Description
After being in a coma for almost 5 years as the result of an auto accident, Johnny Smith awakens with a strange power, after touching someone he can see their life, past, present and future. After shaking the hand of a politician he sees a very dark future.Torn by a sense of right and wrong, John decides that it is up to him to act against the evil politician, and he risks, and gives, his life in order to save the world from certain destruction. He fails in his task of killing the politician, but his actions are enough to save humanity.
Published
1979 VikingDedication
This is for Owen I Love You, Old BearPeople
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ?, Beth Alma | Girlfriend of Chuck Chatsworth |
| ?, Burt | Next door neighbour of Eileen Magown |
| ?, Casey | At Cathy''s Roadhouse when it burned down |
| ?, Clarice | In the Timmesdale Pub |
| ?, Dan | Boyfriend of Sarah Bracknell before she went out with John Smith |
| ?, Erwin | Politician |
| ?, Germaine | Aunt of John Smith |
| ?, Hans | Mentioned in John Smith''s trance |
| ?, Janice | Next door neighbour of Eileen Magown |
| ?, Mike | At Cathy''s Roadhouse when it burned down |
| ?, Nellie | Grandmother of John Smith |
| ?, Ray | At Cathy''s Roadhouse when it burned down |
| ?, Richard | Grandfather of Chuck Chatsworth |
| ?, Rupert J | Character in a book "Overview of learning disabilities" |
| ?, Sean | Young boy in the hall when John Smith shot at Greg Stillson |
| ?, Shannon | At Cathy''s Roadhouse when it burned down |
| Ablanap, Mrs | Babysitter for Sarah Hazlett''s kids |
| Allen, Mel | Writer for Portland Sunday Telegram |
| Alvarez, Bonita | Worked for Phoenix Amtrak and sold John Smith a ticket from Phoenix to New York |
| Baker, Howard | Might follow Carter as president |
| Bannerman, George F | The Castle Rock sheriff. He called in John Smith to find the Strangler |
| Bannerman, Katrina | Daughter of George Bannerman |
| Bass, ? | Trimbull Chief of Police |
| Beatty, Anne | Married name of Anne Strafford |
| Benedix, Timmy | Young boy that could skate backwards, and was admired for this ability by John Smith as a child |
| Bernhardt, Steve | Construction worker at the fair, who watched John Smith win on the Wheel of Fortune |
| Bolles, Don | Reporter that was killed in an explosion in 1976 when a bomb was wired to his car''s ignition |
| Borentz, Helmut | Husband of Johanna Borentz, and father of Sam Weizak - Died |
| Borentz, Johanna | Mother of Sam Weizak, and wife of Helmut Borentz |
| Bowden, ? | Name in the "Birches" Cemetery |
| Bowes, David | Democratic candidate in the third district |
| Bracknell, Sarah | Johnny''s girlfriend before the accident, and she was a teacher at Cleaves Mill High School. Maiden name of Sarah Hazlett |
| Brand, Max | Wrote the book "Fire brain" |
| Bremmer, Arthur | Mentioned as one of the "crazies of the world" by John Smith |
| Bright, David | Writer with the Bangor daily news who did an interview with John Smith |
| Brolin, James | Actor mentioned by Sarah Hazlett |
| Brown, Danny | Commented on a sick John Smith on the bus |
| Brown, James | Neurologist that worked with John Smith |
| Brown, Jerry | Mentioned that he could run for president after Carter |
| Brown, Julie | Mother of Danny Brown |
| Burke, Henry | Ran "The Bucket" tavern |
| Butz, Earl | Tim said he''d had a flash that Earl Butz was going to be forced to resign next year |
| Carlin, George | Mentioned in passing |
| Carrick, Bruce | Owner of Cathy''s roadhouse. It burned down because he would not buy lightning rods |
| Carsleigh, Stephanie | Friend of Sarah Bracknell. Maiden name of Stephanie Constantine |
| Carter, James Earl (Jimmy) | Politician, and governor in Georgia |
| Cayce, Edgar | Philosophy writer who wrote about the Second Sight. Mentioned by Sam Weizak and John Smith |
| Chancellor, John | TV/News host |
| Chase, Chevy | Mentioned in passing |
| Chatsworth, Chuck Murphy | 17 year old boy that John Smith tutored. John warned him not to go to a party at Cathy''s roadhouse, as it would burn down and he would die. He did not go, and his life was saved |
| Chatsworth, Roger | Father of Chuck. Owner of Chatsworth Mills and Weaving |
| Chatsworth, Shelley | Mother of Chuck and wife of Roger. Married name of Shelly Murphy |
| Chen, Ruth | Friend of Ngo Phat |
| Clark, Tim | Psychic |
| Clawson, Stuart | He took the picture of Stillson hiding behind the young Matt Robeson when John Smith was shooting at him |
| Clay, Dean | Office supply salesman in Phoenix |
| Cleave, Eldridge | Mentioned in passing |
| Clements, George | Taxi Driver |
| Cohen, William | Senator that ran for Bill Hathaway''s seat and chaired the Stillson Committee |
| Coltsmore, Freddy | Reverend who blessed a cloth that Vera Smith had purchased |
| Conover, Allison | Aid at Eastern Maine Medical Centre |
| Constantine, Stephanie | Married name of Stephanie Carsleigh. Friend of Sarah Bracknell |
| Cooney, Leighton | Politician |
| Cronkite, Walter | On TV. Mentioned in passing |
| Curry, Elton | Train Conductor on the Phoenix to Salt Lake run |
| Darrow, Clarence | Mentioned in passing. Possibly a lawyer? |
| Dean, John | Nothing but a rat deserting a sinking ship |
| Dees, Richard | Writer for Inside View magazine |
| Desalvo, Albert | The Boston Strangler |
| Dodd, Frank | A deputy in Castle Rock who turned out to be the Castle Rock Strangler. He committed suicide |
| Dodd, Henrietta | Mother of Frank Dodd. She knew about her son being the Castle Rock Strangler, but did nothing about it |
| Dohay, Andrew | Seller of Lightning rods |
| Drummore, Sol | Owned the wheel of fortune that John Smith won money on at the carnival |
| Dunbarger, Carol | 17 year old 4th victim of the Castle Rock Strangler. Found by Charlie Norton and Norm Lawson in the snow in November 1974 |
| Dussault, Anne (Terry) | Roger''s sister |
| Dussault, Roger | Reporter for the Lewiston Sun |
| Edwards, Dawn | One of John Smith''s students that had a crush on him. Visited him in the hospital after the accident |
| Elliman, Sonny | Greg Stillson''s right hand man |
| Erwin, James | Politician |
| Farnham, Fearless | Teacher |
| Finegold, Irving | Teacher who worked with Dave Pelson |
| Firegold, Irvina | Teacher |
| Fisher, Deenbie | Wife of Roscoe |
| Fisher, Harrison | New Hampshire District''s 3rd district congressman |
| Fisher, Roscoe | Castle Rock Deputy Sheriff |
| Flarhaty, Susan | At school with Mary Kate Hendrason |
| Flynn, Errol | Mentioned by Sarah Bracknell |
| Ford, Gerald | President mentioned in passing |
| Ford, Henry | Mentioned in passing |
| Ford, Jerry | President of the USA when John Smith woke up |
| Frankenstein | Nickname for John Smith by his students |
| Frechette, Alma | Castle Rock strangler''s first victim. Worked at the Coffee Pot. Killed November 12, 1970 at 3pm |
| Freneau, Brad | Boyfriend of Mary Thibault and driver of the car that hit John Smith''s Cab. Died |
| Fromme, Squeaky | Mentioned as one of the "crazies of the world" by John Smith |
| Gedreau, Lottie | Mother of twins and neighbour of Herb Smith |
| Gendron, Bill | Seen John Smith hit his head on the ice as a child |
| Gendron, Charles (Chuck) | Banker and president of Lions Club |
| Gresham, ? | Boyfriend of Jenny Langhorne in the novel "Fire Brain" |
| Gurney, Edward | Mentioned in passing. From Florida |
| Hackman, Bettye | Friend of Sarah Bracknell. Joined the peace corps in Africa |
| Haggar, Donny | Boss of Frank Dodd for a while |
| Harrington, Peter | At school with Mary Kate Hendrason |
| Harris, Fred | Politician mentioned in passing |
| Harrison, Tom | Went to a Uni course on Rural Law Enforcement with Frank Dodd from 15 October 1972 until 25 December 1972 at the University of Colorado. Chief of police in Gates Falls |
| Harvey, George | Uncle of boy threatened by Greg Stillson. On the town council |
| Hathaway, Bill | Senator |
| Hawes, Cotton | Fictional 87th precinct detective |
| Hayden, Tom | Mentioned in passing |
| Hays, Wayne | Politician |
| Hazlett, Dennis Edward | Son of Walter and Sarah Hazlett. Born on Halloween |
| Hazlett, Janis | Daughter of Sarah and Walter Hazlett |
| Hazlett, Sarah | Married name of Sarah Bracknell. Wife of Walter Hazlett and mother of Dennis and Janis Hazlett |
| Hazlett, Walter | The man Sarah married when Johnny didn''t come out of the coma. Met at a New Years Eve party histed by Anne Strafford. Father of Dennis and Janis Hazlett |
| Hendrasen, Mary Kate | 6th victim of the Castle Rock Strangler. 9 years old. Killed about 10:10am on 17 December 1975 |
| Herman, George | TV Reporter for CBS |
| Hovey, Milton | Somersworth Fire Chief |
| Humbarr, Billy | Evangelist watched by Vera Smith |
| Humphrey, Hubert | Politician who''s election was lost with the help of the police |
| Hurkos, Peter | Psychic mentioned by Dr Weizak. Had "Second Sight" |
| Jackson, Henry | Politician who shook John Smith''s hand |
| Jackson, Michael Carey | Reading specialist from the University of California. Wrote "The Unlearning Reader" |
| Jamieson, Hake | Owner of a property in Trimbull where a concert was held |
| Jarvis, Mrs | Owner of the "Quick-Pik" |
| Joellyn, Herman | Worked on the road crew with John Smith |
| Juniper, Danny | Character in the book "Fire Brain" |
| Jupiter, Danny | This is what Chuck Chatsworth calls Danny Juniper when he is talking to John Smith |
| Jurgens, Rachel | Friend of Sarah Bracknell. Lived in Massachusetts |
| Kelso, Carl M | Sheriff of Castle Rock before Bannerman took over the job (He was voted out) |
| Kenyon, Tom | Character in "Fire Brain", a book read by Chuck Chatsworth |
| Kirban, Salem | In one of the Tracks magazines that Vera gave John Smith |
| Labelle, Mrs | Denny Hazlett''s babysitter |
| Lancte, Edgar | Boston FBI agent from Boston that was killed in a car explosion. He did not like Stillson |
| Langhorne, Jenny | Girl that was liked by John Sherburne. Girlfriend of Grisham, and a character in "Fire Brain" |
| Lawson, Norman | 9 year old boy who played with Charlie Norton |
| Lewis, Sinclair | Sinclair Lewis people had been crying woe and doom and beware of the fascist state in America |
| Loeb, William | Editor of "Union Leader" |
| Logan, ? | Camper |
| Loggins, Melissa | At school with Mary Kate Hendrason |
| Longely, James | Maine''s Independent Governor |
| Mackenzie, Charlene | Widow who hired Herb Smith to do some work. Married Herb on January 2, 1977 |
| Mackenzie, Hector | Father of Charlene Mackenzie |
| Mackenzie, Joe (Buddy) | Brother of Charlene Mackenzie, died in ''St. Lo, 1944. Not that far from Belleau Wood |
| Mackin, Cassie | NBC reporter |
| Magown, Eileen | John Smith's physical therapist after his accident |
| Marsten, ? | Name in the "Birches" Cemetery |
| McCarthy, Joe | Washington Communist |
| McCartney, Paul | Singer mentioned in passing |
| McGovern, George | Ran for president in 1972 |
| McNaughton, Larry | Phoenix Public Works employee and drug dealer |
| Meggs, ? | State police Sergeant at Orono. Told Herb Smith about John''s accident |
| Michaud, Marie | Nurse that found John Smith awake after his coma |
| Michaud, Mark | Son of Marie. Lost an eye in fire cracker accident |
| Mills, Wilbur | Politician |
| Mitchell, ? | Democratic Politician |
| Moochie | One of Greg Stillson''s bodyguards |
| Moody, Cheryl | Third victim of the castle rock strangler. Murdered at 2pm on 16 December 1972 |
| Murphy, Shelly | Maiden name of Shelly Chatsworth |
| Muskie, Edmund | Senator in 1972 |
| Nason, Vera | Vera Smith's Maiden name |
| Nixon, Richard | President in 1974 |
| Nolan, Kathleen | Psychic who worked for the Inside View magazine |
| Norton, Charlie | Playing when he found the body of Carol Dunbarger. 8 years old |
| O'Donnell, Dick | Owner of the Timmesdale Pub |
| Ontello, Maureen | At Cathy's Roadhouse when it burned down |
| Oswald, Lee Harvey | Mentioned as one of the "crazies of the world" by John Smith |
| Otis | Pomeranian Dog |
| Parmeleau, Spider | Passed out at a party held by Chuck Chatsworth |
| Pelletier, Ruby | Employed John Smith as a short order cook |
| Pelson, Dave | Assistant Principal |
| Pelson, Maureen | Wive of Dave |
| Pershing, Black Jack | Person in World War 1 |
| Phat, Ngo | Worked for Roger Chatsworth |
| Pillsbury, ? | Name in the "Birches" Cemetery |
| Powell, Adam Clayton | Politician mentioned in passing |
| Prescott, Bud | Sold John Smith the Remington 700 .243 caliber rifle he fired at Greg Stillson |
| Presley, Elvis | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Quinn, Louis | Congressman who had been caught taking kickbacks in a parking-lot scam |
| R2D2 | Star Wars character |
| Reagan, Ronald | Politician mentioned in passing |
| Red Hawk | Comanche Indian in the book "Fire Brain" |
| Remington, Frederick | Photographer |
| Renfrew, Albert | Deputy Council for the Stillson Committee |
| Richards, Stanbury (Strawberry) | Brother in law of Dr Vann. Broke his back |
| Richardson, Norma | Wife of Warren Richardson |
| Richardson, Sean | Son of Warren and Norma Richardson |
| Richardson, Warren | Threatened by Sonny Elliman. Husband of Norma Richardson. Sold Real Estate |
| Ringgold, Etta | Victim 5 of the Castle Rock Strangler. School Teacher who was killed about 29 October 1975 |
| Roberts, Oral | Preacher on TV |
| Robeson, Matt | The child that Greg Stillson hid behind when he was shot at by John Smith |
| Rocky | Camper |
| Roosevelt, Franklin | Politician mentioned in Passing |
| Ross, Frank | Psychic specialising in Natural disasters |
| Rounds, George | Teacher who Sarah Bracknell had dated |
| Ruopp, Raymond | Did surgery on John Smith''s ligaments |
| Rusty | George Bannerman''s dog. Going blind |
| Ryan, Leo | Congressman who was killed |
| Schumann, Lisa | John Smith found her class ring |
| Sedecki, Gene | Maths Teacher who Sarah Bracknell had dated |
| Sherburne, John (Fire Brain) | Character in the book "Fire Brain" |
| Shriver, Sarge | Spoke with John Smith at the Newington Mall |
| Simons, Ann | Strangled and Raped in Pueblo. She was thought to be another of the Castle Rock Strangler victims. 23 Year Old, who died 12 November 1972 in Colorado |
| Sirhan, Sirhan | Mentioned as one of the "crazies of the world" by John Smith |
| Smith, Charlene | Married name of Charlene Mackenzie after she married Herb Smith |
| Smith, Herbert | Father of John and husband of Vera. Married Charlene Mackenzie on January 2, 1977 |
| Smith, John | The man who came out of the coma after 5 years with his precognitive gift, a man with a mission. Was shot and killed |
| Smith, Margaret Chase | Mentioned by Stilson |
| Smith, Vera Helen | Mother of John. Very religious and dominant. Died of Stroke |
| Speck, Richard | The so-called ''Son of Sam'' |
| Speedy Tomato | Hazlett''s Cat |
| Spier, Chuck | Drinking near lake when John Smith fell down. Lost an eye in battery explosion |
| Stanney, Edward | Wrote a book "Overview of learning disabilities" |
| Starret, Mr | Recovering from heart attack in hospital room 619 next to John Smith |
| Stillson, Gregory Ammas | The presidential candidate who John Smith predicted would one day destroy the world, if not stopped. He started selling Bibles, then painting houses |
| Stillson, Harry | Father of Greg Stillson |
| Stillson, Mary Lou | Mother of Greg Stillson |
| Stiv | Camper |
| Stonkers, Harry L | Ran an end of the world farm in Vermont |
| Stonkers, Mrs | Ran an end of the world farm in Vermont |
| Strachan, Patty | Girlfriend of Chuck Chatsworth |
| Strafford, Anne | Spanish teacher with John Smith. Told Sarah Bracknell about the accident |
| Strang, Bobby | Owner of a truckstop. One of his waitresses was caught in a compromising position with Charles Gendron |
| Strang, Keith | Foreman of the road crew that John Smith worked for |
| Strawns, Dr | Doctor of John Smith. Died in house fire |
| Stubbs, Deenie | Grad School friend of Sarah Bracknell |
| Sugerman, Mrs | Tea drinker who works for the Castle Rock sheriff''s department |
| Sylvester, Mrs | Used a walker |
| Taylor, ? | Female Police officer in Pueblo. Asked by George Bannerman about any deaths while Frank Dodd was in the area |
| Thibault, Mary | Passenger in the car that hit John Smith''s cab. Died |
| Thompson, Hunter | Wrote a book about The Hells Angels |
| Thomson, Meldrim | Governor |
| Timmons, ? | Client of Walter Hazlett |
| Toothaker, Pauline | Victim 2 of the Castle Rock Strangler. Died 10am on 17 November 1971 |
| Treaches, Mr | Possibly a Lawyer |
| Tremont, Arnie | Asked Sarah Bracknell out on a date. Mechanic at the Cleaves Mills Chevron |
| Udall, Morris | Politician who shook hands with John Smith |
| Vann, Dr. Quentin M | Doctor that Sam Weizak referred John Smith to, and he discovered that John had a brain tumor |
| Verizer, Norman D | Chief Council of the Stillson Committee |
| Wallace, George | After what happened in Laurel, George Wallace was never really a potent political force again |
| Webster, William | FBI Chief |
| Weizak, Dr Sam | Worked on John Smith''s case |
| Whitman, Charles | The Texas Town Sniper |
| Wiggins, ? | Police Chief in Ridgeway |
| Witman, Charles | The so-called 'Texas Tower Sniper' |
| Wyman, Stephanie | Girlfriend of Chuck Chatsworth |
| Youngman, Henny | Mentioned by Sarah Bracknell |