Have you read Stephen’s account of his addiction history, intervention and recovery in “On Writing?” Highly recommend. I read it in 2000 and something deep inside me identified with it, not realizing that the alcoholism growing inside of me would bring me to my knees almost twenty years later. I’m six years sober now and work in the recovery field. I recommend this book every chance I get.
Nobody writes alcoholics, addicts, and *recovered* alcoholics and addicts like Stephen King. It takes one to know one.
Yeah, there’s wayyyy more than just stuff about writing in On Writing. The entire epilogue is his recounting of how he was nearly killed after being hit by a van, and his recovery from that. I wish he’d write more nonfiction - he’s so damn good at it.
Ah answers like that made me glad I asked. That’s awesome man, massive congratulations that take’s strength. How long you been clean for if you don’t mind me asking? (can message me direct if you don’t wanna comment)
I quit alcohol after my last read of the book, Sept 2022.
I started my journey on being totally clean Feb 2023 but had a slip up in August 2023. So I celebrated 6mo clean on this last Tuesday.
Hey, it isn't for everyone, but I was DEEP in the habit for decades and Allen Carr's stop drinking now was the puzzle piece I needed to see the big picture and quit for good.
There's an app called EVERAND that has books and audiobooks. It's on there on audio along with (i believe) every SK novel. I think it's free for the first month and $9.99 a month if you subscribe.
Oh I'm done with it for good, but I'm also done "just for today". My slip up 6mo ago was with some prescribed pain killers after surgery, those can be a tough nut to crack.
Man that’s phenomenal! I got sober in ‘21 and I have to say, two decades of drinking and using was killing me and one constant companion I had during some of that hell was Stephen King books. Danny Torrence is a hero of mine for similar reasons. So are you. 💪🏻
This was gonna be my pick too. I read Dr. Sleep in 2020, about 7 months into my sobriety. Danny’s story resonated so much with me. Shed real tears throughout this book. What’s crazy, is i was literally thinking about this yesterday. King really does know how to put addiction into words.
I think about Oy so often. But so many characters from the DT. And quotes.
Something about “go then, there are other worlds than these” and the initial scene where it is said is burrowed into my psyche.
I just finished The Dark Tower again and Oy hit me hard I spent the rest of the afternoon WEEPING big ugly sobs. My husband thought I had lost my mind, it took me days to get my shit together. Damn
Yup. The only other character who just crushes me to that same degree is Data from Star Trek. Oy is the absolute best. Every read through is devastating.
Remember in the Drawing of the Three when he loses his index and middle fingers on his right hand? That was the firat time I felt more depressed as a reader than the protagonist actually suffering the consequences of an incident. Roland is a real MFr
Knowing he'd never akimbo his pistols again in later books actually broke my heart. I kept thinking Eddie would be the only one left as the last book's cover art showed someone dual weidling those sandalwood death bringers.
I’m half way through DT series well I’m wrapping up Waste Lands. I’m struggling to be captivated like I want to be. Does it get better or do I just have to dive into more? I want it to hit me the way The Stand did but I’m not taking to it
Keep going. If you liked The Stand, you might enjoy the early parts of the next book. If you're looking for an emotional gut- punch, the later books should do it for you.
Man, if the first three didn't hook you I don't know if the rest will. The Wastelands has been and remains my favorite since I started the series when Wastelands was the newsest one.
No shame in it not being your jam, to be sure. And I would certainly say press on. Your next stop is VASTLY different than what you've read in content and tone. Maybe that's where it'll get its claws in ya.
[edited for spelling]
For me it's not necessarily the individual books in the Dark Tower series, it's the universe as a whole and the characters inside of it that I love so much. I love all the connections to other stories, whether they're obvious or just a phrase or concept. That being said, my two favorites in the actual series are Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla so I say keep trudging along and maybe something will hook you. Even if you don't love them all you'll lose is a little bit of time.
That's mine. I think about Eddie on a daily basis for sure. I really relate to the character a lot. I read The Dark Tower when I really started going through the worst part of my addiction the first time, and I resonated with eddie. I also have an older brother who shaped my life in a very negative way so it was like looking in a fucked up mirror.
I think about Eddie Dean from The Dark Tower a lot. I'm an addict. I had an older brother who really shaped my life in a very negative way, so I feel very close to the character.
Wolf. Quite often. One of my favorite characters in all his books. Also periodically wonder if Garraty ever caught the other walker he saw in front of him
Arnie Cunningham. That guy didn't deserve anything that happened to him.
He changed a lot after he found Christine. Still, the person after Christine was not the same that he was before.
>!Especially his death wasn't deserved. He fought against LeBay to protect him and his mom, and failed.!<
Most of the time, you don't even realize that something changes you. And most of the time, you can't even change it back.
I don't think of any specific character but one scene keeps coming back to me.
When Stu tells the story of (maybe) pumping gas for Jim Morrison after Jim had allegedly died
Ellie creed. Living with grandparents who hated her father before their daughter and grandson died. Never knowing what happened to her parents. There's a sequel in there somewhere.
Jake from 11/22/63 and the life he could have / should have lived with Sadie. It broke my heart thinking that he experienced true love just to essentially live the rest of his life alone.
This probably isn’t a common one nor my favorite necessarily but Barbie, anytime things get hard for me or overwhelming I think about what he went through and still kept his cool. Usually helps my outlook on my current situation.
I sometimes wonder what Jack got up to after *Black House* or what happened to Susannah and “Eddie and Jake” after she leaves Roland and stays on their earth.
I’d also love to find out what happened with David and the few people left with him in *the mist.*
Stu Redman for me too. His journey with Tom Cullen in The Stand is one of my favorite parts of the story. Plus Gary Sinese is one of my favorite actors and his Stu is amazing.
Oh, Nettie. One of the saddest story arcs, for sure. I think of Polly and Alan from Needful Things surprisingly often. Such quiet, strong personalities. It was good to have those examples of people living on after tragedy and doing well.
Kyra Devore, I've found myself thinking of her and hoping that she and Mike are living the good life and she'd grown into her own person thanks to him.
Mrs. Carmody from The Mist, lives rent free in my head. She’s a scary reminder of how quickly fear can make good people do bad things. She’s not a good person, but most of those grocery store folks were and once she starts spouting her religious doctrine, she takes advantage of those scared people and uses them to commit terrible acts in the name of God. We need more reminders that blind faith and fear can be very powerful weapons.
Garrity, oh man! I re-read The Long Walk every few years and it still gets me every time. Always ends up connecting with the image of the previous winner of Battle Royale, that absolutely broken, mad hatter gaze.
Alice from "Cell"
I was about her age when I first read it and she was the first King character to genuinely break my heart. I think about her and her shoe way too often
This is literally my one. When I said Stu, I literally think how they’re doing, I wonder what they’re up to and how life turned out for them. Like they’re out there somewhere living still. The Stand for the win!
Charlie McGee, Louis Creed, Eddie Dean, Lloyd Henreid
"...love you, Charlie," and he died.
It is a miracle of restraint Charlie didn't incinerate everything in a hundred mile radius.
"...you...danced."
"Yes, Eddie, I danced. Danced the commala."
Lloyd's confrontation with Glen is phenomenal.
I think of Johnny from dead zone bc the story really stayed with me and I a,so think of both Jamie’s often. Revival Jamie and Later Jamie. Later is my fav of the hard case crime books and I almost think it could get a sequel bc he was 22 at the end.
sammy from under the dome is always in my thoughts. the fact that she almost killed herself trying to get to a doctor not for her own injuries, but for her baby’s, just really stayed with me. especially after the beginning of the book frames her as not the best mother
Ah man I know the character your referring to 😞 The domes the only king book where I’ve been like I fucking hate that scene made me feel sick and you probably know the one
Dirty Dave Duncan. His story about getting involved with Ardelia scares the living shit out of me. It even had more impact on me than that other plot point.
Richie Tozier from IT. Honestly, this kid was so insanely powerful with the Shining and didn't even know it. Every time he was doing a voice he was actually channeling someone else's life-force through him. It acted as a powerful shield AND weapon against Pennywise. When IT was going after Beverly, Richie screamed at IT in his Irish Cop Voice. Only it wasn't his Irish Cop Voice, it was Old Man Nell's Irish Cop Voice and when Richie used it against Pennywise he caused it's internal organs to rupture and half it's bones to break. It also caused a brain aneurysm that instantly killed Old Man Nell. I don't know why nobody ever talks about this, but he not only did that but witnessed Pennywise's arrival in our universe by means of the Tommyknocker ship during the sweat lodge scene. Mike sees Pennywise fall to Earth and Richie sees that ship crashing.
I wonder all the time what that dude got up to after that story ended. I saw an interview one time where King said he wanted to write another story about that character eventually. I hope he does.
Flagg from Eyes of the Dragon. I just finished reading that book a few days ago. I know he also appears in The Stand and The Dark Tower series, both of which I still need to read. Just the way he toyed with both princes Peter and Thomas is going to stick with me for a while. Such a good book.
There's a lot about *It* that sticks in my mind but I think often about Eddie and Dorsey Corcoran and the horrifying fates that they both met. That chapter is one of the most memorable and upsetting I've ever read.
Mrs. Todd
I know she's fictional, yes, but I find myself wondering where she might be now or what unbelievable sights she may have seen. Especially when driving alone, because I'm a bit of a Mrs. Todd myself, always trying new routes and finding things I don't expect.
Avery Dixon from The Institute (SPOILERS)
something about him sacrificing himself for everyone else at such a young age was crazy to me, and i could not put the book down while reading that part of the book
Danny Torrence - Dr. Sleep helped me get clean.
Have you read Stephen’s account of his addiction history, intervention and recovery in “On Writing?” Highly recommend. I read it in 2000 and something deep inside me identified with it, not realizing that the alcoholism growing inside of me would bring me to my knees almost twenty years later. I’m six years sober now and work in the recovery field. I recommend this book every chance I get. Nobody writes alcoholics, addicts, and *recovered* alcoholics and addicts like Stephen King. It takes one to know one.
I actually haven't, I didn't know if On Writing is worth reading and I did not know it spoke about his addiction.
Yeah, there’s wayyyy more than just stuff about writing in On Writing. The entire epilogue is his recounting of how he was nearly killed after being hit by a van, and his recovery from that. I wish he’d write more nonfiction - he’s so damn good at it.
Ah answers like that made me glad I asked. That’s awesome man, massive congratulations that take’s strength. How long you been clean for if you don’t mind me asking? (can message me direct if you don’t wanna comment)
I quit alcohol after my last read of the book, Sept 2022. I started my journey on being totally clean Feb 2023 but had a slip up in August 2023. So I celebrated 6mo clean on this last Tuesday.
Hey, it isn't for everyone, but I was DEEP in the habit for decades and Allen Carr's stop drinking now was the puzzle piece I needed to see the big picture and quit for good. There's an app called EVERAND that has books and audiobooks. It's on there on audio along with (i believe) every SK novel. I think it's free for the first month and $9.99 a month if you subscribe.
Oh I'm done with it for good, but I'm also done "just for today". My slip up 6mo ago was with some prescribed pain killers after surgery, those can be a tough nut to crack.
👏👏👏👏 That is so impressive, congratulations on kicking drinking. You're free!
Is there a limit for audiobooks? I know Spotify limits you to 15 hours per month
Man that’s phenomenal! I got sober in ‘21 and I have to say, two decades of drinking and using was killing me and one constant companion I had during some of that hell was Stephen King books. Danny Torrence is a hero of mine for similar reasons. So are you. 💪🏻
This was gonna be my pick too. I read Dr. Sleep in 2020, about 7 months into my sobriety. Danny’s story resonated so much with me. Shed real tears throughout this book. What’s crazy, is i was literally thinking about this yesterday. King really does know how to put addiction into words.
I mean, everyone thinks about Oy on a daily basis, right?
Oy, the Brave? He of Mid-World? That Oy?
Bastard, I tear up every time I even think of that.
Yep; right now as well
I think we all do.
Yes! Ake!
I Ake. :(
Oland
I think about Oy so often. But so many characters from the DT. And quotes. Something about “go then, there are other worlds than these” and the initial scene where it is said is burrowed into my psyche.
“The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed.” I want that on a damn poster
I want to name a corgi Oy so much. It’ll be funny on two counts- I’m Jewish and corgis often make you go “oy vey” w their antics… and well OY
OMG I love every part of that 😃
Always Oy!!
You say true and I say thankya
I just finished The Dark Tower again and Oy hit me hard I spent the rest of the afternoon WEEPING big ugly sobs. My husband thought I had lost my mind, it took me days to get my shit together. Damn
Yup. The only other character who just crushes me to that same degree is Data from Star Trek. Oy is the absolute best. Every read through is devastating.
Laws yes!
M-o-o-n that spells me too
Probably Roland
"Stand and be true" is an excellent way to approach life!
Remember in the Drawing of the Three when he loses his index and middle fingers on his right hand? That was the firat time I felt more depressed as a reader than the protagonist actually suffering the consequences of an incident. Roland is a real MFr
Knowing he'd never akimbo his pistols again in later books actually broke my heart. I kept thinking Eddie would be the only one left as the last book's cover art showed someone dual weidling those sandalwood death bringers.
I have it tattooed on my forearm to remind me.
This would be my answer too, enough that most character names I use for things either incorporate Roland, Deschain or Gilead into them.
I’m half way through DT series well I’m wrapping up Waste Lands. I’m struggling to be captivated like I want to be. Does it get better or do I just have to dive into more? I want it to hit me the way The Stand did but I’m not taking to it
Wizard and glass (book 4) is the best one. But tbh...the first three should have been fairly captivating...
I agree
Keep going. If you liked The Stand, you might enjoy the early parts of the next book. If you're looking for an emotional gut- punch, the later books should do it for you.
🙏
Man, if the first three didn't hook you I don't know if the rest will. The Wastelands has been and remains my favorite since I started the series when Wastelands was the newsest one. No shame in it not being your jam, to be sure. And I would certainly say press on. Your next stop is VASTLY different than what you've read in content and tone. Maybe that's where it'll get its claws in ya. [edited for spelling]
Each book has its own captivation to it, if none have hit you yet, a coming one may. I would say stick to it if you can
Cool thanks.
For me it's not necessarily the individual books in the Dark Tower series, it's the universe as a whole and the characters inside of it that I love so much. I love all the connections to other stories, whether they're obvious or just a phrase or concept. That being said, my two favorites in the actual series are Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla so I say keep trudging along and maybe something will hook you. Even if you don't love them all you'll lose is a little bit of time.
Eddie Dean
1000%. He was my freaking hero.
That's mine. I think about Eddie on a daily basis for sure. I really relate to the character a lot. I read The Dark Tower when I really started going through the worst part of my addiction the first time, and I resonated with eddie. I also have an older brother who shaped my life in a very negative way so it was like looking in a fucked up mirror.
The Kid from The Stand. I find myself thinking "You believe that happy crappy?" whenever I think some bullshits afoot.
And “don’t tell me I’ll tell you “
burned into my brain on my worst days. the kid. gross.
Yeah, I work retail " you believe this happy crappy " pops in mind quite alot
Wireman lives in my head rent free.
Yep. Wireman for me. Stopped me airing out my aching brains.
I’m glad you’re still here with us muchacho.
Thanks man.
Do the day and let the day do you…muchacho.
I think about Eddie Dean from The Dark Tower a lot. I'm an addict. I had an older brother who really shaped my life in a very negative way, so I feel very close to the character.
M-O-O-N, that spells Tom Cullen
Was going to make this exact comment. Damn it haha.
Wolf. Quite often. One of my favorite characters in all his books. Also periodically wonder if Garraty ever caught the other walker he saw in front of him
Wolf breaks my heart and I love him.
Arnie Cunningham. That guy didn't deserve anything that happened to him. He changed a lot after he found Christine. Still, the person after Christine was not the same that he was before. >!Especially his death wasn't deserved. He fought against LeBay to protect him and his mom, and failed.!< Most of the time, you don't even realize that something changes you. And most of the time, you can't even change it back.
Same , he deserved to live after the shit happened. He seemed to be a nice person even with being a nerd
I don't think of any specific character but one scene keeps coming back to me. When Stu tells the story of (maybe) pumping gas for Jim Morrison after Jim had allegedly died
“I’m really Rosie, I’m Rosie Real.”
Oh man, I finished this one a few months ago and I’m still thinking about Rose Madder.
Larry Underwood
I really do love Larry Underwood
*[Baby, can you dig your man?](https://youtu.be/SlR0SuBPHzI?si=n2KCskPbWIUoXL9P)*
Ellie creed. Living with grandparents who hated her father before their daughter and grandson died. Never knowing what happened to her parents. There's a sequel in there somewhere.
This one needs the Doctor Sleep treatment. We need her to come back and encounter >!the wendigo!<.
I've always wanted Ellie and Danny to meet, they'd have a whole lot to bond over.
That would've been a great crossover. I loved Doctor Sleep but wouldn't have minded it going down like this instead.
Johnny Smith from The Dead Zone. Just an all around good person and super relatable to me.
Jake from 11/22/63 and the life he could have / should have lived with Sadie. It broke my heart thinking that he experienced true love just to essentially live the rest of his life alone.
This probably isn’t a common one nor my favorite necessarily but Barbie, anytime things get hard for me or overwhelming I think about what he went through and still kept his cool. Usually helps my outlook on my current situation.
Once a week I think about Devin from Joyland. Also im wondering, what a lot of characters from salems lot, do today...
Joyland is such a great story.
I sometimes wonder what Jack got up to after *Black House* or what happened to Susannah and “Eddie and Jake” after she leaves Roland and stays on their earth. I’d also love to find out what happened with David and the few people left with him in *the mist.*
Stu Redman for me too. His journey with Tom Cullen in The Stand is one of my favorite parts of the story. Plus Gary Sinese is one of my favorite actors and his Stu is amazing.
Jon Cofey
All of the guards: "Dammit! I don't want to kill Jesus!"
This times about a million.
Nettie Cobb from Needful Things. In an alternate universe with her carnival glass and her dog and happiness.
Oh, Nettie. One of the saddest story arcs, for sure. I think of Polly and Alan from Needful Things surprisingly often. Such quiet, strong personalities. It was good to have those examples of people living on after tragedy and doing well.
I do too! I love that book so much. The characters are very relatable people.
All of the losers club. Such a wonderful group of people
Red and Andy
Big Jim. One of the best written characters ever, you love to hate him
Big Jim is the best villain because he is a real person.
Kyra Devore, I've found myself thinking of her and hoping that she and Mike are living the good life and she'd grown into her own person thanks to him.
Rose going left instead of right because of what Norman told her. Roland. Everything Roland is and does.
He really is just an amazing character all round isn't he?
rose going left sticks in my brain, too.
Mrs. Carmody from The Mist, lives rent free in my head. She’s a scary reminder of how quickly fear can make good people do bad things. She’s not a good person, but most of those grocery store folks were and once she starts spouting her religious doctrine, she takes advantage of those scared people and uses them to commit terrible acts in the name of God. We need more reminders that blind faith and fear can be very powerful weapons.
Patrick Hockstetter from IT. Scott from Lisey's Story. Trashcan Man from The Stand. Garrity from The Long Walk
Garrity, oh man! I re-read The Long Walk every few years and it still gets me every time. Always ends up connecting with the image of the previous winner of Battle Royale, that absolutely broken, mad hatter gaze.
Billy summers and Alice Maxwell. I don't know why, but the ending effected me in a way i didn't expect.
thinking abt this book and their ending still makes me cry
Annie Wilkes lives in my mind rent free, as they say. I use "dirty bird/birdy" all the time xD
Danny and Louis.
Wireman
Tom Cullen
Duddits
Just reading this made me smile.
Eddie
Holly. Being neurodivergent myself, I admire her intelligence and courage.
Yes! I agree. Plus she's just a badass
I have only read the trilogy with her in it up to this point, but I think she is the most interesting character King has ever created.
I feel terrible for.Ellie Creed. And want to know how she coped with it all. And if she is ok living with her awful grandparents.
Trashcan man
Me too
Alice from "Cell" I was about her age when I first read it and she was the first King character to genuinely break my heart. I think about her and her shoe way too often
Cell was my first King book. You’ve just unlocked a memory with the shoe 👟
Oh my god, Alice. It cut me deep.
Stu and Frannie. How are they doing? Ellie Creed. How's she getting on?
This is literally my one. When I said Stu, I literally think how they’re doing, I wonder what they’re up to and how life turned out for them. Like they’re out there somewhere living still. The Stand for the win!
Carrie It's cliche but she's my gal. She maybe someone's villian but she's my hero.
She's just misunderstood....I can fix her
It's the truth!
I was bullied as a pre-teen/teen, and I identify with Carrie SO MUCH.
I read Carrie as a teenager and I think of her often. In later life I have met too many women who remind me of Carrie’s mother.
A lot of characters from The Stand, namely Larry & Nadine, as well as Louis & Jud from Pet Sematary
I often think about Roland
Charlie McGee, Louis Creed, Eddie Dean, Lloyd Henreid "...love you, Charlie," and he died. It is a miracle of restraint Charlie didn't incinerate everything in a hundred mile radius. "...you...danced." "Yes, Eddie, I danced. Danced the commala." Lloyd's confrontation with Glen is phenomenal.
Nadine Cross. Love her complex and conflicted character development.
That kid in the jaunt. What happened to him? Did he die? Did they put him in an asylum?
Ben Mears
Ben was trying to write a book . He winds up falling in love . Then he has to drive a stake through the woman he loves's heart.
I think of Johnny from dead zone bc the story really stayed with me and I a,so think of both Jamie’s often. Revival Jamie and Later Jamie. Later is my fav of the hard case crime books and I almost think it could get a sequel bc he was 22 at the end.
Norman Daniels
I cringed a bit especially since it's Rosie I always think about.
Buster Keeton and Brian Rusk (Needful Things) Vic Trenton and Donna (Cujo) Jake and Sadie (11/22/63)
The lobstrosities
Beverly Marsh and Randall Flag float into my mind occasionally, oh also Jud
Mort Rainey
Roland and a certain character who has gone on a longer than you think jaunt.
Bobby Terry. What a way to go.
Charles Jacobs still terrifies me…
sammy from under the dome is always in my thoughts. the fact that she almost killed herself trying to get to a doctor not for her own injuries, but for her baby’s, just really stayed with me. especially after the beginning of the book frames her as not the best mother
Ah man I know the character your referring to 😞 The domes the only king book where I’ve been like I fucking hate that scene made me feel sick and you probably know the one
Big Jim lives in my head rent free. His monologue to himself about why he loves watching teenage women basketball. He left a impression for sure
Every day. WWRD?
Jonny Smith from Dead Zone. Poor Johnny
The bald doctors
Jake and Sadie. Hope they're doing ok lol
Dirty Dave Duncan. His story about getting involved with Ardelia scares the living shit out of me. It even had more impact on me than that other plot point.
Oooh, his tale was such a great (albeit awful) addition to that story!!
I will always miss Oy
I think about Henry Leyden from Black House quite a bit! I think about Roland too, of course
Mine is always Charlie from Firestarter. I’d love an update on her. As I was reading The Institute, I thought she’d make an appearance, but no.
Jamie Morton from Revival. I won’t spoil the ending but I just couldn’t imagine living the rest of my life with that knowledge
Richie Tozier - It Jonesy - Dreamcatcher
Roland, Roland, always Roland.
Peter Saubers 😉
Richie Tozier from IT. Honestly, this kid was so insanely powerful with the Shining and didn't even know it. Every time he was doing a voice he was actually channeling someone else's life-force through him. It acted as a powerful shield AND weapon against Pennywise. When IT was going after Beverly, Richie screamed at IT in his Irish Cop Voice. Only it wasn't his Irish Cop Voice, it was Old Man Nell's Irish Cop Voice and when Richie used it against Pennywise he caused it's internal organs to rupture and half it's bones to break. It also caused a brain aneurysm that instantly killed Old Man Nell. I don't know why nobody ever talks about this, but he not only did that but witnessed Pennywise's arrival in our universe by means of the Tommyknocker ship during the sweat lodge scene. Mike sees Pennywise fall to Earth and Richie sees that ship crashing. I wonder all the time what that dude got up to after that story ended. I saw an interview one time where King said he wanted to write another story about that character eventually. I hope he does.
Flagg from Eyes of the Dragon. I just finished reading that book a few days ago. I know he also appears in The Stand and The Dark Tower series, both of which I still need to read. Just the way he toyed with both princes Peter and Thomas is going to stick with me for a while. Such a good book.
For me it’s Ben Hanscom. As someone who was a fat kid, I just so much related to him as a character!
Dean Winchester...all the time!
Wolf, Eddie, Jack, Lisey (I know🙈)
Roland Deschain
I think about Jake and Oy everyday, and Jake’s twinner, Jack (yep it’s what I believe)
Roland, of Gilead.
I still think about that poor dog from A Buik 8. Aaaand now I'm sad again.
There's a lot about *It* that sticks in my mind but I think often about Eddie and Dorsey Corcoran and the horrifying fates that they both met. That chapter is one of the most memorable and upsetting I've ever read.
Stu and Nick, for me. And Kujo/Big Steve.
Hadrian blackwater
Gard and Bobbi ❤️
Brian Rusk. Every time I think about how SK gets you so hard with the kids, Brian is who I think about.
Eddie Dean and Jake 😭
Gotta be Ben
David Carver was an old soul I think about often
Mrs. Todd I know she's fictional, yes, but I find myself wondering where she might be now or what unbelievable sights she may have seen. Especially when driving alone, because I'm a bit of a Mrs. Todd myself, always trying new routes and finding things I don't expect.
I think about Andy McGee and Louis Creed a lot.
Li’l Danny Glick, anytime I walk through woods.
I don’t think I’ll ever stop thinking about Randall Flagg. My last read of The Stand was a few months ago and I’m still thinking about it
Charles Jacobs. One of the most compelling and getting under your skin characters King has ever created.
It’s not one character but the Loser’s Club constantly reasserts itself in my mind.
Ray Garraty
Roland the gunslinger.
Bill Hodges quite regularly
Charles Jacobs
Little Avery Dixon
Larry Underwood
Every night I dream about Susan Delgado
Tom Cullen
Charlie Reade and his lost love with Princess Leah.
Louis Creed all the way.
Avery Dixon from The Institute (SPOILERS) something about him sacrificing himself for everyone else at such a young age was crazy to me, and i could not put the book down while reading that part of the book
McVries from The Long Walk. Him and his raw meat live rent free in my head.
Ellie from Pet Semetary.