Lester Billings
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Lester Billings is the troubled protagonist of Stephen King’s short horror story “The Boogeyman,” a man haunted by the mysterious deaths of his children and his belief in a supernatural killer.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Boogeyman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Night Shift (as part of the story The Boogeyman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMotive | fear of closets ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
domestic horror
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parental guilt ⓘ unseen supernatural evil ⓘ |
| believes | a supernatural killer stalks his family ⓘ |
| believesKilledHisChildren | the Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childDeathLocation |
Andy’s bedroom closet
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Carole’s bedroom closet ⓘ Shane’s bedroom closet ⓘ |
| confidesTo | Dr. Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| emotionalState | haunted by the deaths of his children ⓘ |
| experiences | nighttime terror ⓘ |
| fears | the Boogeyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationSource | Cavalier magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Andy Billings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carole Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfConfession | psychiatrist’s office ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
angry
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guilt-ridden ⓘ paranoid ⓘ racist ⓘ sexist ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | struggle to explain his children’s deaths ⓘ |
| residence | Waterbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeksHelpFrom | psychiatrist ⓘ |
| settingTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| spouse | Rita Billings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyToldFromPerspective | first-person monologue ⓘ |
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