Castle Rock (Stephen King)

Castle Rock, Maine is part of Stephen King?s fictional Maine topography, and as such serves as the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Built similarly to the prototypical King town Jerusalem's Lot (featured in the novel 'Salem's Lot), Castle Rock is a typical small New England town with several dark secrets. It first appeared in the novel The Dead Zone. King eventually decided to stop using it as the setting of his works, and originally ended its use with the novel Needful Things. However, it has now been mentioned in later works, such as Riding the Bullet and as part of the setting of Bag Of Bones . The town may be based on King's home town of Durham, Maine and Lisbon Falls, Maine, where he attended high school.

Related Topics:
Stephen King - 'Salem's Lot - New England - The Dead Zone - Needful Things - Riding the Bullet - Bag Of Bones - Durham, Maine - Lisbon Falls, Maine

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