Description
Our good old friend from Desperation is back! Tak tries to take over an entire street, making it into his fantasy version of an old TV program, with devastating results.Taking over a small boy, Tak seeks to kill everyone on the street by making the Regulators, a small group of toys that are favourites of the boy, come to life.
Published
1996 DuttonDedication
Thinking of Jim Thompson and Sam Peckinpah: legendary shadowsPeople
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ?, Jason | Friend of Ralph Carver |
| ?, Juliet | From Romeo and Juliet |
| ?, Lucie | Character in the peanuts comic strip |
| ?, Mindy | Friend of Ellen Carver that lives one block away in Wentworth |
| ?, Sally | Worked for Deep Earth Mining Corporation in Desperation |
| Ableson, Deke | Husband of Sandy Ableson. A good friend of Steve Aimes who owned a Jazz club in San Francisco |
| Ableson, Sandy | Wife of Deke Ableson, and a recovering bridge addict |
| Adam | As in Adam and Eve. From the Bible |
| Albertini, Frank | Baseball shortstop with the Hawkes |
| Alice | From Alice in Wonderland |
| Allen, Patricia | Wrote a letter to Katherine Goodlowe in the final chapter of the book while on her honeymoon on 19 June 1986 |
| Allen, Tom | Husband of Patricia Allen |
| Alvarez, Robert | Police Lieutenant interviewed in regards to the Garin shootings on 30 July 1994 |
| Ames, ? | Sister of Steve Ames who gave him a watch for Christmas |
| Ames, Mrs | Mother of Steve Ames |
| Ames, Steven Jay | Driver of the truck that saved the Carver kids in Wentworth. He came into town looking for a mechanic to fix his rental truck. Works for Deke Ableson |
| Anderson, Eric | Mentioned in passing |
| Archamedes | Mentioned in passing |
| Barkley, Charles | On Seth Garin's McDonalds glass |
| Barney | Childrens toy mentioned in passing |
| Baron | A Labrador Retreiver that could spell its name with wooden blocks |
| Bateman, Yvonne | Engineer at Deep Earth Mining Corporation''s China Pit |
| Batman | Character in the Batman comics |
| Belle, Albert | Baseball player |
| Bernstein, Lenny | Once had a party that John Marinville went to |
| Big Chrome Holes, The | A band mentioned in passing |
| Billingsley, Tom (Old Doc) | Retired vet who lived in 240 Poplar St Wentworth. He had blue eyes |
| Bird, The | An odd cross between a buzzard and an eagle as if drawn by a child. It had different length wings, and 5 talons on one foot, and 2 on the other |
| Blocker, Dan | Actor who played Joe Cartwright on TV''s Bonanza |
| Bounty | One of the MotoKops 2200 crew. He drove the Blue Power Wagon. Known as the quicker-picker-upper??????? |
| Boyardee, Chef | Seth Garin loves Chef Boyardee food |
| Bradley, Lawyer | Character in The Regulators movie |
| Brown, Charlie | Character in the peanuts comic strip |
| Bunny, Bugs | Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| Calabrese, Joseph | The Garin family were visiting the Calabrese family when they were shot on 30 July 1994. Friends from College. Husband of Roxanne Calabrese |
| Calabrese, Roxanne | The Garin family were visiting the Calabrese family when they were shot on 30 July 1994. Friends from College. Wife of Joseph Calabrese |
| Calhoun, Rory | Actor who played "Jeb" in The Regulator movie |
| Candell, Captain (Candy) | A Thug in The Regulators movie. Beaten up by Sheriff Streeter |
| Carpenters, The | Band mentioned in passing |
| Cartwright, Adam | Character in the TV show Bonanza. Played by Pernell Roberts |
| Cartwright, Hoss | Character in Bonanza |
| Cartwright, Joe | Character in the TV show Bonanza. Played by Dan Blocker |
| Carver, David | Husband of Kirsten. Shot in the stomach and killed 15 July 1996 by the Blue Power Wagon''s occupants. Worked at the Post Office. A big man. He lived at 248 Poplar Street, Wentworth |
| Carver, Ellen Margaret | Daughter of Kirsten and David Carver. About 11 years old with long blond hair |
| Carver, Kirsten (Pie) | Wife of David Carver. Known as Pie to her husband. She lived at 248 Poplar Street, Wentworth. She was severely injured 15 July 1996 by flying shrapnel from a copper pot during the shooting, and later died of her injuries |
| Carver, Ralph | Son of Kirsten and David Carver. 6 years old, and a real little brat to his sister Ellen Carver |
| Case, Andrew | Department head of Peter Jackson''s English department at the Ohio State University |
| Charlotte | A 6 year old Border Collie that could sort photo''s |
| Cheshire Cat | From Alice in Wonderland |
| Christie, Agatha | Author mentioned in passing |
| Coleridge, ? | Writer studied by Steve Ames at Boston University |
| Como, Perry | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Connors, Chuck | In the movie The Rifleman |
| Conroy, Janice | Good friend of Audrey Wyler. Lives in Plainview, New York. Married name of Janice Goodlin |
| Cooper, Gary | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Cosby, Bill | Brad Josephson looks a little like him |
| Crawford, Johnny | Played the son of Lucas McCain in The Rifleman |
| Cyote, The | Shot by Cynthia Smith when it attacked people in the woods |
| Daisy | A Pembroke Corgi that could count. 9 Years old |
| DeMott, Laura | Character in the regulators movie. Shot dead by Murdock. Played by Karen Steele |
| Dickey, James | Author who was being studied by Peter Jackson |
| Dickey, James | Mentioned in passing |
| Dirtyface | A goat that could play the harmonica |
| Duck, Daffy | Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| Eastwood, Clint | Actor in Rawhide. Played Rowdy Yates |
| Eberhart, Kellie | The first girlfriend of Collie Entragian |
| Eberhart, Mr | Father of Kellie Eberhart |
| Einstein, Albert | Tom Billingsly had white hair like him |
| Eliot, T S | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Entragian, Collier (Collie) | Retired cop that lives in 240 Poplar Street, Wentowrth. He was forced out after returning a positive drug test at work, but he had never taken the drugs. 6 foot 4 Inches high. Shot in the head and killed by Jim Reed |
| Eve | As in Adam and Eve. From the Bible |
| Evers, Dr | Doctor of Herb Wyler |
| Faulkner, ? | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Fields, W C | Author mentioned in passing |
| Fishburne, Larry | Actor mentioned by John Marinville |
| Fleischer, Max | Cartoonist |
| Ford, John | Mentioned in passing |
| Ford, Robert | Mentioned in passing |
| Fudd, Elmer | Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| Garfunkel, Art | Singer with Paul Simon |
| Garin, Audrey | Maiden name of Audrey Wyler and sister of William Garin |
| Garin, John | Brother of Seth Garin and son of William and June Garin. Was killed in drive-by shooting on 30 July 1994. 12 years old |
| Garin, June | Mother of Seth Garin and wife of William Garin. Was killed in drive-by shooting on 30 July 1994. 40 years old |
| Garin, Mary Lou | Sister of Seth Garin and daughter of William and June Garin. Was killed in drive-by shooting on 30 July 1994. 10 years old |
| Garin, Mr | Father of Audrey and William Garin |
| Garin, Mrs | Mother of William and Audrey Garin |
| Garin, Seth | Autistic little boy who becomes Tak''s vessel. He lives with his aunt Audrey Wyler in Wentworth after his parents and brothers and sisters died in a drive-by shooting on 30 July 1994. Born in 1988, and killed when he controlled Cammie Reed to shoot both himself and Audrey Wyler 15 July 1996 |
| Garin, William | Father of Seth Garin and husband of June Garin. Was killed in drive-by shooting on 30 July 1994. 42 years old |
| Gaye, Marvin | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Geller, Frank | Husband of Kim Geller and father of Susi Geller |
| Geller, Kim | Mother of Susi Geller and wife of Frank Geller. Lived in 243 Poplar Street, Wentworth. Killed by Murdock 15 July 1996 |
| Geller, Susi | Pretty daughter of Kim and Frank Geller. She was friends with Debbie Ross and Rose Queen at the High School Prom |
| Gillespie, Dizzy | Musician mentioned in passing |
| Gingrich, Newt | Mentioned in passing |
| Givens, Adrian | Concierge of the Mohonk Mountain House |
| God | Mentioned in passing |
| Goodis, Craig | Co-wrote The Regulators screenplay with Quentin Woolrich |
| Goodlin, Janice | Maiden name of Janice Conroy |
| Goodlin, Mr | Father of Janice Goodlin. He gave her a trip to Mohonk Mountain House in May 1982 |
| Goodlowe, Katherine Anne | Received a letter from Patricia Allen in the final chapter of the book |
| Green Giant | Mentioned in passing |
| Gretel | Children''s story Character. Hansel & Gretel |
| Grimm, ? | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Hannibal | The Reed''s German Shepherd dog - shot by the occupants of the red van on 15 July 1996 |
| Hansel | Children''s story Character. Hansel & Gretel |
| Hardin, Ty | Actor in The Regulators movie. Played Deputy Laine |
| Hardy, ? | Writer studied by Steve Ames at Boston University |
| Harris, Bill | Johnny Marinville''s literary agent |
| Hawke, Ethan | On the cover of a magazine bought by Ellen Carver |
| Hendrix, Jimmy | Musician mentioned in passing |
| Henry, Colonel | The telepathic squad leader of the MotoKops 2200 |
| Hester | A pig who liked to paint |
| Hickok, Wild Bill | Outlaw shot by Jack McCall |
| Hobart, Hugh | Son of William & Irene Hobart. He stole the Dream Floater from Seth Garin. Fat, had red hair and wore glasses |
| Hobart, Irene | Wife of William Hobart and mother of Hugh Hobart |
| Hobart, William | Moved out of the house between Entragian and Jacksons at 242 Poplar Street, Wentworth because of the things Seth did to punish his son Hugh for stealing his Dream Floater. Husband of Irene Hobart and father of Hugh Hobart. Looked like Church Decon. Worked at the Stamping Mill at Ten Mile |
| Holmes, Sherlock | Detective mentioned in passing |
| Hop Sing | Character in Bonanza |
| Hunter, Snake | One of the MotoKops 2200 Crew. Always went with his customary scorn |
| Jackson, Joe | Baseball player implicated in the 1919 Black Sox baseball scandal |
| Jackson, Mary | Wife of Peter Jackson. She was unfaithful with Gene Martin, and was shot dead 15 July 1996 by the occupants of the Blue van. They had been married 9 years. Married name of Mary Kaepner |
| Jackson, Mrs | Mother of Peter Jackson. Lives in Santa Fe |
| Jackson, Peter | Husband of Mary Jackson. Professor or assistant Professor at Ohio State University. He was taken over by Tak and sent to the woods to stop those leaving. He sat down with his friend the dead man, and died |
| Jackson, Shirley | Author read by Mary Jackson |
| Jackson, Stonewall | Mentioned in passing |
| James, Jesse | Outlaw |
| Jesus | Mentioned in passing |
| Joe, G I | Childs action toy |
| Johnson, Ben | Actor thought of by John Marinville |
| Joker, The | Character in the Batman comics |
| Jolson, Al | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Joseph of Arimathaea | Character from the Bible. Jesus was buried in his tomb |
| Josephson, Belinda | Black, Wife of Brad Josephson. Lived at 251 Poplar Street, Wentworth |
| Josephson, Brad | Black, Husband of Belinda Josephson. Lived at 251 Poplar Street, Wentworth. 46 Years Old |
| Kaepner, Henry | Father of Mary Kaepner. A professor at Meermont College of Dentistry in Brooklyn |
| Kaepner, Mary | Maiden name of Mary Jackson. Daughter of Henry Kaepner |
| Keates, ? | Writer studied by Steve Ames at Boston University |
| King, Stephen | Author that wrote The Shining |
| Kleist, John | Senior Vice President at Good Palz toys, who make the MotoKops 2200 products |
| Laine, Josh | Deputy in The Regulators movie. Played by Ty Hardin |
| Lee, Spike | Mentioned in passing |
| Lennon, John | A member of the Beatles band |
| Leone, Sergio | Movie director mentioned in passing |
| Lewis, Sinclair | Author who John Marinville was compared to |
| Lugosi, Bela | Horror movie director |
| Magdalene, Mary | Mentioned in passing |
| Marinville, John Edward | Guitar playing singer, turned author. He wrote "Delight" and a series of children''s books about Pat The Kitty Cat - a feline detective. He lived at 250 Poplar Street, Wentworth. He spent some time in Vietnam |
| Marinville, Terry | First Wife of John Marinville. Now Terry Alvey. John once tried to stab her with a butter knife |
| Marinville, Theresa | Second wife of John Marinville |
| Marple, Miss | Character in Agatha Christie''s books |
| Marsh, Countess Lili | One of the MotoKops 2200''s enemies. Helper of No Face |
| Martin, Gene | He was having an affair with Mary Jackson. An accountant |
| Martin, Mrs | Wife of Gene Martin |
| Mary | Mother of Jesus |
| Mathis, Sergeant | Character in The Regulators movie |
| McCain, Lucas | Actor in The Rifleman. Played Chuck Connors |
| McCall, Jack | He shot Wild Bill Hickok |
| McCartney, Paul | A member of the Beatles band |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Toys mentioned in passing |
| Moody Blues, The | Band mentioned in passing |
| Moran, Flip | Character in The Regulators movie. Played the town Hostler |
| Moses | Biblical character mentioned in passing |
| MotoKops 2200, The | Toys that enter Wentworth and kill many of the local residents |
| Mountain Lion | A weird shaped mountain lion that attached Steve Ames on the train behind the houses in 15 July 1996. Shot dead by John Marinville |
| Mouse, Mickey | Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| Mueller, John P | Wrote an article in "Playthings, the international merchandising magazine of the toy industry" in January 1994 |
| Murdock, Jebadiah (Major) | Character in The Regulators movie |
| Nabokov, Vladimir | Author who John Marinville was compared to |
| Nelson, Willie | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Nine Inch Nails | Band thought of by Steve Ames |
| No Face | Faceless. One of the MotoKops enemy''s |
| Noah | Character from the bible |
| Pat the Kitty Cat | Main character of the books written by John Marinville. He is a feline detective |
| Payne, John | Character in The Regulators movie |
| Picasso, Pablo | Painter mentioned in passing |
| Pike, Major | One of the MotoKops 2200 crew. A Canopalean (Alien) with big eyes and yellow hair |
| Poirot, Hercule | Character in Agatha Christie''s books |
| Presley, Elvis | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Prudum, Joe | Character in The Regulators Movie |
| Quantrill, ? | Civil War Captain mentioned in The Regulators movie |
| R2D2 | Character in Starwars |
| Rancourt, Billy | Directed The Regulators movie |
| Reagan, Ronald | President of the USA |
| Reed, Cammie | Mother of David and Jim Reed, and wife of Charlie Reed. Shot and killed Seth Garin and Audrey Wyler on 15 July 1996 while being controlled by Seth Garin. Tak then took her over and her head exploded, killing her |
| Reed, Charlie | Father of David and Jim Reed, and husband of Cammie Reed |
| Reed, David | One of the twin sons of Cammie and Charlie Reed. Born about 1979 |
| Reed, Jim | One of the twin sons of Cammie and Charlie Reed. Had blond hair. Born about 1979. Shot and killed Collie Entragian 15 July 1996, and then he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head when under Tak''s control |
| Richardson, Captain | Police Captain spoken to by John Marinville after Tak died in Wentworth |
| Ripton, Cary | 14 year old paperboy in Wentworth who was shot with a shotgun by the occupants of the Red van on 15 July 1996. He played backup shortstop for the Hawkes |
| Ripton, Mrs | Mother of Cary Ripton |
| Roberts, Pernell | Actor who played Adam Cartwright on TV''s Bonanza |
| Rogers, Roy | TV Cowboy that rode Trigger |
| Rooty the Robot | A bumbling robot. One of the MotoKops 2200 Crew |
| Ross, Debbie | Friend of Susie Geller. Really attractive, with red hair. Shot dead on the Carver house stoop 15 July 1996 |
| Santa | Mentioned in passing |
| Satan | Mentioned in passing |
| Scarlet | Childs action toy from the G I Joe team |
| Schever, Steven H | Editor of "Movie's on TV" |
| Shakespeare, William | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Shaq | Mentioned in passing |
| Simon, Paul | Singer with Art Garfunkel |
| Simpson, Bart | Cartoon character mentioned in passing |
| Smith, ? | Little brother of Cynthia Smith |
| Smith, Cynthia | 21 year old counter girl at the E-Z Store 24 in Wentworth that saved the life of Ellan and David Carver from being shot by the Red van. She had Orange and Green hair |
| Smith, Mr | Father of Cynthia Smith. Minister who shot skeet every Saturday |
| Smithee, Allen | Wrote episode 55 teleplay of the MotoKops |
| Soames, Ray | One of Janice Goodwin''s boyfriends in College. He was pretty untidy |
| Soderson, Gary | Husband of Marielle Soderson. He is a heavy drinker, and lives at 249 Poplar Street, Wentworth. A teacher. Killed by a creature that looked a little by a Gila Monster while holding his dead wife''s hand on 15 July 1996 |
| Soderson, Marielle | Wife of Gary. Had her left arm shot off by Van 15 July 1996 and later died of her injuries. She is not well liked in the street |
| Steele, Karen | Actress in The Regulators movie who played Laura. Killed |
| Steinbeck, John | Author who John Marinville was compared to |
| StGeorge | The dragon slayer |
| Streeter, Sheriff | Character in The Regulators Movie |
| Styles, Cassandra (Cassie) | A MotoKops 2200 character |
| Symes, ? | Daughter of Allen Symes. Found his letter about the Garin family |
| Symes, Allen | Geologist engineer for Deep Earth Mining Corporation near Desperation from 1969 to 1995. Seen the Garin family on 24 June 1994. Died 19 September 1996 of a heart attack |
| Symes, Mr | Father of Allen Symes |
| Tak | Evil that took over Seth Garin in the small town of Wentworth. Fed on death and hurt of the people around it. Eventually outsmarted by Seth Garin, and died because it had no host in 15 July 1996 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The | Sewer dwelling crime fighting toys mentioned in passing |
| Trigger | Horse of Roy Rogers |
| Turner, Tina | Singer heard on the radio |
| Tyson, Mike | Boxer mentioned in passing |
| Uris, Leon | Author mentioned in passing |
| Vader, Darth | Character from Star Wars |
| Van Halen | Band mentioned in passing |
| Van Peebles, Mario | Film director mentioned by John Marinville |
| Vedder, Eddie | His picture was on the wall in Ellen Carver''s bedroom |
| Veedon Brothers | Moving company |
| Wolfe, Thomas | Writer mentioned in passing |
| Woolrich, Quentin | Co-wrote The Regulators screenplay with Craig Goodis |
| Wyler, Audrey | Seth Garin''s aunt, William Garin''s sister, and wife of Herb Wyler. Maiden name of Audrey Garin. Seth came to live with her after his family died. Shot and killed by Cammie Reed 15 July 1996 |
| Wyler, Herb | Husband of Audrey Wyler. He committed suicide in 1995 after being drained by Tak through Seth Garin. He once gave Cary Ripton an old air rifle |
| Wyler, Mr | Father of Herb Wyler |
| Yanni | Mentioned in passing |
| Yates, Rowdy | Character in Rawhide. Played by Clint Eastwood |
| Yeoman, Preacher | Character in The Regulators movie |
| Zanfir, George | Played the Pan Flute |
