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The Dark Half
Stephen King
Writer Thad Beaumont publicly buries his pseudonym George Stark after being outed. But Stark refuses to stay dead, manifesting as a real, violent entity who begins a murderous rampage, demanding that Thad continue writing as him.
Did You Know?
- •Inspired by King's own experience with his Richard Bachman pseudonym being revealed
- •George Romero directed the 1993 film adaptation
- •Set in Castle Rock, Maine
- •References King's own feelings about his Bachman alter ego
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