The Dark Half (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen King
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Horror
- Time of Work: 1988
- Setting: Maine
- 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
Characters Discussed
Thad Beaumont, a novelist and professor of creative writing at the University of Maine. At eleven years of age, Thad began to suffer blackouts, preceded by the sound of sparrows. When neurologist Hugh Pritchard operated, he removed the fetus of a twin that had been absorbed into Thad’s head while both were still embryos. As an adult, Beaumont has published novels that were praised by critics but not widely read. To cure a writing block, Thad writes, under the pseudonym George Stark, violent novels about Alexis Machine, a sadist who kills evildoers. These...
[The entire page is 1233 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
