Desperation is the absence of hope and not knowing what to do in a difficult situation.


Desperation is the title of a horror novel by Stephen King.

"Desperation" is the story of several people travelling through Nevada who all get arrested for some reason or another by the deputy of a township called Desperation, NV. To avoid spoilers, let's say the deputy isn't quite what you expect from such a fellow, making for a good antagonist. The battle fought between one of the travellers (a young boy called David Carver) and this deputy (Collie Entragian) is facinating becausing of a rather active role in this played by God himself. King makes some rather philosophical sidesteps in "Desperation" making it one of his better novels, though it is not half as well known as - for example - It or The Tommyknockers.