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The Dark Half is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1989. Publisher's Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... The Dark Half is the title of a 1989 horror novel by Stephen King. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Darkhalf. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader. ... Viking Press was founded on March 1, 1925, in New York City, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. ...

Stephen King wrote several books under a pseudonym, Richard Bachman, during the seventies and eighties. Most of the Bachman novels were darker and more cynical in nature, featuring a far more psychological sense of horror than visceral. When King was discovered to be Bachman, he wrote The Dark Half in response to his outing. A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... // Richard Bachman Richard Bachmans author photo. ...

Plot summary

King decided to use the idea of a writer having an alter ego to write novels. Thad Beaumont is an author and recovering alcoholic who lives in the tiny Maine town of Ludlow (the setting of Pet Sematary and about an hour away from the fictional town of Castle Rock, often used in King's novels). His own books are not very successful, but under the pen name George Stark, Thad writes gritty crime novels about a violent killer named Alexis Machine, which are very popular and successful. When it's learned that Thad Beaumont, who writes cerebral literary fiction, is really Stark, he and his wife Elizabeth decide to stage a daylight funeral for the fictional Stark. His epitaph at the local cemetery says it all: NOT A VERY NICE GUY. Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area Ranked 39th - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (338 km) - Length 320 miles (515 km) - % water 13. ... Ludlow is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Castle Rock, Maine is a fictional town used by Stephen King as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ...

However, that is not the end of Stark and over the weeks to come he resurrects himself from his mock-grave and kills, gruesomely, everyone he perceives responsible for his "death". Thad, meanwhile, is plagued by surreal nightmares and, is soon visited by Sheriff Alan Pangborn (a main character in the novel Needful Things), asking questions Thad can't, or doesn't want to, answer. Thad's finger and voice prints are identical to Stark's, and Stark has left plenty of evidence at the scenes of his crimes. Needful Things is a horror/black comedy novel written by Stephen King in 1991. ...

Thad experiences blackouts and comes to discover that he and Stark share a mental bond. He begins to find notes from Stark written in his own handwriting. The notes tell Thad what activity Stark has been engaging in. Observing his son and daughter, Thad notes that twins share a unique bond. They can feel each others pain and at times appear to read the others mind. Using this as a keystone to his own situation, he begins to discover the even deeper meaning behind himself and Stark.

Pangborn eventually learns that Thad had a twin. The unborn brother was absorbed into Thad in utero and later removed from his skull when the author was a child. He had suffered from severe headaches and it was originally thought to be a tumor causing them. This leads to questions about the true nature of Stark, whether he's a malevolent spirit or Thad manifesting a multiple personality. Thad eventually vanquishes Stark, but the book ends on an unhappy note with Thad's wife having serious doubts about the future of their relationship: not only did Thad create Stark (if unintentionally) a part of him liked Stark and his bloody-minded, psychotic outlook on life. In Utero is the third and final studio album from the American grunge band Nirvana, released in September 1993 by Geffen Records. ... Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the current name of the psychiatric condition formerly listed as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) or Multiple Personality Syndrome. ...

Post-Dark Half

Sheriff Alan Pangborn goes on to appear two times more in the Castle Rock series. It is revealed that ever after the events of The Dark Half, he is plagued by nightmares, and the memory of Thad Beaumont, whom we're told of his subsequent divorce and depression in Needful Things. It is revealed in Bag of Bones that Thad committed suicide. This ties up the novel's ambiguous ending regarding Thad's relationship to Liz. Bag of Bones is a 1998 novel by Stephen King. ...

Film, TV and theatrical adaptations

The novel was adapted into a film by George A. Romero in 1990, and was released in 1993. It was filmed in part at Washington and Jefferson College and other locations in southwestern Pennsylvania. It starred Timothy Hutton as Thad/Stark, Michael Rooker as Alan Pangborn, and featured Julie Harris as an eccentric colleague of Thad's who provides some vital information about the supernatural. The Dark Half is a 1993 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. ... George Romero at the 2006 DragonCon George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. ... Washington and Jefferson College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Washington, Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ... Image:Timhut. ... Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama) is an American actor. ... Alan Pangborn is the sheriff of Stephen Kings fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. ... Actress Julie Harris photo taken by Carl Van Vechten 1952 Julie Harris (born Julia Ann Harris on December 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan) is an American actress. ...

Computer game

The computer game The Dark Half, based on the novel, was designed by Symtus and published by Capstone in 1992. Although highly sought after by classic computer game collectors, it is widely considered one of the worst graphic adventure games ever made.^{[citation needed]}

See also

A parasitic twin is the result of a situation related to the process that results in vanishing twin and conjoined twins; a twin embryo begins developing in utero, but do not fully separate and one maintains dominate developement at the expense of the other. ...

External links

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Stephen King's bibliography

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Carrie (1974)

’Salem's Lot (1975)

Rage (as Richard Bachman) (1977)

The Shining (1977)

The Stand (1978; revised edition, 1990)

The Dead Zone (1979)

The Long Walk (as Richard Bachman) (1979)

Firestarter (1980)

Cujo (1981)

Roadwork (as Richard Bachman) (1981)

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (1982; revised edition, 2003)

The Running Man (as Richard Bachman) (1982)

Christine (1983)

Pet Sematary (1983)

Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)

The Talisman (1984, written with Peter Straub)

Thinner (as Richard Bachman) (1984)

It (1986)

The Eyes of the Dragon (1987)

Misery (1987)

The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)

The Tommyknockers (1987)

The Dark Half (1989)

Needful Things (1990)

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991)

Gerald's Game (1992)

Dolores Claiborne (1993)

Insomnia (1994)

Rose Madder (1995)

The Green Mile (1996)

Desperation (1996)

The Regulators (as Richard Bachman) (1996)

The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)

Bag of Bones (1998)

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)

Dreamcatcher (2001)

Black House (2001, written with Peter Straub)

From a Buick 8 (2002)

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)

The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004)

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004)

The Colorado Kid (2005)

Cell (2006)

Lisey's Story (2006)

Blaze (as Richard Bachman) (2007)

Duma Key (2008)

Non-fiction: Carrie (1974) is Stephen Kings first published novel. ... â€™Salemâ€™s Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ... For the film sequel to Carrie, see The Rage: Carrie 2 Rage (originally titled Getting It On) is the first novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. ... The Shining (1977) is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. ... The Stand is an apocalyptic horror epic novel by Stephen King originally published in 1978. ... The Dead Zone is a novel by Stephen King published in 1979. ... The Long Walk is a novel by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. ... FireStarter (Japanese ãƒ•ã‚¡ã‚¤ã‚¹ã‚¿ Fai Suta) is the second episode of the anime FLCL. Spoiler warning: Summary The Episode starts out with Mamimi playing some handheld videogame about burning stuff to please a dark god Cantide. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Roadwork is a novel by Stephen King, published in 1981 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. ... The Gunslinger is a novel by American author Stephen King, and is the first volume in the Dark Tower series, which King considers to be his magnum opus. ... The Running Man (1982) is a science fiction novel by Stephen King, written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. ... Christine is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1983. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Cycle of the Werewolf is a horror novel released in 1983 by Stephen King, featuring illustrations by renowned comic book artist Bernie Wrightson. ... The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. ... Peter Straub at the University of South Florida on February 15, 2007 Peter Francis Straub, born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a writer of fiction and poetry, best known as a prolific horror author. ... Thinner is a 1984 novel by Stephen King about an obese lawyer who experiences a dramatic and ultimately dangerous weight loss as a result of a Gypsys curse. ... It is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1986. ... The Eyes of the Dragon is a book by Stephen King published in 1987. ... Misery is a novel by Stephen King, written in 1987. ... The Drawing of the Three is the second book in the Dark Tower series written by Stephen King in 1970 and published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher in 1987. ... The Novel The Tommyknockers is a 1987 horror novel by Stephen King. ... Needful Things is a horror/black comedy novel written by Stephen King in 1991. ... The Waste Lands is book III of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. ... Geralds Game (1992) is a novel by Stephen King. ... Dolores Claiborne (1993) is a novel by Stephen King, which was adapted into a 1995 film starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. ... Insomnia is a novel written by Stephen King and first published in 1994. ... Rose Madder is a 1995 novel by Stephen King. ... Cover of the single volume version of The Green Mile The Green Mile (1996) is a serial novel by Stephen King, later republished with all six volumes in a trade paperback. ... Desperation. ... The Regulators is a novel by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. ... Wizard and Glass is the fourth book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. ... Bag of Bones is a 1998 novel by Stephen King. ... The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) is a novel by Stephen King. ... Dreamcatcher (2001) is a novel written by Stephen King. ... For the novel by the same name, see Black house (novel). ... Peter Straub at the University of South Florida on February 15, 2007 Peter Francis Straub, born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a writer of fiction and poetry, best known as a prolific horror author. ... From a Buick 8 is a novel by horror writer Stephen King (ISBN 0-7432-1137-5). ... Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... Song of Susannah is the sixth and penultimate novel in Stephen Kings Dark Tower series. ... The Dark Tower is the seventh and final book of novelist Stephen Kings Dark Tower series, published September 21, 2004 (Kings birthday) by Donald M. Grant Publishers, and illustrated by Michael Whelan. ... The Colorado Kid is a mystery novel written by Stephen King for the Hard Case Crime imprint, published in 2005. ... Cell is an apocalyptic horror novel published by the American author Stephen King in January 2006, in which a New England artist struggles to reunite with his young son after a mysterious signal broadcast over the global cell-phone network turns masses of his fellow humans into telekinetic hive-mind... Liseys Story. ... Blaze is a novel pen written by Stephen King under the name Richard Bachman. ... Duma Key is the name of a forthcoming novel by horror fiction writer Stephen King. ...

Danse Macabre (1981)

Nightmares in the Sky (1988)

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000)

Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing (2000)

Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (2005, written with Stewart O'Nan)

Short fiction: Danse Macabre is a nonfiction book by Stephen King on horror fiction and United States pop culture. ... A Book with Text by King and Photos by F-Stop Fitzgerald, published in 1988 This was a coffee table photo book. ... On Writing. ... Ã if i was going to help you you would not need it because you so surepass my intellgents ... Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (also known as Faithful) is a book co-written by Stephen King and Stewart ONan. ... Stewart ONan (born February 4, 1961) is an American author, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... This is a list of short fiction by Stephen King. ...

Night Shift (1978, collection)

Different Seasons (1982, collection)

Skeleton Crew (1985, collection)

Dark Visions (with George R. R. Martin and Dan Simmons) (1988, collection)

"Dolan's Cadillac" (1989, chapbook)

"My Pretty Pony" (1989)

Four Past Midnight (1990, collection)

Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993, collection)

"Umney's Last Case" (1995, booklet)

Six Stories (1997, limited edition collection)

"The New Lieutenant's Rap" (1999, chapbook)

Hearts in Atlantis (1999, collection)

"Riding the Bullet" (2000, ebook)

Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (2002, collection)

Audiobooks: Night Shift (1978 Doubleday) is the first anthology of short stories by Stephen King. ... Different Seasons (1982) is a novella collection by Stephen King containing the following stories: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (subtitled: Hope Springs Eternal) Apt Pupil (subtitled: Summer of Corruption) The Body (subtitled: Fall From Innocence) The Breathing Method (subtitled: A Winters Tale) Three movies, The Shawshank Redemption (based on... Skeleton Crew (1985) is the second published anthology of short stories by Stephen King. ... Dark Visions is a compilation book, with 3 stories by Stephen King, 3 by Dan Simmons, and 1 by George R. R. Martin. ... George Raymond Richard Martin (sometimes called GRRM, born September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American author and screenwriter of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. ... Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel Hyperion and its sequel The Fall of Hyperion. ... Dolanâ€™s Cadillac is a short story by Stephen King. ... Originally published in 1989, My Pretty Pony was an oversized, slipcased book commissioned for the Whitney Museum in New York as a coffee table book. ... Four Past Midnight is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King. ... Nightmares & Dreamscapes cover Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by Stephen King published in 1993. ... Umneys Last Case (1995) is a short story written by Stephen King and published as a separate booklet as part of Penguins 60th anniversary. ... Six Stories (1997) is a short story collection by Stephen King containing the following stories: Lunch at The Gotham Cafe L.T.s Theory of Pets Luckey Quarter Autopsy Room Four Blind Willie (later published as part of Hearts in Atlantis) The Man In the Black Suit See also Short... The New Lieutenants Rap (1999) is a short story by Stephen King The story was originally published as a chapbook by Philtrum Press and given away to attendees at Stephen Kings 25th publishing anniversary party April 6, 1999. ... Hearts in Atlantis (1999), is a fictional work by Stephen King. ... Riding the Bullet (2000) is a novella by Stephen King. ...

L.T.'s Theory of Pets

Blood and Smoke (2000)

Stationary Bike (2006)

Other: is a short horror story in Stephen Kings anthology Everythings Eventual. ... Blood and Smoke (1999) is an audio book where Stephen King reads three of his own short stories. ... An exercise bicycle is a stationary bicycle used for exercise and not for travel. ...

The Dark Tower series and comics

The Bachman Books (novel collection) (1985)

The Plant (2000)

--58.108.115.4 04:30, 29 April 2007 (UTC) The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschains quest for the Dark Tower. ... The Bachman Books is a collection of novels by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. ... The Plant is a fiction novel published in 2000 by Stephen King. ...