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TGS: What's your favorite Dark Tower connection to other Stephen King Novels? (Minor spoilers)
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Wait, was that ever made explicit? Because it's not like people with those kinds of gifts are unique in King's work. Dick Hallorann in The Shining has it too, and Ted Brautigan from Hearts in Atlantis has a similar gift.
As for my favorite connections, I'd go with those between 'Salem's Lot and Wolves of the Calla/Song of Susannah.

I've also enjoyed the link between The Dark Man here and in The Stand's Randall Flagg. He's in other stories, correct?



I like the more subtle connections. I feel like King puts them in as treats to his most loyal read everything you wrote.
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Far less subtle I like that the boy from Insomnia is the one who actually helps Roland breach the tower.

While finding the spelling of Sheemie's name I saw a mention in Wikipedia that Charlie the Choochoo also appears in The Cell, which I'm not familiar with.


Really? I've read most everything King has done and never picked up on that? Not saying your wrong, he's written a ton and I could have easily missed it and would just like to know where so next time I catch it.
Books mentioned in this topic
’Salem’s Lot (other topics)Wolves of the Calla (other topics)
Song of Susannah (other topics)
The Stand (other topics)
Wizard and Glass (other topics)
They both have the Shining but in the Dark Tower they call it the touch