In Stephen King's chilling novel, *The Dead Zone*, Johnny Smith awakes from a five-year coma with the extraordinary ability to see a person's past and future simply by touching them. This terrifying gift transforms his life, turning him into a reluctant psychic celebrity. However, his new power soon leads him to a disturbing revelation about a charismatic presidential candidate, Greg Stillson, whose dark visions threaten the world. Johnny faces an agonizing moral dilemma: how far is he willing to go to prevent a catastrophic future he alone foresees? King masterfully explores themes of fate, free will, and the burden of knowledge in this gripping psychological thriller.