Thinner - UNABRIDGED Author:Stephen King, Richard Bachman, Joe Mantegna, Stephen King, Richard Bachman, Joe Mantegna Six weeks after an old gypsy man curses Billy Halleck for sideswiping his daughter, he's ninety-three pounds lighter. Now Billy is terrified-and desperate enough for one last gamble that will lead him to a nightmare showdown with the forces of evil that are melting his flesh away.