christine
Published: 29, April 1983
Author: Stephen King
Genre: American, Classic, Fiction, Ghost, Horror, Literature, Media Tie-In, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Suspense, Thriller
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Summary
In 1978, Arnie and his friend Dennis come upon a damaged 1958 Plymouth Fury being sold by Roland D. LeBay, an older man with a back brace who christened the automobile "Christine."
Arnie buys Christine for $250, despite Dennis' objections. Dennis sits inside Christine while Arnie finishes the paperwork and has a vision of the vehicle and its environs as they were 20 years ago when the automobile was new.
Dennis, terrified, thinks he doesn't like Christine. Christine is taken by Arnie to a do-it-yourself garage owned by Will Darnell, who is accused of using the garage as a cover for illegal activities.
Arnie loses his spectacles and his acne clears up as he fixes the automobile, but he also becomes reclusive, humorless, and pessimistic.
Dennis encounters LeBay's younger brother, George, after he dies, and George explains LeBay's history of rage and violence. George discloses that LeBay's small daughter choked to death in the back seat of the car while eating a cheeseburger and that LeBay's wife later committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in the front seat.
Dennis notices that Arnie has started dressing like a 1950s greaser and has taken on many of LeBay's personality qualities.
Arnie has become close to Darnell, even working as a courier in Darnell's smuggling operations, according to Dennis.
As Arnie nears the completion of Christine's restoration, he begins dating an attractive student named Leigh.
Christine is forced to stay in an airport parking lot by Arnie's parents. Soon later, Clarence "Buddy" Repperton, a bully who blames Arnie for his expulsion from school, discovers Christine's whereabouts and, with the assistance of his group, vandalizes the automobile.
Christine's capacity to fix herself is recognized by Arnie, who pushes her through Darnell's garage until enough damage has been undone for her to run, and then through the junkyard until she is fully repaired.
Arnie strains his back in the process and, like LeBay, starts wearing a back brace. Leigh nearly chokes to death on a cheeseburger during a date with Arnie and is only saved by the intervention of a hitchhiker.
Christine's dashboard lights seemed to turn into bright green eyes, observing her during the tragedy, and Arnie only tried to save her half-heartedly, Leigh observes.
Leigh swears she'll never get in the car again, believing she and Christine are vying for Arnie's devotion.
Around town, there are a number of unexplained car-related deaths. Darnell, Buddy, and all but one of his vandalous accomplices are among the victims.
Christine is linked to each of the deaths, but there is no proof on the automobile. Despite Arnie's impeccable alibis, Detective Rudy Junkins becomes skeptical of him.
Christine is performing these killings on her own, possessed by LeBay's vengeful soul, and then healing herself.
While learning more about Christine and LeBay's background, Leigh and Dennis begin dating.
Dennis believes LeBay sacrificed his daughter and wife in order to make Christine a vessel for his spirit.
They compare Arnie's autographs before and after he bought Christine, as well as LeBay's.
Arnie becomes enraged when he discovers Leigh and Dennis getting uncomfortably close in Dennis' vehicle.
Junkins is killed in a vehicle accident shortly after. Dennis and Leigh develop a scheme to smash the automobile and save Arnie, fearing they would be next.
While Arnie is at a college, Dennis and Leigh entice Christine to the garage and use a sewage tanker truck to rip her apart.
Dennis sees LeBay's ghost pleading with him to come to a halt before the wreckage is crushed.
Dennis discovers that Arnie and his mother were killed in a car accident and that Christine had previously murdered Arnie's father.
According to witness stories, LeBay's ghost, who was linked to Arnie through Christine, exited the Plymouth and sought to reclaim Arnie, but Arnie battled him to a stalemate, culminating in the accident.
Dennis and Leigh's relationship has come to an end after four years. He learns about a vehicle accident in which a drive-in theater employee—the sole surviving member of Buddy's gang—was murdered by a car that slammed through a cinderblock wall in Los Angeles.
Dennis theorizes that Christine has rebuilt herself and is preparing to assassinate anybody who stands in her way, sparing himself for last.
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