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This is a
collection of the works of
Stephen King that I have further
information on that have not been included in books, or have only been
included in books and anthologies
not primarily containing Kings works.
43rd Dream, The
Description: The narrator, a
high school student, tells of his dream. Characters: | ?,
Jesse | The
narrator asked what the stumble bum would do if Jesse came to town |
| Bardot,
Brigette | From
France |
| Captain Hook |
Hit the narrator on the head and
caused him to get detention hall after the class
threw bowling-balls at him | | Jack
the Ripper | The
bartender whom the narrator ordered a drink from. His aim was not very
good |
| Pontius Pilate |
Captain Bligh wanted to swing
him from the yardarm |
| Streisand,
Barbra | Proctor
of Lisbon High in the narrator's dream |
An Evening At God's
Description:
This is about a
conversation between God, who has been drinking, and St Peter. The
Earth is in between God and his TV,
so God crushes the Earth, but finds that many of the people that he
likes watching on TV are (Or more
correctly were) still living on Earth. The story was a one minit play
written for a benefit evening. It was auctioned
on 23 April 1990 at the American Repertory Theatre's Institute for
Advanced Theatre Training. Characters:
| Alda, Alan | Actor
on TV that God liked. Alive when God crushes the Earth. |
| God |
God, a big guy with a white beard watching TV when he crushes
the Earth because it is in his way. | | Pryor,
Richard | Actor on TV that God liked. Alive when
God crushes the Earth. | | St Peter | God's
helper. | | Williams, Robin | Actor
on TV that God liked. Alive when God crushes the Earth. |
Before the Play
Description:
This is a lengthy
introductory 5 scene section which was cut from "The Shining". It tells
the history of the
Overlook Hotel in wicked detail. Scene 1 deals with the construction
of the overlook and the death of the owners
son. Scene 2 describes the nightmares experienced by Lottie Pillsbury
during her honeymoon at the Overlook.
Scene 3 describes the Grand Masquerade Ball and the death of the
homosexual lover of Horace Derwent. Scene 4 describes the accident when
Jack Torrance had his arm broken by his
drunk father, and in scene 5 the mob hit in the presidential room is
described in gory detail. Characters:
| ?, Ronnie (The San Diego Dago) |
First homosexual lover of Lewis Toner. A career sailor. |
| Abruzzi,
Walt | He lent two of his boys to guard a man in
the overlook in 1958, but they both got shot. | | Anastasia,
Albert | Died. Mentioned by murderers in 1958 |
| Arkinbauer,
Mr | Husband of Mrs Arkinbauer. Owned a meat
packing business. | | Arkinbauer, Mrs | Wife
of Mr Arkinbauer. She fell and broke her wrist getting out of the bath
at the Overlook on June
1, 1910, the day of the opening. | | Brandywine,
Cecil | Bought the Overlook and reopened it in May
1923 with Clyde Brandywine. Bought from the estate of
James Parris | | Brandywine, Clyde | Bought
the Overlook and reopened it in May 1923 with Cecil Brandywine. Bought
from the estate of
James Parris | | Burrey, ? | Worked
for Derwent Enterprises in the Aircraft Division |
| Compson,
? | Couple that played bridge with Pillsburys at
the Overlook in 1929 | | Derwent, Horace | Millionaire
inventor that owned the Overlook 1945-1970. He was the husband of
Sylvia, and homosexual
lover of Lewis Toner | | Derwent, Mrs | Mother
of Horace. Died of cancer at the age of 46. | | Derwent, Sylvia |
Wife of Horace Derwent from 1942 until 1948. Owned the
Overlook for some time. | | Durker, Harry | Groundskeeper
for James Parris | | Geroux, ? | Head
cook of the Overlook in 1914 | | Giorgio,
Tony | Crazy little west coast hood mentioned in
1958 | | Grondin, ? | He
was hired by Bob Watson to pave the road from the Overlook to
Sidewinder in 1910. He used substandard
material, charged $70,000, and the road broke up after the first winter. |
| Hanneman,
? | On the Derwent Enterprises board, but died of a
heart attack | | Hart, ? | Social
Secretary and homosexual lover of Horace Derwent. He went to the Grand
Ball as the Devil | | Kilgallon, Lottie | Maiden
name of Lottie Pillsbury | | Norman, Robert |
Manager of the Overlook in 1966. Worked for Derwent
Enterprises. He was seen in a compromising position
with a woman at the Overlook by Lewis Toner | | Parris,
James | Owned the overlook from 1915 to 1923.
Started as a shyster in 1880. He died of a heart attack where
the topiary stands. | | Parris, Mrs. | Wife
of James. She left him in 1920 and filed for divorce on the grounds of
Mental Cruelty in 1921.
She was a broadway actress before her marriage. |
| Pillsbury,
Harold M. | Father of William. His family owned
publishing business, textile mills, a foundry and more. Died
of a heart attack 2 weeks after the stock market crash. |
| Pillsbury,
Lottie | Married name of Lottie Kilgallon. She has
been having nightmares since she arrived at the Overlook
in August 1929 for her Honeymoon. She committs suicide in 1949, 20
years after her Overlook visit. A
real bitch that tried to dominate her husband. | | Pillsbury,
William (Bill) | Publishing heir. Husband of Lottie
Kilgallon. Lost all his money in the stock market crash. |
| Rutherford,
? | Overlook accountant from 1912 to 1914. He
advised Bob T Watson to file for bankruptcy | | Steeves,
Bill | President of the First Mercantile Bank of
Denver and personal friend of Bob Watson. He gave the second
mortgage on the Overlook to Bob T Watson on the basis of their
friendship. | | Tessie | Bay
mare that William Pillsbury rode at the Overlook in 1929. |
| Toner,
Lewis | Homosexual 'lover' of Horance Derwent.
Found dead in the bath in his room of a drug overdose on June
1, 1910, but the drugs were never found. Went to the grand ball as a
Dog at the request of Derwent. Joined
Derwent Enterprises as a book keeper in 1936, and was head book keeper
from 1940 | | Torrance, John Daniel
(Jacky) | A young boy who's father beat him on
numerous occasions. He had his arm broken after his father wrecked
the family car while drunk. | | Torrance, Mark
Anthony | Father of Jack. Alcoholic, and
child beater. Orderly at the Berlin Community Hospital. Smashed the
car on the way home, and when Jack spoke to him he broke Jack's arm. |
| Torrance,
Mrs. | Mother of Jack. Scared of her husband |
| Verecker,
Dr. | 70 year old retired surgeon that played
bridge with the Pillsbury's at the Overlook in 1929. Retired
after a heart attack. | | Verecker, Malvina | Wife
of Dr Verecker that played bridge with the Pillsbury's at the Overlook
in 1929 | | Watson, Boyd | Oldest
son of Robert T Watson. Died in a riding accident where he broke his
neck jumping over a pile
of lumber at the site where the Topiary was built in about 1909. Buried
in Denver. | | Watson, Richard | Youngest
son of Robert T Watson. Born in 1897 | | Watson, Robert
Towenley (Bob) | Built the
Overlook in 1907 and sold it to James Parris in 1915 on the condition
that he and his son
were employed as maintenance men for life. Born 1864 |
| Watson,
Sarah | Wife of Robert T Watson. She hated the
Overlook. She died in the winter of 1910/11 of influenza,
and was buried in Denver. | | Watson, Mr |
Father of Robert T Watson. Gunned down in Denver in about 1893 |
| Poe,
Edgar Allan | Poet mentioned in passing |
| Wilson,
Woodrow | President of the USA mentioned as being a
guest of the overlook in 1922. | | Wilson, Mrs |
Wife of Woodrow Wilson. Stayed in the overlook in 1922 |
| Homer |
Character in a Greek story told by Bob T Watson |
| Rascal |
The horse that Boyd Watson was riding when he fell and broke
his neck. The horse broke his leg in
the jump. | | Breughel, ? | Artist
mentioned in passing | | Ford, Whitey | Baseball
player mentioned in passing |
Blue Air Compressor, The
Description:
Gerald decided
to write a short story about Mrs Leighton. She finds the story that he
has hidden away, and when he realises
it he decided to make her pay. The obscenely large Mrs Leighton has
the nozzle of an air compressor placed
in her mouth by Gerald, until she blows up like a beach ball! Unlike
the Warner Brothers cartoon's where
characters simply float away, Mrs Leighton explodes, and her remains
are buried away. In
the Heavy Metal reprint, Gerald first shoots Mrs Leighton, then
overinflates
her. Characters:
| Dosteyevsky, Fyodor
Mikhailovich | Mrs Leighton said that
she was simply too big for Gerard Nately to write about, but maybe not
for
Poe, Dostoevsky or Melville | | King,
Stephen | Mentioned by name in the story. Narrator
of the story who tries to explain some of the things that
happen, and why. | | Leighton, Mr | Husband
of Mrs Leighton. Gerald Nately had been his friend |
| Leighton,
Mrs | An extremely large woman that is blown up
like a beach ball by Gerald Leighton and the Blue Air Compressor
after she laughs at his story called "The Hog" based on herself. Her
body was buried under
the tool shed. | | Melville, Herman |
Mrs Leighton said that she was simply too big for Gerard
Nately to write about, but maybe not for
Poe, Dostoevsky or Melville | | Nately,
Gerald | A writer who killed Mrs Leighton before
fleeing to the Far East. The crime was never discovered.
He cut his own head off with a guillotine. Wrote four monumental,
twisted and misunderstood novels. Also
wrote poetry and at least four essays. Wrote "The Hog", retitled "The
Blue Air Compressor" | | Poe, Edgar Allan |
Mrs Leighton said that she was simply too big for Gerard
Nately to write about, but maybe not for
Poe, Dostoevsky or Melville | | Pope, The |
He defecates because he has to | | Terrell,
Carroll F | English professor of Stephen King at
the University of Maine. | | Zola |
Mentioned in passing |
Cat from Hell, The
Description:
John Halston is
a hit man who is hired to kill a tiny little cat - with a big attitude!
For this easy job he is paid
the sum of $12,000, so he readily accepts, even tho he knows that the
cat is suspected of playing a part
in the deaths of 3 other people. Alas the cat has different ideas, and
attacks John when he lays paralised
after a car accident The story was a 500 word beginning
of a story, and was to be finished by the
readers of Cavalier. The winning entry, as well as Kings complete story
appeared in the June 1977 edition. Characters: | ?, Alice | Alice
in Wonderland. | | Broadmoor, Carolyn | Lifelong
friend of Amanda she had emphysema, she was 70 when on June she died in
the night. Drogan
suspected a cat of suffocating her. | | Cat from
Hell, The | The cat owned by Drogan. Also known as
Sam |
| Coroner | Found Amanda Drogan's death was
accidental | | Drogan, Amanda | Drogan's
sister, died in mid May at the age of 74 of a fall down some stairs.
Apparently she tripped
over her cat, Sam and the coroner found 'death by accident'. |
| Drogan,
Mr | Hired Halston to kill the cat. He was in the
pharmaceutical business, and experimented on cats to
perfect a new painkiller for humans, and killed about 15,000 cats in
the process. | | Gage, Dick | Hired
man of the Grogan's from the 1950s for twenty years; he was past sixty
when he died in a car
crash on July 3 going to the vet in Milford to get Sam the cat put
down. He had cat scratches on his
face. | | Guest, Edgar | Poet
thought of by Drogan | | Halston, John | Hitman
that had previously killed 18 men, and 6 women, and was hired to kill
the cat. He was killed
by the cat after a car accident. | | Loggia, Saul |
Spoke to Mr Drogan, and told him to contact John Halston |
| Reuss,
Will | Farmer that found the body of John Halston
in his car. He saw Sam claw it's way out of his stomach. |
| Sam |
The cat owned by Drogan. Also known as the Cat from Hell.
Named Sam by Amanda Drogan. |
Cursed Expedition, The
Description: Hugh
and Jimmy land on
the planet Venus, but soon after landing, Jimmy is found dead. Hugh
soon finds out the cause of death
- Venus is alive, and still hungry. Will Hugh escape in time...
Nope! This story was originally published
in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley Characters:
| Bullford, Hugh | Astronaut
that lands on Venus, with disastrous results. | | Keller,
Jimmy | Astronaut that lands on Venus, but is found
dead soon after landing. |
For the Birds Description: King contributed
a 1-page story which had to end with a pun. In 1995 London's pollution
is so bad that all the Rooks are
dying, and numbers are dwindling. Bangor, Maine is decided to be the
place to help breed rooks as their
climate is very similar to London's. The London Council hears nothing for
a while, and sends a telegraph every
day with the only line being: "Bred any good rooks lately?" There are no named characters in
this short joke.
Furnace,
The Description: Tommy
is off to get Firewood
from the cellar, but believes that there is something living behind the
furnace. His worst fears were
realised and the door closed, and the lights went out. King will not be
completing any more of the story
in the future King
wrote the opening 2 paragraphs for The Weekly Reader
and the
readers are encouraged to submit the next section of the story, printed
each week. If chosen, the authors
section is added to the continuing story each week, and displayed on
the website. Other known authors
will be writing sections throughout the year. Characters: | (Tommy's mother) |
Tommy's mother said that he would grow out of his fear of the cellar as
he aged | | ?, Tommy |
It was his job to get the wood from the cellar, but he believed that
there was something living
behind the furnace. While getting wood, his worst fears were realised
and the door closed, and the lights
went out |
Glass Floor, The
Description:
Charles Wharton
wishes to see the place where his sister Janine died. Anthony Reynard,
her husband, refuses to allow
the room, which has since been sealed, to be re-opened.
Eventually Charles enters the
room, only to find it a has a glass floor and
ceiling. He soon loses his balance and dies. His body is removed from
the room, and the doorway replastered. This was the first story
for which King was paid ($35) Characters: | ?, Louise | Housekeeper
for Anthony Reynard. | | Poe, Edgar Allan |
Poet that wrote "Black Cat" | | Reynard,
Anthony | Owner of the house where the glass floor
resided. | | Reynard, Janine | Married
name of Janine Wharton | | Wharton, Charles | Died
in the same room as his sister after wishing to see where his sister
died. | | Wharton, Janine | Sister
of Charles. Died of a broken neck when she fell in the east room, where
the floor is a mirror. |
Hardcase Speaks, The
Description: This 60
line free-verse
poem was actually listed as written by Stephan King.
Many of the images in the poem were made
into later novels, or short stories such as Strawberry Spring, The
Tommyknockers, the Shining and more. Characters: | Berry, Chuck | Mentioned
in passing | | Lane, Lois | Mentioned
in passing | | Starkweather, Charles | Charles
killed 10 people in 1958, and makes a fairly regular appearance in
King's books. The narrator
lit a candle for him |
Harrrison State Park '68
Description:
An unusual free-form
poem initially written for "Ubris", 1968. Characters: | ?, Aileen | Queried
as to her opinion of peach poachers | | Bono, Sonny |
Mentioned in passing | | Brucie,
Cousin | Mentioned in passing |
| Cher |
Mentioned in passing | | Dean, James
(Jimmy) | Mentioned in passing as a possible one of
"the cools" | | Doors, The | Mentioned
in passing | | Floyd, Pretty Boy | Mentioned
as having been played in a movie by Mickey Rooney |
| Ishmael |
"I am Semen" | | Mitchum, Robert | Mentioned
in passing as a possible one of "the cools" | | Narrator,
The | Reached for a hand but touched only bones |
| Rooney,
Mickey | Remembered as having played Pretty Boy
Floyd | | Sales, Soupy | Mentioned
in passing as a possible one of "the cools" | | Sanders, Ed |
Quoted | | Szasz, Thomas | Quoted |
Harvey's Dream
Description:
Harvey had a bad
dream where he received a call from his daughter Trisha. He believed
she was calling to tell him that
one of her sisters had died. He woke himself up screaming before the
dream concluded, but realised that
the dream may still come true when the phone rings again!
Characters: | ?, Alfalfa | Character
from the Little Rascals | | ?, Hannah | Friend
of Janet Stevens | | ?, Timmy | Character
in the TV show Lassie | | Alice | From
Alice in Wonderland | | Blackstone, Harry |
Mentioned in passing | | Bush, Barbara |
One of the Bush twins, mentioned in passing |
| Bush,
Jenna | One of the Bush twins, mentioned in
passing | | Cheshire Cat | From
Alice in Wonderland | | Clinton, William
Jefferson | Past president of the USA
in Harvey 's dream | | Friedman, Frank | Neighbour
of the Stevens. Husband of Lucy. On the morning Harvey's dream his
Volvo was dented, as
in the dream | | Friedman, Lucy | Neighbour
of the Stevens. Wife of Frank | | Houdini, Harry
| Mentioned in passing |
| Jethro
Tull | Band mentioned in passing |
| Lassie
| Character in the TV show Lassie |
| Stevens,
Harvey | Husband of Janet for almost 30 years,
and father of Trisha, Jenna and Stephanie. He had a dream in
which his elder daughter was calling him to tell of a terrible tragedy
and he feared was the death of
one of his daughters. He told the dream to his wife the next morning
and she thought it might come true | | Stevens,
Janet | Wife of Harvey and mother of Trisha, Jenna
and Stephanie. Harvey told her of his dream and she thought
it may come true | | Stevens, Jenna | Daughter
of Harvey and Janet, sister of Stephanie and Trisha. Harvey feared she
or Stephanie had
been killed in his dream | | Stevens,
Stephanie | Youngest daughter of Harvey and
Janet, sister of Jenna and Trisha. Harvey feared she or Jenna had
been killed in his dream | | Stevens,
Trisha | Eldest daughter of Harvey and Janet,
sister of Jenna and Stephanie. In his dream, she called Harvey
with bad news | | Stevens, Wallace | Poet
mentioned in passing | | Tim | The
Stevens dog when the children were young |
Heroes For Hope Starring The X-Men
Description:
Written as a combined
story by many authors, the following characters are those included by
King. Characters:
| Hungry | Appeared
as an evil hooded figure. Attacked Kitty Pryde | | Nightcrawler |
One of the X-Men. Found Kitty Pryde after she was attacked by
Hungry | | Pryde, Kitty | Attacked
by Hunger. |
Hotel At The End Of The Road, The
Description:
Tommy Riviera and
Kelso Black have just escaped from the police, and wandered into an old
hotel at the end of a side road.
They demand a room at gunpoint, and are given room 5. When they wake up
in the morning, they find that
this is no ordinary hotel! When they wake up in the morning,
they can not move, and find out that it
is a macabre museum of the living dead, and there is no way out.
This story was originally
published in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley Characters:
| Black, Kelso | Punk
that is paralysed in the Motel after evading the police. Partner of
Tommy Riviera | | Riviera, Tommy | Punk
that is paralysed in the Motel after evading the police. Partner of
Kelso Black |
I Was a Teenage Grave Robber
Description:
This was King's
first published story, which appeared in a 1965 issue of Comics Review,
and is also known as "In
a Half-World of Terror" Gerad is hired by Weinbaum, a mad
scientist, to work as a grave robber, but
he falls in love with a young girl whos uncle David used to be employed
in the same job as Gerad. Weinbaum's
mad experiments end up turning his radioactive maggots against
him, and eventually they kill him. Characters: | ?, Charlie | Great
Uncle of Danny Gerad | | ?, David | Uncle
and guardian of Vicki Pickford. He used to work for Weinbaum as a grave
robber. | | ?, Polly | Aunt
of Danny Gerad | | Bradstreet, ? | Attorney
at Erwin, Erwin and Bradstreet that ripped off Dan Gerad for $15,000
and the firm did not
really exist. | | Erwin, ? | Attorney
at Erwin, Erwin and Bradstreet that ripped off Dan Gerad for $15,000
and the firm did not
really exist. | | Gerad, Danny | Hired
by Rankin to rob graves for Steffen Weinbaum. Falls in love with Vicki
Pickford. | | Phibbs, ? | Grandmother
of Danny Gerad. | | Pickford, Vicki | Falls
in love with Danny after he saves her from her uncle David |
| Rankin,
? | Assistant to Steffen Weinbaum |
| Weinbaum,
Steffen | Mad scientist that experiments with
radioactivity and human flesh, to grow large radioactive maggots,
but they eventually turn on him. | | Wheatherby,
Daniel | Born 1899, Died 1962, and his body was dug
up and delivered to Weinbaum for his experiments. |
| Wheatherby,
Mrs | Wife of Daniel Wheatherby. Died before her
husband in 1962. |
I've got to get away
Description:
Denny Phillips
finds himself on the assembly line of an Atomic Factory, and he is
being held prisoner by the guards
around him. Denny tries to escape and is shot in the process, but it's
then that we find that Denny is
not human - he is a robot that has achieved human consciousness.
This story was originally
published in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley. Characters:
| ?, Joe | One of
the guards in the atomic factory where Denny Phillips worked |
| Phillips,
Denny | Robot x-238A that gaines consciousness, and
tries to escape, but is shot in the process. |
Jhonathan and the Witches
Description:
Cobblers son by
the name of Jhonathan tries to make a life for himself by asking the
king for work. The king tells him
to kill 3 witches to get a reward of 5,000 crowns. With the help of a
fairy that Jhonathan helped earlier,
he wishes each of the 3 witches dead and collects his money from the
King, and of course, lives happily
ever after. Characters:
| Jhonathan | Son
of a cobbler that gets 3 wishes from helping a fairy. |
| The
King | He told Jhonathan to kill the 3 witches or
he would have his head removed. | | The Witches |
Lived in a mountain. The first could not be stabbed, the
second could not be stabbed or smothered,
and the third was invisible |
Keyholes Description: Only the first
2 pages of this story were ever written. It describes a man names
Michael Briggs attending a psychiatrist
named Conklin to talk about his son Jeremy. Characters: | Abrams, Milton | Psychiatrist
in Albany | | Abrams, Nancy | Receptionist
& nurse for Conklin. She is also called Nancy Adrian |
| Adrian,
Nancy | Receptionist & nurse for Conklin.
She is also called Nancy Abrams | | Briggs,
Jeremy | 7 year old son of Michael |
| Briggs,
Michael | Went to talk to Conklin about his son
Jeremy. A construction worker. | | Conklin, Dr |
Psychiatrist that Michael Briggs comes to see. |
| Street,
Della | Mentioned in passing |
King Family And The Wicked Witch, The
Description:
Like most parents,
King liked amusing his children, so he wrote this short story that
included all the members of their
family (at the time). The wicked witch gave the 4 members of the King
family magic cookies, but they
had dire consequences - Stephen could only write the word banana,
Tabitha's hands turned into milk bottles,
and the 2 children cried all the time. With the help of a prince on which
witch Hazel had cast a spell, the Kings
take their revenge in the form of a cookie containing 300 year old
baked beans. When ingested, the witch
developed a serious case of wind! Characters: | Cordozi, Dom | Worked
at Bridgeton trading post when Witch Hazel knocked it down while he was
on the toilet. | | King, Joe | 4
year old boy | | King, Naomi | 6
year old girl | | King, Stephen | Father
of Naomi and Joe | | King, Tabitha | Mother
of Naomi and Joe that looked after the house and wrote poetry. |
| Walters,
Barbara | Reporter | | Witch Hazel |
An evil witch that eventually eats a magic cookie that makes
her fart a LOT! |
Leprechaun, The
Description:
Like most parents,
King liked amusing his children, and poor Owen was not born when he
wrote The King Family And The Wicked
Witch, so he wrote this story for Owen, and included him as the main
character. Initially
Stephen planned this as a novel, similar to Eyes of the Dragon,
and wrote several pages longhand in a notebook, which were later
transcribed. Later he wrote another
30 more pages on a trip on his motorbike from Boston to Bangor, but the
notebook was lost on the trip.
The only part that exists today is the first 5 pages, plus a cover
letter, both owned by a King collector. Characters: | ?, Chris | Older
friend of Owen who goes to school. | | Butler |
Owen King's pet Guinea Pig. | | King, Joseph |
Older brother of Owen. Not mentioned by name |
| King,
Naomi | Older sister of Owen. Not mentioned by name |
| King,
Owen | Main character that finds a leprechaun |
| King,
Stephen | Father of Owen. Not mentioned by name. |
| King,
Tabitha | Mother of Owen. Not mentioned by name. |
| Springsteen |
King family cat | | The
Leprechaun | A leprechaun found by Owen after being
attacked by Springsteen. |
Man with a Belly
Description:
Vittorio Correzente
pays John Bracken to rape his gambling wife Norma. After the rape,
Norma offers to pay him twice his
fee if he would make her pregnant. After he child is born, a dying
Vittorio calls Bracken and says that while
his wife died, the baby survived, but it has blue eyes, and there are
no blue eyed Sicilians in his family. Characters: | Bracken, John | Hitman
that was hired to rape Norma Correzente but ended up being her lover. |
| Correzente,
Norma | Woman that John Bracken was supposed to
rape, but turned the lesson back onto her husband. Compulsive
gambler, and died in childbirth. | | Correzente,
Vittorio | Had John Bracken rape his wife Norma
Correzente. Head of a Mafia family. | | Sills, Benny |
Contact man that told people when John Bracken was for hire.
Ran a hock shop, and sold weapons as
well. | | Torreos, Benito (Benny The Bull) |
Initially called John Bracken about the 'hit'. Right hand man
of Vittorio Correzente | | White, Norma | Maiden
name of Norma Correzente |
Never Look Behind You
Description:
George Jacobs is
a thief that is killed by an old woman with supernatural powers. A real
strange story written by both
Stephen King and Chris Chesley. This story was originally published
in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley. Characters:
| Jacobs, George | George
is confronted by an old woman that kills him with her supernatural
powers. |
New Lieutenant's Rap, The
 Description:
Dieffenbaker
and John Sullivan talk at the funeral of Dick Pagano. They speak of
many of the things that happened
to them both during the Vietnam war.
This Philtrum Press limited came in
a grey envelope with light silver peace
symbols. The chapbook has a stitched dark blue cover with a total of 22
pages. All text is printing of
King's handwriting, including cover page and copyright info.
The book is accompanied by a
small peace symbol neck chain, in a silver finish.
Steve's signature appears on a page all by itself, before the title
page. The
copyright page states that no child labour was used and it is where the
copies have been numbered (They are all hand numbered or lettered by
Michael Albert). The New Lieutenant's
Rap is from Hearts in Atlantis, but this version is substantially
longer. Characters:
| Bruce, Lenny |
He was replaced by Andrew Dice Clay
according to Diefenbaker. | |
Calley, William | Mentioned in
passing | | Clay, Andrew
Dice | He replaced Lenny Bruce
according to Diefenbaker. | |
Cleaver, Eldridge | He was
replaced by Eddie Murphy according to Diefenbaker. |
| Clemson, Ralph (d) | In Vietnam with John Sullivan and Dieffenbaker.
He died when shot in the back of the head
by Slocum. | | Clinton,
Bill | USA President
not actually named, but it's obvious who it is. |
| Credence Clearwater Revival | Band mentioned in passing |
| Dawson, Richard |
Host of Family Feud | | Dieffenbaker, ?
(Deef) | Talks to John Sullivan
at the funeral of Dick Pagano. He is the "New Lieutenant" that
was in Vietnam with John Sullivan. Now he smokes Dunhill's, is bald,
and sells computers. The book is
set around his conversation with John Sullivan. |
| Dylan, Bob |
Singer mentioned in passing | |
Elway, John | Mentioned in
passing | | Garfield,
Robert (Bobby) |
Friend of John Sullivan as a child. | |
Gerber, Anita |
Mother of Carol Gerber. | | Gerber, Carol |
Mentioned in conversation between
Dieffenbaker and John Sullivan | |
Glenn, John | Mentioned in
passing | | Greatful, Dead,
The | Band mentioned in passing |
| Harvey, Paul |
Someone on the radio | | Jolson, Al |
Singer mentioned in passing |
| Jordan, Michael |
Athlete that advertises shoes on TV | |
Kagem, Kasey | Mentioned in
passing | | Malenfant, Ron
(Ronnie) | He was in Vietnam
with John Sullivan and Dieffenbaker. Mentioned in conversation between
Dieffenbaker and John Sullivan | |
Mamasan (d) | This old woman,
from Vietnam, haunts John Sullivan after he returns home. |
| McGuire, Mark |
Mentioned in passing | | Medina, ? |
Mentioned in passing |
| Murphy, Eddie |
He replaced Eldridge Clever according to Diefenbaker. |
| Packer, ? |
CO in Vietnam in 1969. | | Pagano, Dick
(Pags) (d) | Died of Pancreatic
Cancer. He was in Vietnam with John Sullivan and Dieffenbaker, and
it is his funeral that they are both attending when the book is set. |
| Peck, Scott |
Mentioned in passing | | Simmons, Richard |
Mentioned in passing |
| Slocum, ? |
In Vietnam with John Sullivan and Dieffenbaker. He shot Ralph Clemson
in the back of the
head under orders from Dieffenbaker. | |
Springer, Jerry | TV Show host
mentioned in passing | | Stewart, Martha |
Mentioned in passing |
| Sullivan, John L (Sully-John) | Talks to Dieffenbaker at the funeral of Dick
Pagano. He was in Vietnam with Dieffenbaker.
The book is set around his conversation with Dieffenbaker. |
| Wolfman Jack | Radio personality mentioned in passing |
Night of the Tiger, The
Description:
Eddie Johnston
saw Mr Legere at the cage of the Farnum & William's All
American 3-Ring Circus and Sideshow's only
tiger, Green Terror. Jason Indrasil, Green Terror's tamer, seemed to
know this strange Mr Legere. After a storm in Oklahoma , Johnston
learned that two tigers had fought to
the death during the storm. Strangely one of them had a long scar down
its neck - in the same place that
the missing Jason Indrasil had a scar. Characters: | Baily, Chips | Worked
for the circus and had malaria. | | Ebony Velvet |
Black Panther with the circus. | | Edmont, Mr. |
High School Principal of Eddie Johnston |
| Farnum,
Mr. | Half owner of the circus and ringmaster. |
| Green
Terror | The circus tiger. Attacked Jason Indrasil
and was not used in the circus act. | | Indrasil,
Jason | The lion tamer who disappeared. Very quiet
man who used to work for Ringling Brothers circus. |
| Johnston,
Eddie | The Story Teller who joined the circus |
| Johnston,
Mr. | Father of Eddie. | | Legere, Mr. |
He followed the circus and stopped Jason Indrasil from
hitting Eddie Johnston. He had a long running
disagreement with Jason Indrasil | | Lillie, Mr. |
Hired Eddie Johnston at his five and dime store. |
| McGregor,
Mike | Helped at the circus. |
| Nixon,
Kelly | Helped at the circus. |
| O'Hara,
Sally | Red headed wire walker. Fell from the wire
and broke her shoulder. | | Solienni, Andrea | Bareback
rider with the circus who fell from her horse during rehearsal. |
Old Dude's Ticker, The
Description:
Richard Drogan
was a Vietnam veteran that had escaped from Quigley Veterans Hospital.
Living with the Old Dude, he
used to watch him sleep, until one night when the Old Dude woke up
while Robert was watching. He killed
the Old Dude and buried him under the floor. The police arrive the next
morning, investigating a scream
heard by a neighbour, and soon after Richard confessed to the murder. Characters:
| Corona , ? |
He stabbed wetbacks |
| Deisenhoff,
Robert S | Vietnam veteran
that escaped from Quigly Veterans Hospital after being sent there for
combat
fatigue. He changed his name to Richard Drogan, and he watched the Old
Dude sleep. He murdered the Old
dude when he woke up while being watched |
| Drogan,
Richard | Name used by Robert
Deisenhoff when he killed the Old Dude |
| Simpson,
O.J. | Mentioned in passing |
| Old
Dude, The | Murdered by
Richard Drogan / Robert Deisenhoff. His body was buried under the
floorboards |
Other Side Of The Fog, The
Description:
Pete Jacobs steps
into a strange time travel fog, and steps out in the future, then in
the distant past. He just cant seem
to find his way home, so next time you are in a fog, that noise you
hear may just be Pete! This story was originally published
in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley Characters:
| Jacobs, Pete | Man
who loses his way (and his own time) in a fog. |
Revelations of 'Becka Paulson, The
Description:
Rebecca Paulson
shot herself in the head with her husband's .22 calibre target pistol.
Strangely enough, she did not
die, but instead she begins to have strange things happen to her. Her
memories from long ago become better,
and the picture of Jesus on the top of her TV begins to talk to her,
and tell her things. She finds out secrets of people she
barely knows, but also finds out that
her husband, Joe, is having an affair with Nancy Voss. Guided by the
voice of Jesus, she modifies her
television so that it will kill Joe. In a final act of desperation, and
faced with her dying husband,
she grabs him, but is also killed in the process. This short story was heavily revised
and added to the Tommyknockers.
Characters: | ?, Bill | Uncle
of Rebecca Paulson that owned a 1959 Impala. | | ?, Laura |
Character on General Hospital TV Show |
| ?,
Luke | Character on General Hospital TV Show |
| Beatles,
The | Band mentioned in passing. |
| Bouchard,
? | Older brother of Rebecca Paulson. Rebecca wore
his coat when she went out in the snow as a child. |
| Bouchard,
? | Sister of Rebecca Paulson - Gave her a picture
of Jesus that sat on the TV, and spoke to Becka after
she had shot herself in the head. | | Bouchard, Mr |
Dead father of Rebecca Paulson. Mean man that beat her. |
| Bouchard,
Rebecca ('Becca) | Maiden name of Rebecca Paulson. |
| Brier
Rabbit | Character in childs story |
| Brodsky,
Mr | Closest neighbour to the Paulsons on Nista
Road. Almost half a mile away, and they live in a trailer. |
| Brodsky,
Mrs | Closest neighbour to the Paulsons on Nista
Road. Almost half a mile away, and they live in a trailer. |
| Buck,
Hank | Poker buddy of Joe Paulson who worked at
Paul's Down-East Grocery Mart in Bangor. He put Ex-Lax in
his boss's chocolate milkshake from McDonalds | | Devil, The |
Evil that is mentioned in passing | | Estabrooke,
Charlie | He retired from the post office and was
replaced by Nancy Voss | | Falwell, Jerry | Mentioned
in passing by Becca Paulson | | Gaines,
Darla | 17 year old that had sex with her boyfriend
while her parents were at work. Had a small amount of
drugs in her room. | | Gaines, Mr | Father
of Darla. Worked at Splendid Shoes in Derry | | Gaines, Mrs |
Mother of Darla. Worked at Splendid Shoes in Derry |
| Harlingen,
? | Wife of Abel. She went to Rhode Island one
winter when her brother or brother-in-law died. |
| Harlingen,
Abel | Father of Moss and Emery. He raped his 2
sons while his wife went to Rhode Island for one winter. |
| Harlingen,
Emery | Younger brother of Moss Harlingen. He was 7
when his father raped him. | | Harlingen,
Moss | Poker buddy of Joe Paulson who shot his
father in a hunting "accident" because he raped
him and his brother when he was just 10. Now 42 years old, and owner of
Big Ditch Construction. | | Humbard, Rex | Mentioned
in passing by Becca Paulson | | Jesus |
Rebecca sees Jesus talk to her for 3 days after she shoots
herself in the head. He tells her the
secrets of the people she comes into contact with, and how to kill her
cheating husband. | | Kimball, Alice | Teacher
at Haven Grammar School. A lesbian | | Margolies,
Vinnie | Picked up the Paulson's garbage |
| Ozzie
Nelson | Big Brindle Cat of Joe and Rebecca
Paulson. Note: In the Tommyknockers this cat is only referred
to as Ozzie | | Paulson, Byron | Child
of Joe and Rebecca Paulson. Left home | | Paulson, Joe |
Husband of Rebecca. He works at Haven post office and is
having an affair with Nancy Voss. He is
killed by electrocution from a device made by Becka |
| Paulson,
Rebecca ('Becca) | Wife of Joe Paulson. Rebecca
sees Jesus talk to her for 3 days after she shoots herself in the head,
just above the left eye with a .22 calibre pistol. Plots to kill her
husband, but realises the truth
too late, and dies as well. 45 years old. Married name of Rebecca
Bouchard | | Presley, Elvis | Singer
mentioned in passing | | Springfield, Rick | On
a poster in Darla Gaines bedroom | | Sullivan, Ed |
TV Show host | | Swaggart, Jimmy | Mentioned
in passing by Becca Paulson | | Voss, Nancy |
Woman that was having an affair with Joe Paulson. Works with
him at the Haven Post Office, after
moving from Falmouth. About 50 years old. | | Welby,
Marcus | TV Show character that Rebecca Paulson
liked |
Skybar Description: Young boys decide
to go up on tho the haunted Skybar roller coaster and get more than
they bargained for. Ten of them did
not come out alive and of the two survivors, only the narrator remained
sane. King
contributed only the first four and the last paragraphs. Characters: | Callahan, Brant | Said
that the freak show was only a fake. Died on the Skycoaster |
| Dupree,
Pop | Owner of Dead Eye Shootin' Gallery |
| Frachers,
Eddie | Member of the White Dragons. |
| Howardson,
Dewey | Friend of Kirby Owner of a Sonoco
service station. | | Kirby, ? | Friend
of the Storyteller (Who's name we do not know) | | Stayner,
Randy | 7th grader who was murdered at the Skybar
Amusement Park. Thrown from the SkyCoaster. | | Wilkenson,
John | Friend of Kirby |
Slade Description:
Slade was an 8
installment, 6,500 word comic novella published in the Maine Campus.
Written from the start as a humorous
story, King includes many well-known people from the time into
characters of the book. Jack Slade is mourning the loss of
his love, Polly Peachtree, in a tragic
accident that saw a flaming balloon crash into the barn where she was
milking the cows. He enters a small
town where the woman owner of the Bar-T ranch, Sandra Dawson, is being
harassed by a local gunman and
his men. Slade
comes to the rescue, shooting his way through the men, often in quite
funny ways, until he faces the boss - Sam Columbine, who shoots Slade
in the back 3 times, but not before
he discovers that Sandra Dawson was really his lost love Polly.
Well we can not let the hero
die this easily, so it is lucky that Slade put
on his bullet proof underwear today! No joke! Anyway he discovers that
Polly/Sandra is glad that he was
shot, so he gets up, shoots Polly/Sandra, and Columbine, and rides into
the sunset on his trusty horse... Sounds a bit queer to me (Grin)...
This was also the first time a character
mentioned Stephen King during the story. Characters: | Agnew, Fred (Hunchback) | The
most detested killer in the area. Shot by Slade. |
| Carmichael,
Hoagy | Dead Steer Spring's deputy Sheriff. |
| Columbine,
Sam | Nasty man that was harassing Sandra Dawson. |
| Dawson,
Sandra | Owner of the Bar-T ranch. She was being
harassed by Sam Columbine before Jack Slade came to her rescue.
She was eventually shot by Slade. | | Hart, Mose |
Top hand at the Bar-T ranch | | Hawkins,
Sadie | 12 foot python that was put into bed with
Slade by Fred Agnew. | | Jackson, Sunrise | Gunman
for Sam Columbine. Shot by Slade after burning down the Bar-T Ranch |
| King,
Steve | Mentioned by Slade | | Lee, Pinky |
Top gunman of Columbine. Shot by Slade |
| Logan,
Doc | Gunman for Sam Columbine. Shot by Slade after
burning down the Bar-T Ranch | | Mitchell,
John (Quickdraw) | Gunman for Sam Columbine. |
| Mulloy,
Jack | Gunman for Sam Columbine. Shot by Slade
after burning down the Bar-T Ranch | | Parkman,
John (The Backshooter) | One of Sam Columbine's
men. Shot by Slade | | Peachtree, Polly | Jack
Slade's Love. She was supposed to have died when a falling Montgolfier
balloon hit the barn
where she was milking her cows. Turns out to be Sandra Dawson. |
| Quantrill,
Captain | Civil war hero that fought with Pinky Lee. |
| Sing-Loo |
Sandra Dawson's Chinese cook who was accidentally shot and
killed by Slade | | Slade, Jack | A
gunslinger with a grim face and 2 sinister 45s. He was in love with
Polly, but now falls for Sandra,
who turns out to be his lost love Polly. | | Stokely |
Slades Black Stallion | | Zeigfield,
Ron | Gunman for Sam Columbine. |
Squad D Description: Squad D is an 11
page, 2,500 word story written for Harlen Ellison's Dangerous Visions
anthology, but Ellison felt that
the story was not quite ready to be published in the current form. King
did not feel that was the case. Josh Bortman is the only member of
Squad D to be alive. He was in hospital
when the other 9 of his squad died while they crossed a booby trapped
bridge left by the Vietcong on
April 8, 1974 . A
photo showed the 9 dead members (Josh was missing from the photo)
together,
but Dale Clewson, father of Billy (who died on the fateful bridge
crossing), tried to ring Josh after
he noticed that Josh was indeed in the picture. Dale was too late, as
Josh had committed suicide, and
had finally taken his place along with the rest of Squad D - in death
and in the picture. Characters:
| Anderson, Lieutenant | Lieutannant
that wrote to each of the families that lost members of Squad D |
| Bortman,
Josh | One of the members of Squad D that was not
killed on the bridge in Ky Doc because he was in hospital
with bleeding Hemorrhoids. Came from Castle Rock. He wrote a letter to
Billy Clewson's parents about
the accident that killed the squad. He committed suicide by hanging
himself in his garage. | | Bortman, Mr. | Father
of Josh. Told Dale Clewson that his son had committed suicide. |
| Bortman,
Mrs. | Mother of Josh | | Bradley,
Jack | Member of Squad D from Omaha, Nebraska |
| Clewson,
Andrea | Mother of Billy. Became a heavy drinker
after her son's death. Died of Liver dysfunction and renal
failure caused by her drinking. | | Clewson,
Billy | Died when he crossed the bridge with the
rest of Squad D. Son of Dale and Andrea, from Binghamton,
New York | | Clewson, Dale | Father
of Billy. He sees Josh Bortman join the members on Squad D in the
photograph. | | Dotson, Rider | Member
of Squad D from Oneonta, New York | | Gibson,
Charlie | Guitar playing member of Squad D from
Payson, ND | | Kale, Bobby | Member
of Squad D from Henderson, IA | | Kimberley,
Jack | Member of Squad D that told dirty jokes.
From Truth or Consequences. NM | | Moulton,
Andy | Staff Sargent major of Squad D from Faraday,
Louisiana. Son of Peter | | Moulton, Peter | Father
of Andy. He rang Mr Bortman when he noticed that his picture of Squad D
contained another
person. | | Oliphant, Jimmy | Member
of Squad D from Beson, Del | | St. Thomas,
Asley | Member of Squad D from Anderson, Ind |
Star Invaders, The
Description:
This 17 page short
story was written when King was just 17, and is one of the oldest
stories in existence, but only one
known copy exists, and that is owned by King himself.
It was self-published by King,
and is about the earth being over run by The
Star Invaders, and the fight by one scientist named Jed Pierce to
create the ultimate weapon against
the new enemies. Yes
he does create the weapon in time, and saves the world, but not before
Jerry Hiken is physically and psychologically tortured and gives up the
location of Pierce's laboratory. Characters: | Callaghan, Brock |
Lieutenant in Jed Pierce's group | | Hiken, Jerry |
Lieutenant in Jed Pierce's group. He is captured by the Star
Invaders who use a punishment from
his childhood that causes him to break. He finally committed suicide |
| Pierce,
Jed | Professor who creates the Counter Weapon
that is used to defeat the Star Invaders | | Star
Invaders, The | Aliens intent on taking over the
earth, but they are destroyed by the weapon created by Jed Pierce |
Stationary Bike
Description:
A strange tale
in which Richard Sifkitz, an overweight freelance artist, is told by
his doctor to lose weight. He paints
a mural in his basement and begins to ride his exercise bike infront of
it for 2 hours every day. As
he begins, he dreams of a workcrew in his painting, but soon realises
these are more than figures in
a mural - they are workers that are looking after his body.
When one of them commits
suicide, Richard knows that the other three are coming
after him, and are catching up fast! Characters:
?, Freddy
|
One of the 'work-crew' in Richard Sifkitz's painting. He
owned the truck they arrived to work in. | | Albemarle,
Freddy | Childhood friend of Richard Sifkitz.
Played trumpet in the school band | | Berkowitz,
David | Killer known as the Son of Sam |
| Berkowitz,
Jimmy | One of the work-crew in Richard Sifkitz's
painting. He was the foreman. | | Berkowitz,
Mrs | Wife of Jimmy Berkowitz |
| Brady,
Dr | Richard Sifkitz's doctor who told Richard it
would be a good idea to exercise and work on his diet. |
| Casselman,
Barry | Agent of Richard Sifkitz |
| Dali,
Salvatore | Artist mentioned in passing |
| Delgado,
Carlos | A baseball player mentioned |
| Kateem |
The Lipid company workers listed to them on the radio |
| Martinez,
Carlos | One of the 'work-crew' in Richard
Sifkitz's painting. He had a bad back and was seeing a chiropractor
about it. Richard had a dream in which he committed suicide
with a shotgun. | | Martinez, Mrs | Wife
of Carlos Martinez | | Pepe | Dog of
Carlos Martinez. Richard Sifkitz saw it in a dream |
| Picasso,
Pablo | Artist mentioned in passing |
| Popeil,
Ron | Mentioned in passing |
| Rockwell,
Norman | Mentioned in passing |
| Saturn,
Joe | A hypnotist Richard Sifkitz saw on TV |
| Sifkitz,
Richard | A 38 year old freelance artist and
husband of Trudy. Began exercising and dieting when his doctor
suggested it. As he rode his "Stationary Bike" in the basement for 2
hours a day he began to
dream of the 'work crew' who looked after his body, and realised that
his exercising as actually putting
them out of work. | | Sifkitz, Trudy | Wife
of Richard Sifkitz who died of "Blood Cancer" | | Slobberbone
| Richard Sifkitz did a cover for their CD |
| Sullivan,
John L | Boxer mentioned in passing |
| Van
Gogh, Vincent | Artist mentioned in passing |
| Whelan,
? | One of the 'work-crew' in Richard Sifkitz's
painting. | | Whelan, Michael or Mitchell |
An artist met by Richard Sifkitz | | Winfrey,
Oprah | Mentioned in passing |
| Martinez,
? | Carlos Martinez had 3 daughters |
Stranger,
The Description: A really unusual
tale in which Kelso Black (From The Hotel at the end of the road)
shoots and kills a guard during an
armed robbery. Holed up with his $50,000, he is greeted by a stranger
wearing black clothes, who has
come for Kelso... They disappear, leaving a slight smell of brimstone.
This story was originally
published in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley Characters:
| Black, Kelso | A
murdering robber that gets to meet the devil, real close up. |
Thing at the bottom of the well, The
Description:
Oglethorpe is a
mean little boy who pulls the wings off insects for fun, but he is in
for a big surprise when he finds
an old well, and a voice from it's gloomy depths invites him to come
and have some fun. A
month later he is finally found, and his arms and legs had been ripped
off,
and pins are stuck in his eyes. As he is carried off, you can hear
laughter from the well. This
story was originally published in "People, Places and Things",
a 18 page book of single page short stories written by Stephen King and
Chris Chesley Characters:
| Crater, Oglethorpe | Nasty
little boy that enjoys inflicting pain and suffering on all those
around him. |
Things
They Left Behind, The Description: Scott Staley thought
he was one of the lucky ones. His "inner voice" convinced him to stay
home on September 11
and he was spared death, unlike almost all of the employees of Light
and Bell, Insurers, who were trapped
and died on the 110th floor. But things are not as they seem.
Scott begins to find items, that were personal
favourites of his work colleagues, scattered through his apartment. His
attempts at throwing them out
fail, and with the help of a neighbour, Paula Robeson, he decides that
the items should be returned
to the families of their former owners. Characters: | ?, Pedro | Doorman
at the apartments where Scott Staley lived. Often spoke to Rafe the
FedEx deliveryman | | ?, Rafe | FedEx
deliveryman. Often spoke to Pedro the doorman | | Abelson,
Mrs | Wife of Roland Abelson. Seen in the news
during fall of 2001 by Scott Staley | | Abelson,
Roland | Employee, in the Liability section of
Light and Bell, Insurers, who died on September 11th. He owned
the coin in the lucite cube | | Alice |
From Alice in Wonderland. Maureen Hannon had a ceramic Alice
figurine | | Anderson, Warren | Employee
of Light and Bell, Insurers, who was spared his life on September 11th.
He and Scott Staley
are the only survivors from the Light and Bell home office. Told Scott
Staley that he had seen a photograph
that clearly showed Sonja D'Amico jumping from the 110th floor. |
| Atta,
Mohammed | Thought of by Scott Staley |
| Bega,
Lou | Singer thought of by Scott Staley |
| Berman,
Len | Scott Staley saw him on TV |
| Borges,
? | South American novelist thought of by Scott
Staley | | Broderick, Matthew | Mentioned
in passing | | Brokaw, Tom | Seen
on TV | | Brown, James | Singer
mentioned by Scott Staley | | Bryzinski,
Misha | Employee of Light and Bell, Insurers, who
died on September 11th. Owner of the boom box used at the
Light and Bell Picnic at Jones Beach | | D'Amico,
Sonja | Accountant at Light and Bell, Insurers,
who died on September 11th. Warren Anderson told Scott Staley
that he had seen a photograph that clearly showed her jumping from the
110th floor. Her sunglasses were
found by Scott in his apartment, and had been given to her as a joke by
her husband during the divorce
settlement. | | Diamond, Neil | Singer
mentioned by Scott Staley | | Dickey,
James | Poet mentioned | | Dixie
Chicks | Band thought of by Scott Staley |
| Eagleton,
? (Jeremy or Justin or Jason) | Son
of Jimmy Eagleton. Has a stutter and learning disability |
| Eagleton,
Jimmy | Employee of Light and Bell, Insurers, who
died on September 11th. His "Howie's Laff-Riot Farting
Cushion" was found in Scott Staley's apartment |
| Eagleton,
Mrs | Wife of Jimmy Eagleton |
| Farrell,
Cleve | Employee of Light and Bell, Insurers, who
died on September 11th. His baseball bat he called the "Claims
Adjustor" was found by Scott Staly in his apartment |
| Grant,
U S | Mentioned | | Gregson,
Tonya | Roland Abelson was paying her child
support. Lived in Rahway | | Hannon,
Maureen | Employee of Light and Bell, Insurers,
who died on September 11th. Her ceramic Alice in Wonderland
statue was found by Scott Staley in his apartment. It was a gift from
her granddaughter. She lad long
white hair | | Helen of Troy | Mentioned
by Janice Mason | | Hoffman, Dustin | Actor
thought of by Scott Staley | | Irons,
Jeremy | Actor in the movie "Lolita" mentioned by
Rafe, the FexEx deliveryman | | Jauss, Dr |
Psychiatrist rung by Scot Staley. Could not see Scott until
the next January | | Jesus | Mentioned |
| Killian,
? | Maiden name of Mrs Staley |
| Kubrick,
Stanley | Directed the movie "Lolita" |
| Mason,
Bruce | Employee of Light and Bell, Insurers, who
died on September 11th. He tried playing Bruce Mason's
Conch Shell, but was unable to get more than a "weak honking sound"
from it | | Mason, Janice | Wife
of Bruce Mason. Scott Staley returned the conch shell of Bruice's to
her. Lived in Dobbs Ferry | | Ming, Rosie
| Worked at the Fun Choy takeaway. Served Scott
Staley | | Oliver, Laurence | Actor
thought of by Scott Staley | | Remarquez,
? | South American novelist thought of by Scott
Staley | | Robbins, Tom | Thought
of by Scott Staley | | Robeson,
Edward | Husband of Paula Robeson. Worked in the
Import/Export business | | Robeson,
Paula | Scott Staley helper her get her
airconditioner going. Later, over coffee, he tells her about his
escape from the death of September 11. She takes the Lucite Cube, but
returns it a few days later, after
she saw the horrible death of Roland Abelson, its former owner.
Childrens book Illustrator and wife of
Edward Robeson | | Scarborough, John | Seen
on TV | | Staley, Mr | Father
of Peg and Scott Staley. Left when Scott was 2 and Peg was 4 |
| Staley,
Mrs | Mother of Peg and Scott Staley. Raised the
2 children when her husband left when Scott, the youngest,
was just 2 years old. Ran a successful mail-order business. Died at 48
of lung cancer | | Staley, Peg | Older
sister of Scott Staley. Returned home with her mother when she was 18
years old and almost
caught Scott masturbating into a pair of her underwear |
| Staley,
Scott | Employee of Light and Bell, Insurers,
that were on the 110th floor of the WTC. He did not go to work
on September 11 after his "inner voice" convinced him to have the day
off, and was spared the
death that met all but one of the other employees. Strange items from
his deceased work colleagues begin
to appear in his house, but when he throws them away, they simply
reappear. With help from Paula Robeson,
he decides to return the items to the families of the deceased. |
| Thoreau,
Henry David | Mentioned by Scott Staley |
| Winfrey,
Oprah | Paula Robeson occasionally watched her TV
show |
Weeds Description: On a farm near
Cleaves Mills, a strange thing happens - Jordy sees a meteor land, and
he goes to investigate. When he
touches the strange thing, he starts to turn into a weed.
Characters: | Bat, The | Got
caught in Jordy Verrill's hair when he was installing insulation in Mrs
Carvers attic | | Carver, Mrs | Hired
Jordy Verrill to insulate her attic | | Condon, ? |
Jordy Verrill's doctor in Cleaves Mills. He was called when
Jordy touched the meteor | | McGinty,
Arlen | Neighbour of Jordy Verrill. The weeds
started to grow over into his yard from the meteor |
| Oakley,
? | Doctor in Cleaves Mills. He wanted to be paid
up front on a visit | | Verrill, Jordy | Unfortunate
man who touches a strange meteor that lands on his farm in Bluebird
Creek, and turns
into a walking weed! | | Verrill, Mr | Father
of Jordy. Used to listen to the corn grow. | | Warren, Mr |
Jordy's Banker |
Wimsey Description: This 15 Page manuscript
was based on the characters created by Dorothy Sayers, but was never
completed. It was written while
King had a brief stay in England in 1977. Lord Peter Wimsey and Bunter are on
their way to a party at Sir Patrick's
house in the country, but when they cross a wooden bridge, they note
that the supports have been cut
almost all the way through. When they return to their car and start off
again, they discover that there
are no brakes on their car, and they crash. Alas that is where King
stops the story. Characters:
| Bunter | Manservent
of Lord Peter Wimsey | | Climpson, Miss | Office
member of Wimsey. She is dying. | | Wayne, Sir
Patrick | Held a party that Wimsey was attending |
| Wimsey,
Harriet | The wife of Peter. Died during the German
blitz on England | | Wimsey, Lord Peter | A
character that is involved in a car accident on his way to Sir Patrick
Waynes party |
But Only Darkness Loves Me
Description:
A boy talks to
Miss Murray, a beautiful girl in a bar in Ledge Cove, Maine. She
invites him back to her hotel but he
only agrees to go to the lobby, not her room. This is a 2 page story
fragment, one page typed, and the
second is handwritten. It is said to be "By Stephen and Joseph King"
No complete character list is
available online for this story.
Codename
Mousetrap Description: Kelly breaks in
to a supermarket but was chased by items such as the soup can display,
a mousetrap, and finally dozens
of beefsteaks. Panicking, he threw himself through a glass window in a
desperate bid to escape, only
to be grabbed by a parking meter. Characters: | Kelly | A young
man who broke into a supermarket where he was chased by various strange
objects. He escaped
by throwing himself through a plate glass window but was quickly
grabbed by a parking meter | | Williamson,
Albert | Representative for B.J. Burglar Alarms. He
left a note on the supermarket door saying the new alarm
had tested out fine |
The Dark Man Description: A short poem that
was the basis of Randall Flagg in future books. In an interview with
Waldenbooks in July 2003 King had
this to say, 'Actually, Flagg came to me when I wrote a poem
called "The Dark Man" when
I was a junior or senior in college. It came to me out of nowhere, this
guy in cowboy boots who moved
around on the roads, mostly hitchhiking at night, always wore jeans and
a denim jacket. I wrote this
poem, and it was basically a page long. I was in the college restaurant
.. I wrote the poem on the back
of a placemat. It was published, as a matter of fact, but that guy
never left my mind.' There are no named characters listed
in the short poem.
Donovan's Brain
Description:
This 104 word,
24-line poem was based on Curt Siodmak's novel and the film of the same
name, the poem focuses on Shratt,
the victim of a pseudo-science that transmutes into horror.
Characters: | Donovan, ? | Shratt
signed checks with his name and made love to his woman |
| Shratt,
? | Made love to Donovan's woman and is driven by a
'Thing' in an electric tank |
General, The Description:General,
Amanda's cat, was suspected of killing their pet parakeet, so Amanda's
mother takes it off to the animal shelter. What she does not know is
that the cat had actually saved the life of Amanda when it fought a
small creature who was trying to steal the girl's breath and kill her.
General escapes, returns home and this time kills the tiny evil
This story is basically the same as the screenplay for the
movie "Cats Eye" Characters:
| Nanny | Sally-Ann's
mother who said cats can steal the breath of a sleeping child |
| ?,
Amanda | Eight year old daughter of Hugh |
| ?,
Billy | Worked at the animal shelter |
| ?,
Carla | Character in the book 'Carla's Best
Friend'. Mentioned in passing | | ?, Hugh |
Father of Amanda | | ?,
Sally-Ann | Mother of Amanda. Took General to the
animal shelter where he was to be put down | | Garfield |
Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| General |
Amanda's cat. He was taken to be put down by Amanda's mother,
but he escaped, returning to Amanda's
room where he saved her from the Creature | | Mussolini, Benito |
Mentioned in passing | | Paulie |
Parakeet of Amanda's. He was thought to have been killed by
General but in reality he was killed
by the Creature | | Sylvester | Cartoon
character mentioned | | Tweetie Bird | Cartoon
character mentioned | | Whitsuns, ? | Friends
of Hugh and Sally-Ann |
Killer, The Description: This is a rewrite
of I've got to get away. A factory worker awakens and does not know who
or where he is. Nobody answers
him, so he shoots two guards while attempting to escape. The guards
that watch him get taken away think
that the robot workers are almost human. There are no named characters in
this story.
Memory
Description: Edgar
Freemantle was almost killed in a freak accident when a crane
reversed over his pickup truck at a
construction site. He lost his right arm,
but as a result of the pain and injuries he became violent to those
about him. He attempted to strangle his wife during this time, and she
left him soon after. While recovering at his lake house he saw a small
dog get struck by a car, and while the young owner of the dog was
distracted, he broke the dogs neck. This release brought back the
memory of his attempt to strangle his wife. This is an excerpt from a novel called "Duma Key" and is due out in around 2007. Characters:
| Kamen,
Dr. Xander | 40 Year old Afro-American psychologist
who specialised in hypnotherapy. Edgar Freemantle saw him after his
accitent. |
| Freemantle,
Edgar | Construction company owner who was injured
on the job when a crane backed over the vehicle he was in. He lost his
right arm, and suffered severe internal and psycological
injuries as well. At the time of his accident he was worth an estimated
$40 million. He became violent after the accident, and moved out into
his lakeside house, leaving his wife, Pamela, the main house
as part of the divorce. He still suffers speech problems |
| Freemantle,
Pamela (Pam) | Wife of Edgar Freemantle, and mother
of
Ilse and Melissa. She left him 6 months after his accident. She
later married a man who owned a number of bowling alleys.
Married name of Pamela Gustafson |
| Freemantle,
Ilse |
Younger daughter of Pam and Edgar Freemantle. She attends
Brown University | | Freemantle, Melissa | Oldest
daughter of Pam and Edgar Freemantle. She is teaching in France on a
foreign exchange program. | | Simpson,
Homer |
Mentioned in passing |
| Seuss,
Dr |
Mentioned in passing | | ?, Reba |
Aunt of Edgar Freemantle. She used to pinch his fingers if he
did not eat his vegetables | | Phoenix,
River |
Thought of by Edgar Freemantle | | Randall |
Thought of by Edgar Freemantle | | Russell |
Thought of by Edgar Freemantle | | Rudolph |
Thought of by Edgar Freemantle | | Reba |
Blond Fluffy Rage-Doll given to Edgar Freemantle by Dr Kamen.
Probably namesd after Reba McEntire who was on the radio shortly before
the accident | | McEntire, Reba |
Singer on the radio shortly before Edgar Freemantle's accident |
| Green,
Kathi |
Nicknamed the "Rehab Queen" when Edgar Freemantle was
recovering from his accident. She used to come to do rehab on Monday,
Wednesday & Fridays | | Gustafson,
Pamela (Pam) |
Maiden name of Pamela Freemantle | | Riley, Tom |
Accountant of Edgar Freemantle | | Plastic Ono
Band |
Band listened to by Edgar Freemantle | | Bozeman,
William III |
Divorce lawyer | | Winfrey,
Oprah |
TV show host | | ?, Dr Phil |
TV show host | | Fevereau, Mrs | Ran over Gandalph the dog owned by Monica Goldstein |
| Goldstein, Monica |
Owner of Gandalf, the Jack Russell terrier that was run over by Mrs Fevereau. 11 Years old. | | Gandalf | Jack Russell terrier owned by Monica Goldstein. Hit by the car driven by Mrs Fevereau, and was put down by Edgar Freemantle |
| Goldstein, Ava |
Mother of Monica Goldstein | | Green, Pat | On the radio when Edgar Freemantle had his accident |
| Hastings, Mr |
Lived 2 doors from the Goldstein's |
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