Blaine the Mono is a demented monorail train appearing in the third and fourth books of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. The Dark Tower can refer to one of several things: The Dark Tower (series) — a series of novels by Stephen King. ...

First encountered in the ruins of a massive dead city by Roland and his band, Blaine promises a method of escape to the outside. Unfortunately, Blaine has homicidal tendencies not unakin to the ones of the HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Blaine requires a solved riddle in order for them to board him (although an 'it', he thinks of himself as a male) but then pulls a surprise: they will have to give him a riddle he cannot solve in order for him to let them get off (as opposed to just crashing into the final terminal without slowing at all). HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) is a fictional computer/character in the Space Odyssey series, the first being the novel and film 2001 A Space Odyssey, written by Arthur C. Clarke in 1968. ... A movie poster from the original release of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is an immensely popular and influential science fiction film and book; the film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the book written by Arthur C. Clarke. ...

Blaine has a countermind called Little Blaine, who represents the weaker partner in Blain's schizophrenic processor mind. He is, unfortunately, of no help.

Finally, Eddie comes up with a cavalcade of unsolvable (and exceedingly stupid) riddles that drive Blaine (more) insane and cause his computer to crash. When he finally comes to a stop, it is in Kansas... in a wiped-out world that is a version of The Stand. The cover of The Stand The Stand is an apocalyptic horror novel by Stephen King. ...