Carrie is a horror novel by american author stephen king, released in 1974. It is kingÒ€ℒs debut novel. Set in the town of chamberlain, maine, the plot revolves around carrie white, a friendless high school girl Ò€¦

Set in the then-future year of 1979, it Ò€¦ A troubled teen grappling with her telekinetic powers is pushed to terrifying extremes by an abusive mother and high school bullies. Watch trailers & learn more. Withdrawn and sensitive teenager carrie white faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a Ò€¦ At the prom, amy and her cohorts (including john travolta) drop a rigged bucket of pig's blood on carrie. Carrie's kinetic powers are now unleashed in one of the screen's most-celebrated depictions Ò€¦

When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a Ò€¦ At the prom, amy and her cohorts (including john travolta) drop a rigged bucket of pig's blood on carrie. Carrie's kinetic powers are now unleashed in one of the screen's most-celebrated depictions Ò€¦ The film stars sissy spacek as carrie white, a shy teenage girl who is constantly mocked and bullied at her school. She later develops the power of telekinesis and uses it to wreak vengeance on her Ò€¦