Stephen King Four Past Midnight - Four short stories

Description: A group of people take a red eye flight from L.A. to Boston into an must unfriendly sky on this doomed 767. Only 10 Passengers awake on American Pride Flight 29 - the rest have disappeared about 1/2 hour into the flight, leaving behind items of a personal nature. Luckily an off duty pilot was aboard, but landing in an empty world in Bangor, makes them wish they hadn't. The Langoliers are waiting for them you see....

?, Shawna	Aunt of Bethany Simms in Boston
?, Vicky	Blond Aunt of Dinah Bellman that was travelling on the plane with her. She disappeared when they flew through the time-rift.
Bellman, Dinah Catherine	A 10 year old blind girl who could "Sight Share" with other people. She was on American Pride Flight 29 to attend an operation in Boston that will give her 70% chance of some sight, and 40% chance of all her sight back. She survived, but was stabbed by Craig Toomy in the airport at Bangor, Maine and died of her injuries on the plane on the way back. She helped control Craig Toomy as they were taking off, and saved the plane from the Langoliers.
Bellman, Mrs	Mother of Dinah Bellman
Berlitz, Charles	Wrote a book on the Bermuda Triangle and the disappearances in it.
Bond, James	Character in spy movies and books.
Briggs, ?	Name in a folder at the rental car stand in Bangor airport
Brimley, Wilford	Actor mentioned in passing
Burns, Bobby	Quoted by Nick Hopewell
Callender, Newgate	Author mentioned in passing
Chanel, Coco	Mentioned in passing
Christopher, John	Writer mentioned in passing
Cooper, Gary	Actor mentioned in passing
Crosby, Darren	Supposed to meet Laurel Stevenson at the airport in Boston. They had written for some time, and were to meet for the first time.
Crusoe, Robinson	Mentioned in passing
Crystal, Billy	Actor in the movie When Harry Met Sally, which was the inflight movie on American Pride Flight 29
Dalton, Emmett	Brother of Ike Dalton, in a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29. Looked like Donald Sutherland
Dalton, Ike	Brother of Emmett Dalton, in a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29. Looked like Rutger Hauer
Dalton, Paw	Father of Emmett and Ike Dalton, in a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29. Looked like Slim Pickins
De Havilland, Olivia	Actress mentioned in passing
Deegan, John	American Pride Deputy Chief of Operations at Los Angles. He told Brian Engle about the death of his ex-wife after he landed American Pride Flight 7 at Los Angeles
Dickey, James	Poet mentioned in passing
Dillinger, John	Mentioned in passing
DiMaggio, Jo	Baseball player
Dvorak, ?	Musician/Composer thought of by Albert Kaussner
Earhart, Amelia	Pilot who went missing over the Pacific Ocean
Earp, Virgil	Brother of Wyatt Earp. In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29
Earp, Wyatt	Brother of Virgil Earp. In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29
Engle, Anne	Ex-Wife of Brian Engle, as they had been divorced 18 months ago. Died in a fire at 34 years old. Advertising executive in a Boston agency. Married name of Anne Quinlan.
Engle, Brian	43 Year old Pilot who was returning home on American Pride Flight 29 after receiving information that his ex-wife Anne Engle had died in a fire when he landed American Pride Flight 7 from Tokyo. After finding that the flight crew had disappeared, he landed the plane in Bangor, Maine, only to find it an empty world, and the Langoliers are on their way! He guided the refuelling of the plane, and its return to Los Angeles airport.
Engle, Mrs	Mother of Brian Engle
Feldman, Dr.	Dinah Bellman's doctor
Fenwick, ?	Name in a folder at the rental car stand in Bangor airport
Floyd, Pretty Boy	Mentioned in passing
Gaffney, Don	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that Lived. Wore a red shirt, and was stabbed in the neck with a letter opener by Craig Toomy while looking for a stretcher at Bangor Airport, with Albert Kaussner. He died of the wounds.
God	Mentioned in passing
Grateful Dead	Band thought of by Albert Kaussner
Halliday, Doc	In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29
Handleford, ?	Name in a folder at the rental car stand in Bangor airport
Hauer, Rutger	In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29, Ike Dalton looked like him
Heinlein, Robert	Writer mentioned in passing
Heston, Charlton	Actor mentioned in passing
Holby, Tom	Senior Vice President of Desert Sun Banking Corporation, which employed Craig Toomy.
Holmes, Sherlock	Detective mentioned in passing
Hopewell, Mr (The Gaffer)	Father of Nick Hopewell. Laurel Stevenson promised Nick that she would visit him in Fluting, south of London, England and tell him that his son was going to quit.
Hopewell, Mrs	Mother of Nick Hopewell
Hopewell, Nicholas (Nick)	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that survived the initial time-rift. A British government operative known as a Junior Attache that had killed people on order of the British Government. He volunteered to fly the plane back through the rift, and died in the process.
James, Frank	In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29
Jenkins, Robert	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that Lived. Author of over 40 mystery novels that was on his way to meet mystery fans in Boston. He speculated many different reasons for the disappearance of the rest of the passengers of Flight, but then ruled out most of them due to flaws in the argument. He had a bad back for 10 years. He saved the group from flying back through the time-rift when he realised that they would die if they were not asleep
Jesus	Mentioned in passing
Jones, Indiana	Movie character mentioned in passing
Kaussner, Albert (Ace) (The Arizona Jew)	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that Lived. 17 year old violinist that was on his way to study at Berklee with his Gretch violin. He often dreamed he was in the Old West as a gunslinger. He stepped in front of Bethany Simms when Craig Toomy tried to shoot her, but the gun misfires, and the bullet hit Albert in the chest and bounced off. Later, while looking for a stretcher, he used a toaster in a tablecloth to almost kill Craig Toomey.
Kaussner, David	Brother of Albert Kaussner. Albert almost broke his arm playing Indiana Jones when they were children.
Kaussner, Mr	Father of Albert Kaussner
Kaussner, Mrs	Mother of Albert Kaussner
Keene, Danny	Co-Pilot for Brian Engle on American Pride Flight 7 from Tokyo to Los Angeles
Kennedy, John F	President that was killed 22 November 1963
King Tut	Mentioned in passing
Langoliers, The	Nasty creatures that clean up time after we have progressed into the future. Craig Toomy had been threatened by his father since he was a child that he would get eaten by the Langoliers if he was slow.
Larson, Gary	Cartoonist mentioned in passing
Led Zepplin	Band that Albert Kaussner often played on the violin
Lee, Miss	Dinah Bellman's blind therapist - blind since birth. She told Dinah that her Sight Sharing was simply a fantasy of the blind, and should not be relied on.
Marchant, ?	Name in a folder at the rental car stand in Bangor airport
Markey, ?	Airport Security at Bangor Airport
Mary	From the children's story about Mary and her Lamb
Mary	Mother of Jesus
Mozart, ?	Musician/Composer thought of by Albert Kaussner
Muffin	A man with a peg leg that was in a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29
Niven, Larry	Science Fiction writer
Nixon, Richard	Politician mentioned in passing
O'Banion, Mr	Man that Nick Hopewell was supposed to stop from supporting the IRA. He was to kill his lover. Not his real name. A politician.
O'Brian, Hugh	In his dream on American Pride Flight 29, Albert Kaussner looked a lot like Hugh O'Brian
Parker, Mr	One of 24 people at Craig Toomy's final meeting on the runway at Bangor Airport. The president of Desert Sun Banking Corporation.
Patton, ?	General mentioned in passing
Pestleman, ?	Name in a folder at the rental car stand in Bangor airport
Pickins, Slim	In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29, Paw Dalton looked like him
Poirot, Hercule	Detective mentioned in passing
Quinlan, Anne	Maiden name of Anne Engle. She died in a house fire in 1990, 18 months after divorcing Brian Engle
Rohmer, Sax	Wrote the Fu Manchu novels
Rush, Merrilee	Country singer thought of by Craig Toomy
Ryan, Meg	Actress in the movie When Harry Met Sally, which was the inflight movie on American Pride Flight 29
Saul	Biblical character mentioned in passing
Scrooge, Mr	Mentioned in passing
Searles, Steve	Navigator with Brian Engle on American Pride Flight 7 from Tokyo to Los Angeles
Simms, Bethany	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that Lived. An alcoholic, about 17 years old, that was on her way to stay with her aunt Shawna in Boston in the hope that she would stop drinking and taking drugs. She was threatened with a gun by Craig Toomy, but Albert Kaussner saved her. She later became close friends with Albert.
Simms, Mrs	Mother of Bethany Simms. She sent Bethany to her aunt Shawna in Boston in the hope that she would give up drinking
Simpson, O J	Mentioned in passing
Spock, Mr	Character in Star Trek
Stanley	Darren Crosby's cat
Stevenson, ?	Sister of Laurel Stevenson. Ran into a door and knocked out two of her teeth as a child
Stevenson, Laurel	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that Lived. She was on her way to meet Darren Crosby, who she had been writing to since she chose his name out of a magazine called Friends and Lovers. She helped the blind Dinah Bellman before her death. Had dark hair.
Stravinsky, ?	Musician/Composer thought of by Albert Kaussner
Sutherland, Donald	In a dream of Albert Kaussner's while on American Pride Flight 29, Emmett Dalton looked like him
Tolkien, J R R	Writer mentioned in passing
Toomy, Catherine	Mother of Craig. Alcoholic.
Toomy, Craig	He was on American Pride Flight 29. He was hounded by his father to always be the best as a child. He shot at Albert Kaussner, but the gun misfired, and later escaped and stabbed Dinah Bellman and Don Gaffney. He eventually got a REAL close look at the Langoliers when they cut him apart on the runway of Derry airport. He worked for Desert Sun Banking Corp, and was on his way to Boston to explain a large transaction that he made to lose money - and he had spent more than 3 times what he had been authorised to spend.
Toomy, Roger	Father of Craig. Worked as an executive for the Bank of America. He told Craig about the Langoliers. Died at work when Craig was 9 years old.
Travis, ?	Colonel at the Alamo
Trevor, Melanie	Stewardess on American Pride Flight 29. She spoke to Brian Engle before they took off. Died when the plane flew through the time-rift.
Van Dyne, S S	Author of detective novels.
Vance, Philo	Detective in S S Van Dyne novels
Varley, John	Science Fiction writer
Warwick, Rudy	One of the people on American Pride Flight 29 that Lived. Bald. He was the first to try the food at Bangor airport, and thought it had spoiled. Helped when Dinah Bellman was stabbed by Craig Toomy.
Williams, Ralph Vaughan	Musician/Composer thought of by Albert Kaussner
Williams, Ted	Baseball player
Wyndham, John	Writer mentioned in passing

Description: This interesting tale enters the suddenly strange life of writer Mort Rainey, recently divorced, depressed, and alone on the shore of Tashmore Lake. Alone, that is, until a figure named John Shooter arrives, pointing an accusing finger.

Shooter claims that Rainey stole a story that he wrote many years previously, and Rainey must prove to this strange man that he did not copy the story, but how can you prove this to a man who simply does not exist - or does he?

?, Abby	Woman in Morton Rainey's latest book. She was cheating on her husband George
?, Delores	Lady friend of Herb Creekmore
?, George	Name in Morton Rainey's latest book. He found out that his wife Abby was cheating on him.
Ames, Ed	Singer mentioned in passing
Baez, Joan	Mentioned in passing
Bassinger, Don	Owned a house on the Tashmore Lake. An alcoholic
Block, Lawrence	Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Bowie, Gerda	Works at "Bowie's" take away on Tashmore Lake
Bradley, ?	Police detective Investigating the fire at the Rainey's house in Derry, Maine.
Bruno	Patty Champion's dog
Bump	Morton Rainey's cat. Killed by John Shooter with a screwdriver in October 1990
Caldwell, Erskine	Author mentioned in passing
Carstairs, ?	Son of Greg Carstairs
Carstairs, Greg	Caretaker at Morton Rainey's house on Tashmore Lake. Murdered by John Shooter in October 1990, when he had a screwdriver planted in his head above his right eye.
Carstairs, Megan	Daughter of Greg Carstairs. Due to start school in 1991
Carstairs, Mrs	Wife of Greg Carstairs & Mother of Megan Carstairs
Cat	In a nursery rhyme thought of by Morton Rainey. It kept coming back
Champion, Patricia (Patty)	Neighbour & friend of Amy Rainey in Derry, Maine. Told Amy that her house had burnt down.
Clapton, Eric	Musician listened to by Morton Rainey
Creekmore, Herb	Friend of Morton Rainey. His literary agent since 1982. Boyfriend of Delores
Dillard, Annie	Author mentioned in passing
Dowd, Amy	Maiden name of Amy Rainey & later Amy Milner
Dowd, Mrd	Mother of Amy Dowd. Dead
Downey, Mrs	Character from "Secret Windows, Secret Gardens" that was murdered by her husband Todd Downey & buried in her garden
Downey, Todd	Character in the book "Secret Window, Secret Garden". He was going to kill his wife and bury her in the garden. Same as Tommy Havelock in Sowing Season.
Evans, Fred	Investigator for Consolidated Assurance Company that specialised in Arson cases, and investigated the Rainey house fire in Derry, Maine. Shot and killed Morton Rainey when he was attacking Amy at the Tashmore Lake house.
Faulkner, William	John Shooter looked like a character from one of his novels
Fortin, Isabelle	Lived across the street from Amy Rainey in Derry, Maine
Gavin, Mrs	Cleaner at Morton Rainey's house on Tashmore Lake. Came in every Tuesday to clean.
God	Mentioned in passing
Grape, Moby	Mentioned in passing
Greenleaf, Mrs	Wife of Tom Greenleaf. Suffered from Alzheimers disease. Possibly dead
Greenleaf, Tom	70 Year old caretaker at Lake Tashmore. John Shooter killed him by burying a hatchet in his head in October 1990
Hardy, Thomas	Author mentioned in passing
Havelock, Mrs	Character from "Sowing Season" that was murdered by her husband Tommy Havelock & buried in her garden
Havelock, Tommy	Character in Morton Rainey's short story "Sowing Season". He was going to kill his wife and bury her in the garden. Same as Todd Downey in John Shooters story Secret Window, Secret Garden
Hemmingway, Ernest	Author thought of by Morton Rainey
Highsmith, Patricia	Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Hoch, Edward D	Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Hoffa, Jimmy	Mentioned in passing
Jaffery, Marianne	Works at Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Helped get an original copy of the June 1980 edition for Morton Rainey.
Jesus	Mentioned in passing
Johnson, Lyndon	President mentioned in passing
Jones, Tom	Singer mentioned in passing
Kennedy, John F	President killed in 1963
Kintner, John	He went to Bates College with Morton Rainey. Wrote "Crowfoot Mile" which Morton stole then sent to Aspen Quarterly magazine as his own work. He was a poor public speaker, but showed an excellent writing ability
Landers, Ann	Mentioned in passing
Lennon, John	Mentioned in passing
McBain, Ed	Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Milner, Amy	Married name of Amy Rainey (Nee Amy Dowd). Wife of Ted Milner
Milner, Ted	Real estate agent that was having an affair with Amy Rainey, and later married her.
Newsome, Dave	Tashmore Lake Constable. Over 70 years old.
Oswald, Lee Harvey	Mentioned in passing
Palmer, Charles	Assistant editor of Aspen Quarterly. He wrote to Morton Rainer after he submitted the short story Eye of the Crow
Perkins, Richard Jr	Teacher of Morton Rainey at Bates College. He had written 2 novels
Proust, Marcel	Author mentioned in passing
Rainey, Amy	Ex wife of Morton. Married name of Amy Dowd. She later married Ted Milner after the death of Morton Rainey
Rainey, Morton	Writer that has a bad case of split personality. Wrote "Everybody drops the dime" (Short story collection), "The Delacourt family", "The Organ-Grinder's Boy". He was accused by John Shooter of copying a story named "Secret Windows, Secret Garden" and selling it as his own titled "Sowing Season". It turned out that John Shooter was actually Morton Rainey. He was shot dead by Fred Evans while trying to kill his ex-wife Amy Rainey
Rendell, Ruth	Name in June 1980's Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Savalas, Telly	Bald actor
Shooter, John	Man who accused Morton Rainey of stealing his story "Secret Window, Secret Garden". He was actually a personality of Morton Rainey. Shot dead by Fred Evans while trying to kill Amy Rainey.
Shooter, Mr	Father of John Shooter
Stoker, Juliet	Worked at the post office at Tashmore Glen, and gave Morton Rainey the package from Federal Express.
Strick, Don	Consolidated Assurance Company agent that dealt with the Rainey's house fire in Derry, Maine.
Trotts, Sonny	Painted the Methodist Parish Hall with Tom Greenleaf in October 1990. About 40, and bald
Wayne, John	Actor impersonated by Herb Creekmore
Whittaker, Roger	Singer listened to by Sonny Trotts
Wickersham, Mr	Fire chief that investigated the fire in the Rainey house in Derry, Maine
Wyeth, N C	Morton Rainey had one of his drawings of 2 boys in a small boat
Young, Henry	Told Morton Rainey about seeing a man with his wife.

Description: Junction City, Iowa may seem like an unlikely place for evil to be hiding. For small businessman Sam Peebles, who thinks he may be loosing his mind, another evil is lurking there as well - The truth.

If Sam and his friends can find the truth in time he may just survive the Library Policeman, and the evil Librarian.

?, Billy	Name of one of the children with Ardelia Lortz in the Junction City Children's Library
?, Carl	Was on the speaker committee for the Rotary Club in Junction City
?, Jimmy	Barber in Junction City
?, John	Alcoholic at Angle Street Homeless Shelter's AA Meeting on 8 April 1990. Wore a Cincinatti Bangall's sweatshirt
?, Kenny	Was on the speaker committee for the Rotary Club in Junction City
?, Lukey	Alcoholic friend of Dave Duncan at the Angle Street Homeless Shelter. Always asking for Slim Jim's
?, Mike	Worked at Pells Bookstore in Des Moines, and sold Sam Peebles the 2 books he lost from the library for $22.57
?, Rudolph	Alcoholic friend of Dave Duncan at the Angle Street Homeless Shelter.
?, Sandra	Name of one of the children with Ardelia Lortz in the Junction City Children's Library
?, Sonja	Name of one of the children with Ardelia Lortz in the Junction City Children's Library. Dave Duncan saw Ardelia take her to the bathroom
?, Tommy	Name of one of the children with Ardelia Lortz in the Junction City Children's Library
3 Bears	From Goldilocks and the 3 bears
Abbot, Bud	Actor mentioned in passing
Adams, John	On a sign in the Junction City library
Adelmen, Kent	Editor of "The Speakers Companion" which was borrowed from the Junction City Library by Sam Peebles.
Aikens, Willie	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Andrews, V C	Horror author mentioned by Ardelia Lortz
Basilio, Carmen	Boxer thought of by Dave Duncan
Baskin, Elmer	Owner of the bank in Junction City that heard about Sam Peebles speech atthe Rotary Club dinner. Alcoholic at Angle Street Homeless Shelter's AA Meeting on 8 April 1990.
Beeman, Norman	Elected the Homestead County Sheriff in 1945, and died of a stroke in the Junction City Barber Shop in 1963
Berrigan, Cynthia	Worked at the Junction City Library and spoke to Sam Peebles on 7 April 1990
Blake, Jennifer	Romance Novel writer read by Naomi Higgins
Blume, Judy	Author mentioned in the Children's Library
Brakeman, Phil	Ran for the State House. Naomi Higgins used to type his speeches.
Brett, George	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Brett, Ken	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Bright, Will	Rang Craig Jones about the Amazing Joe's accident
Candy, George	Well connected developer in Junction City
Carter, ?	Helped Stan Soames on his farm
Costello, Lou	Actor mentioned in passing
Coyote	From the Road Runner cartoon
Culpepper, Felicia	Junction City head librarian from 1932 until 1951
Dawson, ?	Owned a car at Des Moines airport that Stan Soames took Sam Peebles and Naomi Higgins into Pell's bookstore. He also drove the fuel truck at the airport
Dewey	One of the 3 nephews of Donald Duck
Duck, Donald	Cartoon character, and uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie
Duncan, Dave (Dirty Dave)	60 year old diabetic with a bad liver and pancreas, and was an alcoholic that was a former lover of Ardelia Lortz. Picked up old newspapers and bottles for recycling from Junction City residents. Stayed at the Angle Street Homeless Shelter. He took the 2 books that Sam Peebles left in his kitchen and they were recycled. He used to be an excellent artist, painter and signwriter, until he started heavy drinking. He only had 5 teeth left. He was told by Ardelia Lortz that he was supposed to kill Tansy Power in July 1960, but he did not. Died 9 April 1990 when he was thrown into a fire extinguisher by the Library Policeman
Duncan, Mr	Father of Dave Duncan. He left his wife about a year after Dave was born
Duncan, Mrs	Mother of Dave Duncan
Eisenhower, Dwight D (Ike)	American president in 1957
Emerson, Ralph Waldo	Writer quoted on the wall of Junction City's Library
Engalls, Bruce	At Sam Peebles Rotary Club speech, and enjoyed it so much he bought him a drink.
Felleman, Hazel	Editor of "Best Loved Poems of the American People" which was borrowed from the Junction City Library by Sam Peebles.
Frame, Russ	Friend of Sam Peebles. Physicians assistant of Dr Melden. Left Junction City in 1989 for a better paying job in Grand Rapids
Free, Spencer Michael	Poet quoted in Sam Peebles Rotary Club speech
Frey, Jim	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames. The Field Manager
Garfield	Cartoon cat on the back of a car in the Junction City Library carpark
Garland, Judy	Actress mentioned in passing
Gibson, Tom	One of the children killed by Ardelia Lortz in July 1960 in the Junction City library. Often in trouble
Glasters, Mrs	Teacher of Sam Peebles in the 4th grade
God	Mentioned in passing
Goldilocks	From Goldilocks and the 3 bears
Grandma	On a poster in the Children's library in Junction City
Gretel	From Hansel & Gretel
Grimm, ?	Author mentioned in passing
Guns N Roses	Band mentioned by Ardelia Lortz
Hansel	From Hansel & Gretel
Harrigan, Mrs	Mother of Patsy Harrigan. Caught Patsy and Tom Gibson smoking cigarettes
Harrigan, Patsy	One of the children killed by Ardelia Lortz in July 1960 in the Junction City library. Often in trouble
Harrington, Cammy	Seen Sam Peebles go into the Junction City Gazette on 9 April 1990, and telephoned Naomi Higgins
Higgins, Mrs	Mother of Naomi Higgins. Unwell
Higgins, Naomi Sarah (Omes)	35 year old secretary for many of the people in Junction City, including Sam Peebles on Friday Mornings from 10-12. She helped Sam Peebles defeat Ardelia Lortz. She has been an alcoholic for 9 years, and 6 years sober. Helps out at the Angle Street Homeless Shelter, where she is known as Sarah. When Ardelia died in the library in 1990, the evil entered her, but was taken out by Sam Peebles and killed.
Huey	One of the 3 nephews of Donald Duck
Humpe, Bill	Corn farmer on Truman Road, Proverbia, Iowa in the 1960's
Iverson, Burt	Spoke to Sam Peebles about a deal for insurance for the new medical centre's Comp group cover after Sam's speech at the Rotary Club dinner. Seen at the Angle Street Homeless Shelter AA Meeting 8 April 1990
Jack	From the children's story, Jack and the beanstalk
Jackson, Andrew	His face is on the $20 note
Jefferson, Thomas	On a sign in the Junction City library
Jesus	Mentioned in passing
Jones, Craig	Lawyer in Junction City. Head of speaker committee for Rotary Club, who had asked Sam Peebles to fill in for the Amazing Joe at the Rotary Club Dinner, and he took Sam Peebles home after his speech.
Jordan, Keith	Paper boy in Junction City. Delivered Paper to Sam Peebles
Kelly, Brian	Freight master in Junction City in 1960.
King, Stephen	Horror author mentioned by Ardelia Lortz
Klemmart, Willy	Little boy Ardelia Lortz scared with the Library Policeman. Died in Vietnam
Lavin, Christopher	Junction City Librarian from 1951 until his death of a heart attack. Killed by Ardelia Lortz. Had a degree in Library Science
Library Policeman, The	Man who punished boys and girls for bringing back library books late. A man saying he was the Library Policeman raped Sam Peebles as a child. He later came to Sam's house in 1990, brought to life by Ardelia Lortz, and was over 7 feet high, had a scar over his left cheek and nose, and had a lisp. He pushed Dave Duncan across the Junction City library into the fire extinguisher, where he later died of his wounds. Also drawn on a poster in the Children's library in Junction City
Little Red Riding Hood	On a poster in the Children's library in Junction City
Lortz, Ardelia	Librarian who killed 2 children then hung herself in about July 1960 and was cremated. The problem was that she is back and after Sam Peebles. She is not human, but has a face that turns into a sucker that drinks up the fear from Children. Taught Sunday School in Proverbia in 1957 before working in the library
Louie	One of the 3 nephews of Donald Duck
Matthew	Biblical character
McCammon, Robert	Wrote The Swan Song
McGill, Doreen	Works in the office of the Junction City Gazette.
Meecham, Arthur	Was in the Junction City Gazette microfilm "Morgue" before Sam Peebles. He was there on 27th of December 1989.
Melden, Dr.	Local doctor in Junction City.
Moggins, Ira	Came back from WWII, killed his family then shot himself in the right ear with his service pistol
Moses, Gramma	Drove her car without a license
Murryat, ?	Author mentioned in passing
O'Hara, Scarlett	Mentioned in passing
Orday, Sam	Corn farmer on Truman Road, Proverbia, Iowa in the 1960's
Osbourne, Ozzy	Singer mentioned by Ardelia Lortz
Otis, Amos	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Patton, ?	General mentioned in passing
Pearlman, Rudy	Heard Sam Peebles speech at the Rotary dinner, and loved the speech and poem
Peckham, Eddie	Worked at the library as a part time janitor before he died. Mentioned by Ardelia Lortz
Peebles, Mr	Father of Sam Peebles. Died when Sam was young
Peebles, Mrs	Mother of Sam Peebles. Long dead
Peebles, Samuel	40 year old Junction City Realty and Insurance owner. He borrowed a book from the Junction City Library to help with a speech he had to do for a Rotary Club Dinner. The librarian that helped him was the long-dead Ardelia Lortz. He lost the 2 books, and now she wants to get him.
Porter, Darrell	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames. Catcher
Power, John	Deputy Sheriff who found out about Ardelia Lortz. He was then killed by Ardelia in 1960, but the official cause of death was a heart attack. Father of Tansy Power
Power, Mrs	Wife of John and mother of Tansy Power
Power, Tansy	Daughter of John Power. She was supposed to be the third child killed, and Ardelia Lortz had told Dave Duncan to kill her by cutting her throat. Maiden name of Tansy Ryan. She is now a member of AA in Junction City
Price, Richard	The current Junction City Librarian. Started in 1964. Tall, about 50, and thin.
Quisenberry, Dan	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Randowski, Joseph (The Amazing Joe)	The Amazing Joe was an acrobat with Curry and Trembo's All-Star Circus and Traveling Carnival. Thought to have broken his neck, but later found it was just sprained, and could not give a speech at the Rotary dinner, so Sam Peebles was called in at short notice to do the speech
Reed, Tommy	Sam Peebles went to High School with him, and watched as other kids plugged the exhaust of Tommy's Pontiac with modelling clay, causing the muffler to explode.
Road Runner	From the Road Runner cartoon
Rockwell, Norman	Painter mentioned in passing
Rogers, Rosemary	Romance Novel writer read by Naomi Higgins
Ryan, Tansy	Married name of Tansy Powell. Works at the Junction City post office. John Power's daughter. Attends AA meetings
Seger, Mrs	Ran the Five-and-Dime in Junction City in the '60's.
Serling, Rod	From the TV show The Twilight Zone
Seuss, Dr	Author
Shatner, William	Actor in Star Trek
Sheldon, Paul	Romance Novel writer read by Naomi Higgins
Simple Simon	Nickname of a little boy on a poster in the Children's Library in Junction City. He is abducted by a man in a car
Soames, Joey	Son of Stan and Laura Soames. Died of leukemia in 1980 at 10 years old
Soames, Laura	Ex-wife of Stan and mother of Joey Soames. Left Stan for another man in 1986
Soames, Stan	Pilot who helped Sam Peebles. Good friend of Dave Duncan Runs Western Iowa Air Charter in Junction City. Father of Joey Soames, and ex-husband of Laura Soames.
Splittorff, Paul	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
St John, Tommy	Made a sign for the Angel Street Homeless Shelter, but called it Angle Street. Died in the winter of 1989
Stanford, Tom	Worked at the Junction City Library and spoke to Sam Peebles on 7 April 1990
Stephens, Frank	Rotary club member that made fun of Rotary meetings. Invited Sam Peebles for dinner at Frank's Ribs on 2 April 1990, and once filled in for a Trucking Union man that was supposed to speak at the Rotary Dinner, but was arrested for fraud
Stephens, Mrs	Wife of Frank Stephens
Stevenson, Robert Louis	Wrote the "Black Arrow"
Vasser, Mary	Cleaned Sam Peebles house every Thursday. A very nervous woman.
Verrill, Hannah	Police dispatcher on duty when Ardelia Lortz died in 1960
Washington, U L	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Wells, H G	Author mentioned in passing
Whistler, James	Artist mentioned by Dave Duncan
White, Frank	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Wilson, Willie	Part of the 1980 Kansas City Baseball Team that was painted on baseballs by Dave Duncan for Joe Soames
Wolf, The	On a poster in the Children's library in Junction City
Wycliffe, Tom	Police friend of Sam Peebles that was on the Iowa State Patrol's traffic control board since 1 January 1990
Youngman, Stu	Had Sam Peebles write him a large homeowners insurance policy 2 April 1990

Description: The flat surface of a Polaroid photograph becomes for 15 year old Kevin Delevan an invitation to the supernatural. Old Pop Merrill, Castle Rock's sharpest trader, wants to crash the party for profit, but the "Sun Dog" creature that shouldn't exist at all, is a very dangerous investment.

Written as a prologue to the final Castle Rock Novel, "Needful Things", readers may find many familiar people, and animals, with which to share this story.

Dedication: This is in memory of John D. MacDonald. I miss you, old friend -- and you were right about the tigers.

?, Ellen	Niece of Molly Durham
?, Hilda	Aunt of Kevin Delevan. Lived in Portland and gave him string ties for each birthday
?, Joe	Worked for Cedric McCarty as a full time pilot
?, Randy	Uncle of Kevin Delevan
Baker, Mr.	Kevin Delevan's favourite teacher
Bannerman, George	Castle Rock Sheriff who was killed by Cujo
Brady, Matthew	Photographer in the late 1800's
Bunyan, Paul	Mentioned by Pop Merrill
Cabot, ?	Name mentioned in passing
Camber, Joe	Owner of Cujo that was killed by Cujo
Chaffee, Emory	Dealt with Pop Merrill. Collected Paranormal stuff.
Chalmers, Evelyn (Aunt Evvie)	Great-Grandmother of Polly Chalmers
Chalmers, Patricia (Polly)	Worked in You Sew and Sew. Great-Grandaughter of Evvie Chalmers
Claudette	Cat at a seance that tore the ear of her owner
Clutterbuck, Andy	Policeman in Castle Rock
Constantine, Mr.	Pharmacist at LaVerdiere's Super Drug
Cujo	Dog that went rabid and killed Joe Camber, Gary Pervier and George Bannerman.
Deere, Eleusippus	Sister of Meleusippus. Collected Paranormal stuff
Deere, Meleusippus	Maiden name of Meleusippus Verrill. Sister of Eleusippus. Collected Paranormal stuff
Deere, Mr.	Father of Meleusippus and Eleusippus. Named them after saints.
Delevan, John	Father of Kevin and Megan and husband of Mary. Worked in Portland
Delevan, Kevin	Got a Sun 660 camera for his 15th birthday, but it took strange pictures that moved ever so slightly each time. The pictures showed the Sun Dog, and he is getting closer each time.
Delevan, Mary	Mother of Kevin and Megan and wife of John
Delevan, Megan (Meg)	Sister of Kevin. 11 years old and liked horror movies.
Donahue, ?	Tricked Pop Merrill out of some money. Antiques dealer
Doyon, Jane	Played bridge with Mary Delevan
Doyon, Mr.	Husband of Jane
Durham, Molly	Worked at LaVerdiere's Super Drug Store
Greer, Hal	Football player
Jackett, Sonny	Worked at Sonny's Texaco
Keeton, Danforth (Buster)	Castle Rock selectman.
Linden, Althea	Neighbour of Pop Merrill
Lowell, ?	Name mentioned in passing
McCarty, Cedric	Did business with Pop Merrill. Collected paranormal stuff.
Merrill, John (Ace)	Nephew of pop Merrill. Serving 4 years in Shawshank Prison for robbing the Mellow Tiger Bar
Merrill, Mrs.	Mother of Pop. Buried in Homeland Cemetery.
Merrill, Reginald Marion (Pop)	Looked at Kevin Delevan's camera and decided he wanted it for himself. A bit of a moneylender, and conman. Runs the "Emporium Galorium", and had a CLOSE look at the Sun Dog. He was killed while the Sun Dog was escaping from the camera.
Pangborn, Annie	Wife of Alan
Pangborn, Alan J	Sheriff in Castle Rock. Just lost his wife and son in a car accident
Paulette	Teddy bear named by Ellen, niece of Molly Durham
Pervier, Gary	Killed by Cujo
Reed, Brandon	Worked with John Delevan
Ridgewick, Norris	Police officer in Castle Rock
Roberson, Bill	Friend of John Delevan
Roberts, Nan	Owned Nan's Luncheonette
Simineaux, Colette	Had an eye damaged
The Sun Dog	Nasty creature that is heading closer to Kevin's camera. He eventually escapes and attacks Pop Merrill, but Kevin Delevan is there with another camera, and he's waiting!
Tombauch, Clyde	Astronomer that found Pluto
Trenton, Donna	Held in a car by Cujo (Not mentioned by name). Mother of Tad
Trenton, Theodore (Tad)	Held in a car by Cujo (Not mentioned by name)
Untermeyer, Bill	Bet that John Delevan would pay a $400 bet that he lost the next day.
Verrill, Meleusippus	Married name of Meleusippus Deere.
Verrill, Mr.	Husband of Meleusippus. Died in the battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
Whittaker, Mrs	Keven Delevan's algebra teacher