The Dark Half

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The Dark Half is a horror novel by Stephen King that explores the terrifying consequences of an author’s pseudonym manifesting as a violent, independent alter ego.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
horror novel
novel
author Stephen King
basedOn The Dark Half NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich NERFINISHED
director George A. Romero NERFINISHED
followedBy Needful Things NERFINISHED
genre Horror fiction
Psychological horror
hasAdaptation The Dark Half (1993 film) NERFINISHED
hasAntagonist George Stark NERFINISHED
hasMainCharacter Thad Beaumont NERFINISHED
hasMotif sparrows
violence and murder
writing and creation
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTheme alter ego
duality of identity
repression and the unconscious
the nature of authorship
violence
hasWorkType standalone novel
inspiredBy Stephen King’s use of the pseudonym Richard Bachman
isbn 0-670-82982-4
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement contemporary horror
mediaType Print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor exploration of an author’s pseudonym as a separate entity
meta-fictional treatment of Stephen King’s own pseudonym
pageCount 431
partOf Stephen King bibliography
plotFocus author’s pseudonym manifesting physically
violent alter ego
precededBy The Tommyknockers NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1989
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
setting Maine NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century

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Amy Madigan notableWork The Dark Half
Amy Madigan appearedInFilm The Dark Half
The Tommyknockers followedBy The Dark Half
The Tommyknockers relatedWork The Dark Half
Phoenix Pictures notableWork The Dark Half