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What are the books he mentions in this book?? (Anyone provide a list??) Thanks
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Maggie
There are also references to Ace Merrill, who was the "big bad" of "The Body" in Different Seasons
Maria
Also The Sun Dog (short story in Four Past Midnight). It's about Pop Merill who is mentioned in the prologue. King said that this short story is settled between The Dark Half and Needful Things.
Simon
The main one is the Dark Half.
Alan Pangborn is in both novels, and we are given several insights in to how the events that transpired in The Dark Half continue to affect Pangborn. Without giving anything away, we also get a bit of insight in to how some of those are explained away to the Castle Rock townfolk, and what Thad Beaumont was up to in 1991.
Alan Pangborn is in both novels, and we are given several insights in to how the events that transpired in The Dark Half continue to affect Pangborn. Without giving anything away, we also get a bit of insight in to how some of those are explained away to the Castle Rock townfolk, and what Thad Beaumont was up to in 1991.
Luis Martinez jr
The Body. Dead Zone. The Talisman. Cujo (a lot). Maybe more. Those were the ones I caught, but I haven't read all his stuff.
Nikki
The Dark Half is referenced as well. Alan Pangborn also appeared in The Dark Half.
Jennifer
Also, Shawshank.. and the crow reference was eluded to.
Shiraz Esat
Cujo is the biggie - with a lot of spoilers in this book.
There's also the Dark Half.
There's also the Dark Half.
Maria Rose
It also has a few references to qualities of the creature from It--the spider, and the red eyes, plus the speed of the car Gaunt drives reminded me of the car in Christine. The creature that Gaunt really is also referencing the Jerusalem's Lot creature. Stephen King likes to put Easter Eggs all over his created multiverse. I also saw a link to Desperation and the Regulators worlds.
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