As Paul explores Annie's house in Misery, he discovers something that leads him to believe that he is not Annie's first (or last) victim. What is it that he discovers?

As Paul explores Annie’s house in *Misery*, he discovers a scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings about her previous victims.

At first, the scrapbook appears to be an ordinary record of Annie Wilkes’s family history and life. As Paul turns the pages, however, the clippings become increasingly disturbing. They document deaths connected to Annie, revealing that she has been involved in multiple murders and has escaped serious consequences.

The discovery confirms Paul’s fear that Annie is not simply an unstable fan who abducted him on impulse. She has a history of violence stretching back years, including deaths associated with people close to her and patients under her care while she worked as a nurse. The scrapbook also makes Paul realize that he may be her next victim.

A common mix-up is to choose “written accounts of murders she committed.” The scrapbook does contain evidence of murders, but the canonical object Paul finds is specifically a collection of newspaper clippings. The film and Stephen King’s 1987 novel both use this discovery to expose Annie’s past as a serial killer.