This Is Castle Rock
Posted: February 21, 2017, 14:32
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Castle Rock is located 37 miles from Portland and 180 miles from Boston. The town’s population was 1,280 in 1959 and 1,500 in 1991. No more recent number has been found.
King wrote six books that takes place in the town. They are, in publication order: The Dead Zone (1979), Cujo (1981), The Dark Half (1989), Needful Things (1991), Bag of Bones (1998) and Lisey's Story (2006).
King has also written some short stories that takes place in Castle Rock. They are, in publication order: The Body (1982), It Grows On You (1982), Uncle Otto's Truck (1985), The Sun Dog (1990), The Man in the Black Suit (1997) and Premium Harmony (2015)
There has also been a lot of reference to Castle Rock in King’s works throughout the years. Here they are in publication order: Graveyard Shift (1978), One on One (1978), The Stand (1978), Creepshow (1982), Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982), Pet Sematary (1983), Gramma (1985), Mrs. Todd's Shortcut (1985), Nona (1985), The Mist (1985), It (1986), Gerald's Game (1992), The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999), Riding the Bullet (2000), Kingdom Hospital (2004), N. (2008), Under the Dome (2009), A Good Marriage (2010) and Dr. Sleep (2013).
There have also been numerous characters living in Castle Rock during the years and here are some that you should recognize. They may or may not show up in the new work but they will probably be referred to in some way…
George Bannerman- The Dead Zone
- Cujo
- The Body
- Needuful Things
- The Dark Half
Frank Dodd
- The Dead Zone
- Needufl Things
- Cujo
- Uncle Otto's Truck
- IT
Thad Beaumont
- The Dark Half
- Bag of Bones
- Needful Things
Alan Pangborn- The Dark Half
- The Sun Dog
- Needful Things
- Bag of Bones
- Gerald's Game
Norris Ridgewick
- The Dark Half
- Needful Things
- Bag of Bones
- Gerald's Game
- Lisey's Story
Andy Clutterbuck
- The Dark Half
- Needufl Things
- Lisey's Story
- It Grown on You
- Drunken Firework
Joe Camber- Cujo
Donna Trenton
- Cujo
- Needful Things
Tad Trenton
- Cujo
Patricia "Polly" Chalmers
- Needful Things
Reginald "Pop" Merrill
- The Sun Dog
- Needful Things
Nettie Cobb
- Needufl Things
Chris Chambers- The Body
Teddy Duchamp
- The Body
Vern Tessio
- The Body
Gordon Lachance
- The Body
John "Ace" Merrill
- The Body
Lisey Landon
- Lisey's Story
Scott Landon
- Lisey's Story
