Description
Thad Beaumont is a writer in Castle Rock who suffered from writer's block. He decided that he may be able to overcome his problem by writing under a different name, and so he came up with the fictitious George Stark. The Stark books were a huge success, but once he decides to get rid of George by 'burying' him in an empty grave, his problems begin!You see, George Stark does not like being dead, and he needs Thad to keep writing so he can live, and while he is living, he takes out his revenge on all the people that were involved is his 'death'. But not everything is as it seems, because "The Sparrows are flying again!"
Published
1989 VikingDedication
This book is for Shirley Sonderegger who helps me mind my business, and for her husband, PeterPeople
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ?, Dave | State Police telephone technician |
| ?, Freida | Worked for Rick Cowley |
| ?, Hilary | Assisting O.R. nurse in Thad's surgery |
| ?, John | Worked for Rick Cowley |
| ?, Mary Lou | Character in Thad Beaumont's book |
| ?, Nan | Owner of the luncheonette |
| ?, Rosalie | Worked at Dave's Market |
| ?, Wes | State Police telephone technician |
| Addams, Charles | Cartoonist |
| Albertson, Dr. Lester | Assisted in Thad Beaumont's surgery |
| Arsenault, Dolly | Roadside produce store owner |
| Bannerman, George | Sheriff that was killed by Cujo |
| Beaumont, Elizabeth (Liz) | Wife of Thad |
| Beaumont, Glen | Father of Thad |
| Beaumont, Shayla | Mother of Thad |
| Beaumont, Thaddeus (Thad) | Writer who used a pseudonym "George Stark" as a way to overcome writers block. He wrote "The Sudden Dancers" and "Purple Daze" and is working on "The Golden Dog" |
| Beaumont, Wendy | Twin daughter of Thad and Liz. Sister of William |
| Beaumont, William | Twin daughter of Thad and Liz. Brother of Wendy |
| Black, Harry | At Lake Davis |
| Booker, Louise | Worked at Publishers Weekly |
| Bradford, Deke | Head of Castle Rock Public Works department |
| Brannigan, Ossie | Kept a car in Albert Martin's shed |
| Briggs, Mrs | Hit by husband then she tried to commit suicide after he died |
| Briggs, Norton | Bashed his wife then committed suicide |
| Brigham, Sheila | Police Dispatcher |
| Burks, Wilhelmina | History lecturer at Uni. Girlfriend of Rawlie DeLesseps |
| Burretts, Roland | Darwin Press Chief Comptroller |
| Burroughs, ? | Worked with Thad Beaumont |
| Carroll, Tom (Gonzo Tom) | Chairman of the uni English department |
| Chalmers, Patricia (Polly) | Owner of You Sew and Sew |
| Chatterton, Tom | Police officer who watched Thad. Killed |
| Clark, ? | Neighbour of the Beaumont's |
| Clawson, Frederick | Tenant of Dodie Eberhart. He was the reason Thad had to go public about being George Stark. George got him though! |
| Clutterbuck, Andy | Police Officer |
| Cowley, Miriam | Ex wife of Rick. Partner in his book publishing business before Stark killed her |
| Cowley, Rick | Thad Beaumont's friend and agent |
| Cujo | Dog who killed George Bannerman (And some unnamed others) |
| DeLesseps, Rawlie | Boyfriend of Wilhelmina Burks, and friend of Thad Beaumont |
| Donaldson, Mike | Wrote the article about the 'death' of George Stark |
| Eamons, Danny | State Sheriff |
| Eberhart, Dodie | She was a high-class prostitute in the past and came into money by blackmailing some of her clients |
| Eddings, Jack | Police officer watching the Beaumont house |
| Ellington, ? | Character in George Stark's books |
| Evelyn | Character in Thad Beaumont's book |
| Fenton, Althea | Secretary at the university English department, but is now dead |
| Fortin, Charlie | Does odd jobs for Thad |
| Gamache, Ellen | Wife of Homer |
| Gamache, Homer | Old man found dead - beaten to death with his own prosthetic arm |
| Gates, Darla | Worked in the accounting department of Darwin Press. One of Stark's victims |
| Gavineaux, Frank | Found Homer Gamache's body |
| Golden, Ellie | Editor of George Stark's books |
| Griffiths, Nonie | Character in Stark's books. Carved up Alexis Machine's face |
| Halstead, Jack | Character in George Stark's books. Killed |
| Hamilton, Warren | State trooper who found Homer Gamache's truck |
| Harding, John Wesley | Name of Thad Beaumont's childhood pet raccoon |
| Harkavay, Jerry | Worked for Associated Press at Waterville |
| Harrison, Steve | Maine state police officer who guarded Thad |
| Hartland, Trevor | Castle Rock Fire Chief |
| Holt, Steven (Digger) | Head of Castle Rock grounds keeping crew |
| Hume, George | Doctor that Thad visited |
| Jackett, Sonny | Sonoco service station owner |
| Keeton, Danforth (Buster) | Castle Rock first selectman. Owner of the family plot where George Stark's fake headstone was placed |
| LaPointe, John | Deputy Sheriff in Castle Rock |
| Loring, Dr | Anesthesiologist in Thad's surgery |
| Machine, Alexis | Character in George Stark's books |
| Malone, ? | FBI agent who interviewed Thad. Partner of Bill Prebble |
| Manchester, ? | State Trooper guarding Thad |
| Martin, Albert (Fuzzy) | Local alcoholic in Castle Rock |
| Massenburg, ? | Neighbours of the Beaumont's on Lake Lane |
| Myers, Phyllis | Photographer from People magazine that took the pictures for the article about Thad being George Stark. The fake tombstone was her idea |
| Pangborn, Alan J | Sheriff of Castle Rock |
| Pangborn, Annie | Wife of Alan. She was starting to get headaches on a regular basis (Which is possibly how she died in the car crash just before the Castle Rock book - Needful Things) |
| Pangborn, Toby | Son of Alan and Anne |
| Pangborn, Todd | Son of Alan and Anne |
| Parker, ? | Character in George Stark's books |
| Payne, ? | Neighbours of the Beaumont's on Lake Lane |
| Payton, Henry | Worked at Oxford State Police Barracks |
| Pender, Judge | Local judge |
| Philips, Dave | Helped with grounds keeping in Castle Rock |
| Prebble, Bill | FBI agent who interviewed Thad |
| Pritchard, Helga | Wife of Hugh |
| Pritchard, Hugh | Doctor at Bergenfield County hospital. A neurologist who operated on Thad to remove his 'tumour' |
| Rangely, Jack | Character in George Stark's books |
| Reardon, Lieutenant | New York City cop |
| Reed, Mr | School bus driver who saved Thad's life as a child. He was a medic in Korea |
| Ridgewick, Norris | Police Officer in Castle Rock |
| Rodway, Joe | Killed his wife |
| Rodway, Mrs | Wife of Joe |
| Rollick, Lester | Character in George Stark's book |
| Sadler, ? | Neighbours of the Beaumont's on Lake Lane |
| Schulman, Mr | Neighbours of Dodie Eberhart. Corporate Lawyer |
| Scoretti, ? | Person on whom Alexis Machine had done a job |
| Seward, Dr | Doctor who said Thad's headaches were simply migraines |
| Stark, George | Fictional writer who came to life. He wrote "Machine's Way", "Riding to Babylon", and "Oxford Blues". He was 'buried' in Homeland Cemetery |
| Stark, Richard | Pseudonym of Donald Westlake, and author, and the basis of Thad's choice of the name Stark |
| Stevens, ? | Police Officer that watched Thad |
| Stevens, Elizabeth | Maiden Name of Elizabeth Beaumont |
| Tellford, Marth | Aunt of Elizabeth Beaumont |
| The Sparrows | The birds that finally help Thad beat Stark, as Thad knows about them, but Stark does not |
| Thomas, Seaton (Seat) | Police Officer in Castle Rock |
| Toomey, Charles F., Jr | Police officer that was called to the dead Frederick Clawson |
| Toomey, Stephanie | Wife of Charles |
| Van Allen, Ray | Castle County medical examiner and coroner |
| Westerman, Tony | Character in George Star's book |
| Williams, ? | Neighbours of the Beaumont's on Lake Lane |
| Wilmot, Gaspard | Inventor of the 'yo mama' doll |
| Wister, Randy | At Lake Davis |
