The Dead Zone
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The Dead Zone is a 1979 supernatural thriller novel by Stephen King about a man who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that force him into a moral confrontation over a dangerous political figure.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Dead Zone (1983 film) | 1 |
| The Dead Zone (TV series) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ supernatural thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Dead Zone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Dead Zone (1983 film)
The Dead Zone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Dead Zone (TV series)
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| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| containsElement |
political assassination plot
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serial killer investigation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Morrissey (Viking first edition cover designer) ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | David Cronenberg ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Christopher Walken
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Martin Sheen ⓘ |
| followedBy | Firestarter ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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supernatural fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Greg Stillson
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Sarah Bracknell ⓘ Sheriff George Bannerman ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Johnny Smith ⓘ |
| hasMoralDilemma | whether to kill a politician to prevent a future catastrophe ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | early exploration of political themes in Stephen King’s work ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man awakens from a coma with psychic abilities that lead him into a moral confrontation with a dangerous political figure. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Stand ⓘ |
| protagonistAbility | psychic visions ⓘ |
| protagonistCondition | coma survivor ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| setting | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| theme |
fate and free will
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moral responsibility ⓘ political corruption ⓘ the burden of precognition ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | damaged area of the protagonist’s brain ⓘ |
| tvSeriesAdaptationNetwork | USA Network ⓘ |
| tvSeriesAdaptationStar | Anthony Michael Hall ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
The Dead Zone (1983 film)
this entity surface form:
The Dead Zone (TV series)