Stephen King Carrie - The story of Carietta White

Description: The story of a teenage girl with telekinetic powers. Carrie White was an outcast, who is pushed beyond human limits when she is cruelly taunted in front of her Prom, and she unleashed her frightening power upon the small New England town of Chamberlain in 1979.

Leaving the school and town looking like a warzone, Carrie turns her power on the only person she truly loves and hates - her fanatically religious mother, with devastating results.

This is the earliest of King's published novels, and the one that rocketed him to stardom. Looking back on his early works now, it can be plainly seen that King has matured and developed as a writer in many ways, but his early work is still an enjoyment to read, and has a certain style that exists in King's modern work still. Receiving a huge $2,500 advance for this book, King thought he was lucky, but only a short while later the paperback rights were sold for a whopping $400,000, and King was to get Half!

Dedication: This is for Tabby, who got me into it - and then bailed me out of it.

?, Billy	Uncle of Tommy Ross
?, Brucie	Lover of Mrs Nolan
?, Cindi	Ewen High School student.
?, David	George Kramer, Principal of the consolidated high school in S.D. 14 cut a student named David's hair. He was paid seven thousand dollars in damages.
?, Galen	Uncle of Tommy Ross, who owned a farm.
?, Pete	Possibly the brother of Amelia Jenks and Sandra Jens.
?, Peter	Partner of Myra Crews at the Senior Prom, and one of the people on the King and Queen ballot.
Alison, Harold	Married Judith Brigham after her first husband died.
Alison, Judith	The married name (Second marriage) of Judith Brigham
Bankson, J W	Scholar who believed Margaret White forgot that she was pregnant on purpose.
Barrett, Don	Boy at Ewen High school, and Part of the decorating committee for the senior prom. Helped steal the pigs blood
Bicente, Mrs	Margaret White's teacher. Died in the fires.
Black Man, The	Probably the devil, and he was in the dreams of Carrie White, but was defeated by her mother.
Blake, Henry	Helped steal the pigs blood with Billy Nolan.
Blake, Tina	Girl at school who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White. A small, pretty girl with red hair
Bliss, P P	Wrote "Let the lower Lights be Burning", a hymn that Margaret White liked.
Block, Harry	In charge of the Town Utilities in Chamberlain
Bosnan, Billy	Conductor of the school rock band at the Ewen High School senior prom
Bracken, David	A student at Ewen High School. Member of the National Honor Society.
Brann, Doug	Owned Western Auto Store
Brigham, John	Margaret White's father. He owned a night spot called The Jolly Roadhouse. He was killed in a shooting in 1959.
Brigham, Judith (nee Cochran)	Margaret White's mother. After John's death, Judith later married Harold Alison.
Brigham, Margaret	Maiden name of Margaret White. Daughter of John and Judith
Brock, Lennie	A student at Ewen High School
Burton, ?	Fire Chief that attended the fires after the Ewen High School senior prom.
Cantor, Eddie	Did a pop-eyed act.
Chamblis, William A	President of Chamberlain Mills and Weaving
Chizmar, George	Artistic student at Ewen High School - did the design for the senior prom
Cochran, Sadie	Margaret White's grandmother. She died of a heart attack, aged 66. She had the gift of T.K. too
Congress, David R	Wrote a paper in 1981 on Carrie called "The Shadow Exploded: Documented Facts and Specific Conclusions derived from the case of Carietta White"
Coombs, John R	Wrote a slang book and included Carrie's name
Cowan, Maureen	Played Folk music with John Swithen at the Ewen High School senior Prom
Crager, Mel	Constable in Durham, Maine
Cratzchbarken, Morton	Addressed the "National Colloquim on Psychic Phenomena"
Crewes, Myra	Student that protested against the King/Queen of the ball even though she was a selection in the King and Queen. Partner of Peter.
Dawson, George (Bomba)	Boy at Ewen High School who was the Prom partner (and King and Queen Choice) of Frieda Jason. Died in the fire.
Dawson, Mrs	Mother of George Dawson.
Deighan, Chief	Fire chief in Chamberlain, who attended the fires started by Carrie.
Deighan, Steve	A friend of Billy Nolan at Ewen High School who helped steal the pigs blood. Little more than an idiot.
deLois, Billy	Boy at Ewen High School who was on detention for cutting French I classes.
Desjardin, Rita	The gym teacher at Ewen High School who came to Carrie's defence in the Shower. She tried to help Carrie, but was eventually killed at the Senior Prom.
Deveaux, Sam	Owner of the Cavalier Bar.
Dieghan, Chief	Fire chief
Dieghan, Steve	Helped steal the pigs blood
Downer, Mr	Owns the piano at the Ewen High School. Music teacher
Doyle, Otis	Sheriff of Chamberlain. Closed the Recreation centre after a drug bust
Drain, Henry	Owner of the meadow near the Cavalier, where Carrie died.
Dubay, Marcel	Played cards with Tom Quillan, and was accused of cheating.
Duchamp, ?	Son of Teddy, and now the owner of the Amoco service station that his father owned.
Duchamp, Teddy	Owner of the Amoco petrol station before he died in 1968
Erbter, Tommy	A cheeky little 5 year old that Carrie causes to fall off his bike. This was the first time she could remember that she was able to influence something with her mind, but earlier things come back to her later.
Evarts, Roy	Helen's Shryes date for the prom.
Evers, Mrs	Teacher at Ewen High School
Farnham, Don	Boy at Ewen High School. King and Queen of the prom partner of Helen Shryes.
Fearon, Roger	Been with the Chamberlain Mill 18 years and is now the Dye House Foreman.
Fielding, George	Scholar who believed Margaret White forgot that she was pregnant on purpose.
Fish, Miss	Office worker and Peter Morton's secretary at Ewen High School
Gaines, Coach	Basketball coach at Ewen High School.
Galatea	Carrie was compared to Galatea, who was transformed from a drudge into a beautiful woman
Garrison, Mrs	86 year old woman who Carrie visits
Garson, Kenny	Boy at Ewen High School who helped Billy Nolan steal the pigs blood. Brother of Lou. He had the intelligence of a third-grader.
Garson, Lou	Boy at Ewen High School who helped Billy Nolan steal the pigs blood. Brother of Kenny.
Gault, Jeanne	Friend of Sue Snell. Told Sue about sex for the first time
Gaver, Jack	Wrote an article on Carrie called "Carrie: the black dawn of TK" in Esquire magazine 12th September 1980.
Geer, Miss	Chairman of the decoration committee for the Ewen High School senior Prom.
Gerome, George	Harvard Psychologist
Gillian, Brent	Boy at Ewen High School
Givens, Julia	Author who theorised about Telekinesis
Grace, Lila	Girl at school who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White
Grayle, Henry (Hank)	Principal of Banter St Grammar School
Grier, Frank	Tied with Carrie & partner for the King and Queen of the Prom. Partner of Jessica MacLean.
Grogan, Ruth	Student with Carrie White and survivor of the fire who was involved in the 'Shower Incident'.
Hanscom, Vicky	Girl at Ewen High School
Hargensen, Christine	Plotted the pigs' blood shower as revenge for being punished for the 'shower incident' with Carrie White. She was the one that pulled the cord which dropped the blood on Carrie. Died in a car accident caused by Carrie. Daughter of John
Hargensen, John	Father of Christine. Local Lawyer
Harris, Billy	Local reporter for the Chamberlain News
Henty, Irwin (Old Man)	Ran a farm in the local area, and it was his pigs that were killed while he was attending his mothers funeral.
Henty, Mrs	Mother of Irwin. She died and Irwin was going to her funeral when his pigs were killed.
Holt, Freddy	Ugly, thin student nicknamed Beak
Horan, Estelle	A girl in Carrie's class at Ewen High School. This is not the same Estelle Horan as used to live next door, as she was the same age as Carrie, where her neighbour was about 8 or 9 years older.
Horan, Estelle (Stella)	Spoke of Carrie in Jack Glover's article. She was seen in her bathing suit by Carrie White, and when Margaret chastised her daughter, the rocks fell from the sky. Moved to San Diego, California. She was about 8 or 9 years older than Carrie.
Horan, Mrs	Mother of Estelle (Stella) Horan, and used to live next door to the White's when Carrie was a child.
Jason, Frieda	Girl at school. King and Queen of the prom partner with George Dawson. Died in the fire.
Jenks, Amelia	Wrote a letter in the last pages of the book to Sandra Jens about her daughter Annie. Possibly the sister of Sandra
Jenks, Annie	Telekinetic daughter of Amelia who was mentioned in a letter in 1988.
Jens, Rich	Possibly the husband or son of Sandra Jens
Jens, Sandra	Got a letter from Amelia Jenks, and is possibly the sister of Amelia.
Jerome, George	Harvard professor who looked at Carrie White's actions. Mentioned in "The Shadow Exploded"
Jones, Vicki	Vice President of the woman's league
Josie and the Moonglows	Provided some of the music for the Ewen High School senior Prom.
Kellogg, Donna	Was a friend of Christine Hargensen but moved to Providence, Rhode Island in 1978.
Kelly, Henry	See Hubert Kelly, and the Errors page.
Kelly, Hubert	Runs the Kelly fruit company: A Tobacco Shop and Soda Fountain where the local kids hang out.
King, Edwin	Teacher that Carrie had for 7th Grade English at the Ewen High School.
Kirk, Mr	Husband of Virginia. He was there when the rocks fell on the White house
Kirk, Virginia	Neighbour of the White family
Klein, Mrs	Tommy Ross' neighbour
Kolintz, Andrea	Telekinetic girl mentioned in a paper by David Congress
Kramer, George	Friend of Henry Grayle. Assistant principal of School District 14, but was sacked for cutting a students hair without permission.
Lavoie, Mr	Head custodian at the Ewen High School
Lublin, Mr	Husband of Mrs Lublin, and chaperone at the Ewen High School senior Prom
Lublin, Mrs	Teacher at Ewen High School and senior Prom chaperone. Wife of Mr Lublin.
Luponet, Gerald	Renowned physicist mentioned by Dean McGuffin
Macaferty, Miss	Carrie gave her 4 flat tyres by unscrewing the valves on her tires using only her mind.
MacLean, Don	Carrie thought herself to be Don MacLean's secret lover when she spoke to Tommy Ross
MacLean, Jessica	Tied with Carrie & Tommy Ross for the king/queen position. Partner of Frank Grier.
Marshall, Holly	Girl at Ewen High School, and part of the senior prom decorating committee.
McGuffin, Dean K L	Wrote a paper on Telekinesis called "Telekinesis: Analysis and Aftermath" in the 1982 science yearbook
McLaughlin, Georgina	Lived near the Whites and spoke about the screaming while Margaret White was in Labor. She was the one that finally called the police.
McManus, Sally	Girl at Ewen High School. Attended the Senior Prom.
Mears, Thomas B	Chamberlain fire marshal who died in the fire.
Mearton, Thomas G	Officer investigating Mrs Whites screaming and found Carrie just born.
Mooney, Vic	Counted the votes at the ball. President of the senior class.
Morton, A.P. (Pete)	Assistant principal at Ewen High.
Mott, Elton (Elt)	Foreman at the Blue Ribbon Laundry where Margaret white worked.
Nolan, Mr	Father of Billy. Left his wife and son when a gas station venture went bad.
Nolan, Mrs	Mother of Billy
Nolan, William (Billy)	Chris Hargensen's boyfriend who rigged the buckets of pigs' blood. Killed in a car accident caused by Carrie White.
Norbert, Dale	Had a finger jammed and amputated in the doors of the hall during the senior Prom fire.
O'Connell, Dick	Boston Red Sox manager
Overlock, Freddy	Charged by Irwin Henty for stealing from his farm.
Patrick, Danny	He was kicked by Tommy Ross after being beaten by Pete Taber in a school fight
Philpott, Peter	Schools Superintendent
Pickett, Flash Bobby	Carrie had a photo of him under her pillow, and had once written a love note to him.
Plessy, Jacob	Police Officer in Chamberlain. Killed when the Amoco station blew up.
Preston, Billy	Put peanut butter in Carrie's hair when she fell asleep in Study Hall
Price, Ray	Sung 'She's Got To Be a Saint'
Quillan, Thomas K	Seen the fire after getting out of the police station
Ross, Thomas Everett (Tommy)	Sue Snell's boyfriend. He took Carrie to the prom and was killed when a bucket fell on his head.
Shyres, Georgette	Neighbour of Cora Simard, She was electrocuted in the street.
Shyres, Helen	Girl at Ewen High School who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White. King and Queen partner of Don Farnham.
Simard, Cora	Testified about the things that happened on senior Prom night. Rhonda's mother
Simard, Mr	Husband of Cora. He was in Boston when Carrie White torched the town.
Simard, Rhonda	Electrocuted at the Prom and died. Daughter of Cora Simard. She was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White
Smith, Jerry	Neighbour of the White family who paid the Junkman $1 for parts of the rocks that fell on the White house.
Smith, Mrs	Wife of Jerry Smith.
Smith, Terri	Miss potato blossom of 1975
Snell, Mr	Father of Sue Snell
Snell, Mrs	Mother of Sue Snell
Snell, Susan D (Sue)	One of Carrie's classmates at Ewen High School who participated in the shower incident. She later felt bad about what she did and convinced her boyfriend Tommy Ross to take Carrie to the prom. Bad Idea! She later wrote the book "My Name is Susan Snell"
Spies, Rachel	Girl at school who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White
Stampel, Henry	Valedictorian of the Ewen High School, and one of only 52 surviving Seniors.
Stearns, ?	Wrote a paper with ? White called "Telekinesis: A wild talent revisited"
Stenchfield, Sandra	Baton Twirler at the Ewen High School senior prom
Stephens, Mr	Teacher at the Ewen High School, and chaperone at the Senior Prom
Swithen, John	Played Folk music with Maureen Cowan at the senior Prom
Swope, Irma	Girl with a harelip that had a fire cracker put in her shoe by Christine Hargensen
Taber, Pete	He attacked and knocked out Danny Patrick.
Talbot, Jackie	Boy at Ewen High School who helped steal the pigs blood
Thibodeau, Donna	Girl at school who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White. Sister of Fern It doesn't say anywhere that they were twins, but they were both in Carrie's class and when Miss Desjardin was giving the girls a lecture after the shower incident they stood holding hands as if very close. Member of the National Honour society.
Thibodeau, Fern	Girl at school who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White. Sister of Donna It doesn't say anywhere that they were twins, but they were both in Carrie's class and when Miss Desjardin was giving the girls a lecture after the shower incident they stood holding hands as if very close.
Throneberry, William G	Theorised about Telekinesis
Trelawney, Red	Worker for Irwin Henty
Trennant, Henry	Boy at Ewen High School who cut French I Class
Trevor, Bruce	Basketball playing student at Ewen High School. A Kilo of Marijuana was found in his locker, but he said he was framed.
Ullman, Dale	Boy at Ewen High School
Upshaw, Jessica	Girl at Ewen High School who was involved in the 'Shower Incident' with Carrie White
Vreck, Josie	Tried to help Tommy Ross after he was hit by the bucket. In the band "Josie and the Moonglows". Josie was electrocuted at the prom.
Warwick, Mrs	Neighbour of the White family. Deaf in one ear, and seen the rocks fall on the house.
Watson, ?	Brother of Norma Watson who was hit by a hay truck
Watson, Norma	Girl at Ewen High School and one of the few who survived the Prom fire. Later wrote "We Survived The Black Prom"
White, ?	Wrote a paper with ? Stearns called "Telekinesis: A wild talent revisited"
White, Carietta N	Girl with telekintic abilities who snaps when buckets of pigs' blood are dumped on her at the Ewen High School Prom. Born 21 September 1963.
White, Margaret	Carrie's mother, and married name of Margaret Brigham. Religious fanatic and downright strange woman. Married name of Margaret Brigham. She worked on the speed ironer at the Blue Ribbon Laundry (This is also called the Mangler) Died when Carrie stopped her heart
White, Ralph	Carrie's father. Died in Feb 1963 at a housing project A steel girder fell on him. Married Margaret 23 March 1962.
Yorraty, Mrs	Carrie tried to break her window using telekinesis.