The Dark Half (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen King
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Horror
- Genres: Long fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Authors or writers, Ghosts or apparitions, 1980’s, New England, Horror, Split personalities, Twins or multiple-birth siblings
- Locales: Maine
Thad Beaumont, the popular writer in THE DARK HALF, after having a successful first novel published under his own name comes up with a number of best-selling thrillers under the name of George Stark. He finally decides that it is time to go back to Thad Beaumont as the author. His creative juices for more “serious” fiction are working again. Thad is married and the father of twins. Everything is falling into place, and so it is time to kill off George Stark. But there is a twist. George Stark does not want to be buried, and as THE DARK HALF progresses he goes about venting his...
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