Stephen King Different Seasons - a collection of 4 short stories

Description: Andy Dufresne was jailed for the murder of his wife, but he is innocent. Andy helps the prison and inmates with financial matters, and is in turn a protected asset, but he finds out the truth about the murder, he is ignored.

Determined to get out from Shawshank one way or another, he begins the slow process of digging a tunnel out. The tunnel, hidden by a poster, takes many years to complete, and is finally used as a means of gaining his freedom. Starting a new life in Mexico , he tells his friend Red, that upon his release, he is welcome to join him.

?, Chester	Trustee Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
?, Ernie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Swept Cell block 5
?, Jim	Friend of Andy Dufresne. He was the one who set up the fake name Peter Stevens. Died
?, Red	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison who could get anything at a price
Armitage, Elmore	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Backus, Henly	Incorrect spelling of Henry, on page 85 of my book.
Backus, Henry	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Washroom Foreman.
Betts, Dickie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Blatch, Elwood	Robber who actually killed Linda Dufresne and her lover
Bolton, Sherwood	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Had a pigeon in his cell that died a week after he was released
Bonsaint, Paul	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Burkes, David	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Callahan, Johnny	Owned a gun with a sawn-off firing pin
Collins, Linda	Maiden name of Linda Dufresne
Cote, Robert Alan	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Tried to rob a bank in Mechanic Falls in 1951. Died 1967 of a brain tumour.
Diamond, Bogs	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. One of the 'Sisters'
Dufresne, Andy	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison who was innocent of murdering his wife and her lover. Arrived in 1948 and escaped in 1975. Prisoner number 81433-SHNK
Dufresne, Linda	Wife of Andy. Lover of Glenn Quentin. Married name of Linda Collins
Dunahy, George	Warden at Shawshank Prison. Fired in 1953.
Durham, ?	14 year old Psychopath
Entwhistle, Mert	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Gonyar, Richard	Captain of the guards at Shawshank Prison in 1975
Hadley, Byron	Guard at Shawshank Prison. Andy Dufresne helped him save money using a gift to his wife.
Hanlon, Billy	Head Guard at Shawshank Prison
Hatlen, Brooks	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Ran the prison library. Killed his wife and daughter. Paroled.
Jake	Sherwood Bolton's pet pigeon
Jessup, Homer	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Kendricks, ?	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Owed Red money
Lathrop, Charlie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Lonborg, ?	Guard at Shawshank Prison
MacBride, Rooster	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. One of the 'sisters' who had his nose broken by Andy Dufresne. In jail for beating his step daughter to death. Died in prison.
Malzone, Frank	Baseball Player
Martin, Rennie	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Mincher, Lieutenant	Dragged the Royal River looking for Andy Dufresne's gun
Morrison, Beaver	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Built a glider in the basement
Nedeau, Sid	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison that escaped.
Normaden, ? (Chief)	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Indian who was Andy Dufresne's cell mate for a time
Norton, Mrs	Wife of Samuel Norton
Norton, Samuel	Religious warden of Shawshank
O'Malley, ?	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. Irish origin and wanted a green thickshake from McDonalds on St Patrick's day
Pugh, Henry	Guard at Shawshank Prison that let 3 prisoners escape.
Quentin, Glenn	Golf Pro. Lover of Linda Dufresne
Reed, Governor	Retired Governor
St. Pierre, Logan	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison
Stammas, Greg	Warden of Shawshank
Stevens, Peter	Fake ID of Andy Dufresne. It was the name used by Andy to live after he escaped
Tremont, Rory	Guard at Shawshank Prison
Verness, Pete	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison. One of the 'sisters'
Williams, Tommy	Prisoner at Shawshank Prison that arrived in 1962
Youngblood, Tim (Trout)	Guard at Shawshank Prison

Description: Todd Bowden starts life as an innocent boy, but he discovers that his neighbour Arthur Denker is really Kurt Dussander a wanted war criminal. Todd blackmails Dussander, but not for money - for stories of the horrific things that happened during the war. Starting with animals, together they start a new wave of killing, but that only lasts a short time, and they progress to killing homeless people.

The school counsellor discovers Todd's secret life and threatens to expose his actions, but is murdered by Todd before he can. Finally cracking, Todd takes his gun and starts randomly shooting near the expressway, before being shot five hours later.

?, Deborah	Aunt of Todd Bowden. Wife of Harry
?, Felice	Candy Striper in Hospital
?, Harry	Uncle of Todd Bowden. Husband of Deborah.
Ackerman, Harry	School counsellor
Ackerman, Sharon	Todd Bowden wanted to feel under her dress
Anderson, Mrs (Bugs)	4th grade teacher. Had big front teeth
Blondi	Hitler's dog
Bowden, Deborah	Wife of Harold
Bowden, Harold	Richard Bowden's brother
Bowden, Monica	Todd Bowden's mother. Married name of Monica Darrow. Wife of Richard Bowden.
Bowden, Richard	Todd Bowden's father and husband of Monica Bowden. An architectural engineer that helped design 2 dams in Africa.
Bowden, Todd	A 13 year old boy that gets extremely excited when he realises that an old man known as Arthur Denker that lives in his area is really a wanted Nazi War Criminal Kurt Dussander. Rather than turn him in, Todd wants to hear his version of the war - in explicit detail. Ended up becoming a sniper and being killed by Police.
Bowden, Vic	Richard Bowden's father. A grocer
Bozeman, Dan	Detective looking into the Wino murders
Brackett, Charles (Sonny)	Murdered Derelict
Brodin, ?	Name in Heisel's dream. Has a wedding ring taped under scrotum
Burke, Jack	Name in Christmas Card
Burke, Mary	Name in Christmas Card
Carson, Johnny	TV personality watched by Richard Bowden
Castellano, Fiona	Kept Vic Bowden's store open when he had a stroke
Chambers, Randy	Mowed Arthur Denkin's lawns. Fat slow kid
Chester	Sidekick of Mat Dillon
Cleveland Torso Murderer, The	One of Kurt Dussander's list of great murderers from the past
Crichton, Michael	Author read by Monia Bowden
Darrow, Monica	Monika Bowden's maiden name
DeLyons, Billy	Baseball player
Denker, Arthur	Assumed name of Kurt Dussander, a Nazi war criminal
Denker, Mrs	Made up wife of Arthur Denker
Dorsky, Herman	Name in Heisel's dream. Talking about escape
Dorsky, Laslo	Name in Heisel's dream. Talking about escape
Doyle, Arthur Conan	Writer liked by Kurt Dussander's father
Dufresne, Andy	Banker who did some stock portfolio work for Arthur Denker
Dussander, Kurt	German War Criminal. The "Blood Feind of Patin"
Eichmann, Adolf	Nazi War Criminal that was captured and hung.
Einstein, Albert	Arthur Denker looked like a cross between Albert Einstein and Boris Karloff
Everson, Bernie	In school with Todd Bowden
Farrow, Angela	Girlfriend of Todd Bowden
Floren, Myron	On the "Lawrence Welk Show" on TV
Frankel, Willi	Person who Dussander received a letter from. This was the reason given when Todd Bowden had to go and clean up the blood of the Wino.
French, Edward	Guidance counsellor, Husband of Sondra, and father of Norma French. He was shot by Tod Bowden.
French, Norma	Daughter of Edward and Sondra French.
French, Sondra	Wife of Edward and mother of Norma French
Gluecks, Heinrich	German seen shaking hands with Kurt Dussander in a photo.
Goebbels, Dr.	Nazi War Criminal
Goering, ?	Hitler's aide.
Hackermeyer, ?	Gave Kurt Dussander a chocolate bar at the end of the war.
Hackett, Buddy	On TV Show with Johnny Carson
Haines, ?	Todd's baseball coach
Halleck, ?	Told Todd Bowden about the loan given to Todd's father for Todd's French tutoring.
Haller, ?	Todd Bowden's baseball coach
Hap	Derelict who identified Todd Bowden from a photo
Haskell, Frank	Acquaintance of the Heisel family
Hassler, Hans	German who criticised Hitler, then strangely disappeared
Heisel, Heather	First wife of Morris??? She was killed in the concentration camps
Heisel, Lydia	Second wife of Morris Heisel.
Heisel, Morris	Was in the camps in Germany. Broke his back falling off a ladder and was in the same room as Kurt Dussander. He recognised him from the death camps and started the investigation
Heisel, Ruth	Daughter of Morris???
Henreid, Mr	Lived down the block from Vic Bowden
Henreid, Private	Manned a machine gun post in Denker's dream
Hepburn, ?	School counsellor
Huffman, ?	German
Jacobs, Ernie	Works and played golf with Richard Bowden
Karloff, Boris	Arthur Denker looked like a cross between Albert Einstein and Boris Karloff
Kemmelman, Dr.	Morris Heisel's doctor
Kessel, ?	German who charged people to look at a naked picture of his girlfriend during the war.
Klingerman, Dave	Works at the pet shelter where Kurt Dussander got a dog.
Koch, Ilse	German said to have a lampshade made of human skin
Kramer, Josef	German mentioned in passing
Loverboy	Morris Heisel's cat
Mazursky, Bill	Alcoholic
Mazursky, Mrs	Wife of Bill and customer of Vic Bowden.
Mr X	One of Kurt Dussander's list of great murderers from the past
Murchinson, ?	Name in Christmas Card
Pegler, Harold	Friend of Todd Bowden. His father had the war magazines.
Richler, Detective	Interviewed Todd about Dussander
Rogan, Emma	Neighbour of Morris Heisel.
Sayers, Dorothy	Writer mentioned in passing
Schneibel, ?	Name in Heisel's dream
Smith, Peter (Poley)	Murdered derelict
Springheel Jack	One of Kurt Dussander's list of great murderers from the past
Storrman, Mr	Todd Bowden's Algebra teacher
Tey, Josephine	Historian mentioned by Detective Richler
Timpnell, Dr	Intern at the hospital
Trask, Betty	Daughter of Ray. Girlfriend of Todd
Trask, Ray	Father of Betty. Friend and workmate of Richard Bowden
Tremaine, Ben	Friend of Todd Bowden
Upshaw, Mrs	Todd Bowden's 4th grade teacher. She called Todd an extremely "Apt Pupil"
Weiskopf, Sam	Spoke to Dussander in hospital
Welk, Lawrence	Had a TV show
Wimsey, Lord Peter	Character in a Sayers novel.
Wolff, ?	German
Zeickert, ?	Name in Heisel's dream. A guard
Zodiac, The	One of Kurt Dussander's list of great murderers from the past

Description: Four young boys go on a two day search for the dead body of a boy their age who was hit by a train outside Castle Rock in 1960. Gordie Lachance, who grew to become a successful author in later years, tells the group two of his stories - "Stud City" and "The Revenge of Lardass Hogan".

The boys talk about their dreams and fears, and even face the possibility of their own death along the way, but end up finding more than they ever dreamed of. The find the body, but also meet up with Billy, the older brother of Vern Tessio, as well as his friend Ace Merrill. The boys stood up for themselves, with quite a bit of help from the gun brought along by Chris Chambers. The older boys separately beat the younger boys on their return to Castle Rock.

?, Ann	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Aunt of Chico and wife of Pete.
?, Grace	Aunt of Gordie Lachance
?, Jane	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Girlfriend of Chico.
?, Keith	Gordie Lachance's editor.
?, Pete	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Uncle of Chico and husband of Ann.
Bancichek, Mr.	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Town Butcher who weighed the pies in the contest to ensure they are the same weight.
Bannerman, George	Castle Rock Constable. Owned the only gun that Geordie had seen.
Bracken, Clint	Killed on Sirius Hill in Durham.
Bracowicz, Norman (Fuzzy)	Friend of Billy Tessio.
Brockway, Mrs.	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Methodist ministers wife.
Brooks, Mr	Teacher at Castle Rock elementary school.
Brower, Ray	Dead kid from Chamberlain who was hit by a train and killed. He was the person that the 4 were going to find.
Burroughs, Mrs.	Neighbour of Teddy Duchamp who tried to help when Teddy had his ears burned.
Camber, Joe	Owner of Cujo.
Carter, Danny	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Friend of Chico.
Chalmers, Evelyn (Aunt Evvie)	Helped when Gordie Lachance was being belted up
Chambers, Chris	Seen the body of Ray Brower. Used to get hit by his father and brother Richard. Saved the life of Teddy Duchamp when he fell out of a tree. Ended up dying when he tried to stop a fight in a Chicken Dinner store - Stabbed by a man who had just been released from Shawshank prison
Chambers, Dave	I believe this was a mistake in the name and should be Frank Chambers. This name was located early in the book. Ran away and joined the navy - put in Portsmouth on rape charges.
Chambers, Deborah	2 year old sister of Chris.
Chambers, Emery	5 year old brother of Chris.
Chambers, Frank	Brother of Chris. (See David Chambers)
Chambers, Mr	Father of Chris. Friend of Junior Merrill, and a bit of an alcoholic who liked to hit Chris.
Chambers, Richard (Eyeball)	Brother of Chris, and friend of Billy Tessio. Second eldest of the family and had a funny right eye.
Chambers, Sheldon	9 year old brother of Chris.
Charbonneau, Marguerite	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Wife of Hizzoner.
Charbonneau, Mayor Hizzoner	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Town Mayor.
Chopper	Milo Pressman's dog. Most feared and least seen dog in Castle Rock.
Clarkson, Dr.	Local doctor that looked at Gorgie Lachance after he was belted up.
Cormier, Bob	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". DJ from WLAM in Lewiston. In the pie eating contest.
Cote, Mrs.	Mean teacher at Castle Rock Elementary School
Cujo	Rabid dog of Joe Camber.
Darabont, Royce	Bought "Wild Irish Rose" for Gordie Lachance.
Darabont, Steve	Friend of Gordie Lachance. Younger brother of Royce.
Daughtery, Marie	Girlfriend of Charlie Hogan.
Day, Chuck	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Cousin of Bill Travis and woner of the Great Day Appliance Shop.
Desjardins, Vince	Friend of Billy Tessio.
Despain, John	Friend of Gordie Lachance. Brother of Marty.
Despain, Marty	Friend of Gordie Lachance. Brother of John.
Dodge, Sylvia	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". President of the Gretna Ladies Auxiliary.
Duchamp, ?	Mother of Teddy. She worked at a shoe factory in South Paris. Took in boarders to get extra money.
Duchamp, Norman	Mentally unstable father of Teddy who was sent to Togus after burning Teddy's ears on a stove.
Duchamp, Teddy	Seen the body of Ray Brower. Friend of Gordie Lachance. His uncle ran the Castle Rock Stationary Shoppe. Wears a hearing aid and glasses (His father burnt both his ears on the stove when he was 8). He always wanted to get into the army but did not, and eventually died in a car crash that killed all the people in his car.
Dusset, George	Owned Florida market where Gordie Lachance bought the supplies for the walk. Tried to rip Gordie off.
Dussett, ?	Brother of George who died in Korea.
Ellison, Ralph	Writer of the book "Invisible Man".
Ewing, Mrs.	Teacher of Jamie Gallant
Fiske, Stinky	Kid at school.
Gallant, Jamie	"Toughest Guy" in Castle Rock who abused Mrs Ewing at school.
Gamache, George	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Ate 3 pies in 4 minutes in a previous contest in 1957 and then fainted.
Greer, Billy	Played right field in Baseball games.
Gretna, Hubert	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". The school principal in the spoken version of the story (The written version was John Wiggins).
Halliburton, Mr. (Burtie)	Truant officer.
Hardy, Miss	Teacher who made Gordie read "Invisible Man".
Harrington, Mureil	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Baked a chocolate cake.
Hogan, Charlie	Friend of Billy Tessio.
Hogan, David (Lard Ass)	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Main character that throws up over people.
Horr, Harry	Spoke about the dog Chopper.
Jenner, Richie	Found out that Gordie Lachance wanted to be a writer and told everyone else.
Lachance, Dennis	Older brother of Gordie. Died in a jeep accident in April 1960 when he was 20 years old, and buried in Castle View cemetery.
Lachance, Gordon (Gordie)	Seen the body of Ray Brower. Wrote "Stud City" and "The revenge of Lard Ass Hogan", and this story was written as told by him. He was born 1948.
Lachance, Mr	Father of Geordie. Worked at the local mill and 63 years old.
Lachance, Mrs	Mother of Gordie. 55 years old.
Lavin, Maria	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Friend of Marguerite Charbonneau.
Maling, Jerry	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Owner of the Amoco station where Bill Travis worked.
May, Billy	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Younger brother of Chico.
May, Edward (Chico)	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City" Brother of Johnny, and the main character. Boyfriend of Jane, and did not like his stepmother.
May, Johnny	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Brother of Chico, Killed by an out of control car at Oxford Plains Speedway. He could have worked at the Gates Mills, but chose the speedway as it paid more.
May, Sam	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Father of Chico.
May, Virginia	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Step Mother of Chico.
McGinn, Mrs.	Helped Chris Chambers when he was being belted up by Richard Chambers
Merrill, John (Ace)	Friend of Billy Tessio. Real Jerk!
Merrill, Junior	Father of Ace Merrill.
Morrison, Sally	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "Stud City". Was married twice and twice divorced.
Mudgett, Jack	Friend of Billy Tessio.
Naughton, Danny	Had a pile of comic books about Vampires.
Norman, Miss	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Teacher of Latin and English at Gretna Consolidated High School.
Pressman, Milo	Dump keeper at Castle Rock Dump. Owner of Chopper
Simons, Miss (Old Lady)	Teacher at Castle Rock Elementary School who Vern Tessio gave the stolen milk money back to, but she went and spent it on herself.
Spier, Calvin	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan", the fattest guy in Gretna. Ran the jewellery store and in the contest.
Tessio, Billy	Vern's older brother. Real jerk.
Tessio, Vern (Penny)	Seen the body of Ray Brower after hearing about it from his brother Billy.
Thomas, Beverly	Girlfriend of Billy Tessio.
Travis, Bill	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Pie eating champion. A mechanic at Amoco station and cousin of Chuck Day. Was the name of Bill Traynor in the written version.
Traynor, Bill	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". This was the name of Bill Travis in the spoken version.
Tupper, Francine (Thunderjugs)	Worked at Blue Point Diner and heard the gunshot when Gordie Lachance shot Chris Chambers' gun.
Wiggins, John	Character in Gordie Lachance's Story "The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan". Principal of Gretna Elementary school and contestant.

Description: A tale told one Christmas in a private New York club about a young pregnant woman determined to deliver her baby, no matter what happens. The exclusive club at 249 East 35th, does not even have a name, yet is the home of many strange but true stories.

Dr Emlyn McCarron tells about Sandra Stansfield who paid for his help in delivering her baby. She was introduced to the Breathing Method to help control the pain and help her concentrate on the birth. Sarah was beheaded in a terrible accident outside the hospital as she was arriving to deliver the baby. Her headless body continued to perform the Breathing Method up until the baby was born, and then she died.

Adley, David	A lawyer who visited the Club and worked for George Waterhouse since 1951.
Adley, Ellen	Wife of David.
Andrews, Peter	A lawyer who visited the Club. Worked on Park Avenue for 22 years.
Beaglemen, Hugh	Visited the Club for the Christmas Story.
Carden, Robert	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked.
Carruthers, Lathrop	General in Gerard Tozeman's story. Killed by a bomb blast that drove a map into his face.
Casey, ?	Law brief of David Adley.
Davidson, Ella	Nurse that worked for Emlyn McCarron.
DeVille, Ternia	Name thought up by Emlyn McCarron.
Effinghouse, Henry	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked.
Frasier, ?	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked.
Gibbs, Mrs.	Blind Woman who hired Sandra Stansfield.
Gordon, Dexter	Played at a Jazz club where David Adley celebrated his junior partnership.
Gregson, George	Visited the Club.
Hanrahan, Arlene	Wife of John, who received over $10,000 when her husband died from the club members.
Hanrahan, John	Visited the Club. Died of Cancer.
Harrison, John	Name of Sarah Stansfield's son who was adopted out after his birth. Head of English department at a Maine College.
Johanssen, ?	Visited the Club. Read the Wall Street journal for information on his stocks.
Kelly, Mrs.	Sacked Sandra Stansfield when she became pregnant.
Lawton, ?	Partner in the Law firm where David Adley worked.
Lennox, Terry	Character in a book called "The Long Goodbye".
McCarron, Emlyn	Doctor who told the story of the Breathing Method at the club. Was born 20 March 1900
Rosen, Norbert	Poet who's books were at the club. Born 1924
Rucklehouse, Betty	Name thought up by Emlyn McCarron.
Salkowitz, ?	Appointed by the mayor. Mentioned by Waterhouse.
Seville, Edward Gray	Author of "These were our Brothers" (1911) and "Breakers" (1935) that were on the shelves at the club.
Smith, Jane	Name used by Sandra Stansfield to Emlyn McCarron.
Stansfield, Sandra	Single pregnant woman who visited Emlyn McCarron. Real name of "Jane Smith". Died during the birth of her child, who was adopted out as John Harrison.
Stedham, ?	Publisher.
Stein, Harry	Visited the Club
Stett, Norman	Visited the Club and told the tale on the first night David Adley visited. Died.
Stevens, ?	Doorman & Bartender at the Club.
Stevens, Wallace	Poet.
Tozeman, Gerard	Visited the Club and told a story about World War 1.
Waterhouse, George	Invited David Adley to the Club. Headed the Law firm which Adley worked for.
White, Harriet	The first wife of Emlyn McCarron's father.
Woods, Joseph	Head of the Law firm that Peter Andrews worked for.