It's well-known that the reason King sets so many of his stories in Maine is that it's where he's from. Alec Pelley, an investigator hired by Maitland's attorney Howard (Howie) Gold, hires private investigator Holly Gibney. Other commonly used fictional Maine locales by King include Derry, best known as the setting for IT, and Jerusalem's Lot, best known as the setting for Salem's Lot. Castle Rock is the most prolific fictional King location, and without further ado, here's a rundown of every story at least partially set there. Holly, Pelley, Howie, Ralph Anderson and his wife Jeannie, Terry Maitland's wife Marcy, police lieutenant Yune Sablo, and district attorney Bill Samuels all meet at Howie Gold's office.

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The group deduce the Outsider is hiding in a cave and when they arrive, they are immediately fired upon by Hoskins, who is in a sniper position overlooking them after being sent there by the Outsider.

King's 1991 novel Needful Things is set entirely within Castle Rock, and was at the time billed as the final Castle Rock story. Local boy Brian Rusk vandalizes the home of Wilma Jerzyck, who loathes Nettie Cobb, Polly's housekeeper, and alcoholic Hugh Priest kills Nettie's dog. Further groups of titles will be re-launched in 2-3 batches per year, with a total of over 70 books being revamped between spring 2021 and autumn 2024, culminating with the 50 th anniversary of Carrie.

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The Outsider': Cynthia Erivo, Bill Camp, Mare Winningham, Paddy Considine, Julianne Nicholson, Denise Petski, Deadline.If you are looking for a fast-paced thriller set in Maine that will keep you on the edge of your seat, The Last House Guest will not disappoint.

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Notably, Tad doesn't survive the book, something sure to catch people who saw the movie first off guard. After she accepts a magical amulet from Gaunt that relieves her pain, she becomes susceptible to his influence and is turned against Alan by fabricated evidence that he investigated the death of the infant child she had in San Francisco. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. Gaunt flees the scene, his car turning into a horse-drawn wagon, and the survivors are left to ponder an uncertain future. Brian ultimately shoots himself with his father's gun in front of his little brother Sean, warning Sean to stay out of "Needful Things".Originally published in a 1983 issue of Yankee Magazine, Uncle Otto's Truck was later included in the 1985 King story collection Skeleton Crew.

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One of Stephen King's most famous creations is the not so quiet small town of Castle Rock, Maine, and here's all the stories he's set there. The figure reappears later in Hoskin's home, informing him that the malady is cancer and that it can take the disease away if Hoskins does what it asks of him. But what both women don’t know is that they are each holding something back that may change their lives forever when it’s revealed.

The plot concerns a house in the town that grows and expands on its own, seemingly every time dark events occur within its walls. In fact, Donna Trenton and her son Tad only recently moved to town, which clearly was a mistake in hindsight. King's 1989 novel The Dark Half was inspired by the reveal that he had been writing under the Richard Bachman pen name. Located in the far Northeast, the Pine Tree State is home to rugged coastlines, rocky and beautiful Acadia National Park, and the far-flung endpoint of the Appalachian Trail. Ridgewick is assaulted by Keeton, then attempts suicide, but after realizing how worthless his fishing rod is plays a key role in Gaunt's defeat.