Publication date October 20, Media type Print () Pages 431 The Dark Half is a by American writer, published in 1989. Listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind 's. The novel was adapted into a in 1993. Stephen King wrote several books under a,, during the 1970s and 1980s. Most of the Bachman novels were darker and more cynical in nature, featuring a far more visceral sense of horror than the psychological, gothic style common to many of King's most famous works.

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When King was identified as Bachman, he wrote The Dark Half – about an author with a sinister – in response to his outing. Contents • • • • • Plot summary [ ] Thad Beaumont is an author and recovering who lives in the town of. Thad's own books – cerebral literary fiction – are not very successful.

However, under the 'George Stark', he writes highly successful crime novels about a violent killer named Alexis Machine. When Thad's authorship of Stark's novels becomes public knowledge, Thad and his wife, Elizabeth, decide to stage a mock burial for his alter ego at the local cemetery, which is featured in a magazine article. Stark's epitaph says it all: 'Not A Very Nice Guy.' Stark, however, emerges from the mock grave as a physical entity, complete with the personality traits that Thad exhibited while writing as Stark, such as heavily and smoking cigarettes.

He then goes on a killing spree, gruesomely murdering everyone he perceives responsible for his 'death' – Thad's editor, agent, and the People interviewer, among others. Thad, meanwhile, is plagued by surreal nightmares. Stark's murders are investigated by Alan Pangborn, the sheriff of the neighboring town of, who finds Thad's voice and at the crime scenes.

This evidence, and Thad's unwillingness to answer his questions, causes Pangborn to believe that Thad – despite having – is responsible for the murders. Later, it's discovered that George Stark has the same fingerprints as Thad Beaumont, a clue to the twinship he and Thad share. Thad eventually discovers that both he and Stark share a mental bond, and begins to find notes from Stark written in his own handwriting. The notes tell Thad what activity Stark has been engaging in. Observing his son and daughter, Thad notes that twins share a unique bond. They can feel each other's pain and at times appear to read the other's mind. Using this as a key to his own situation, he begins to discover the even deeper meaning behind himself and Stark.

Pangborn eventually learns that Thad had a twin. The unborn brother was absorbed into Thad and later removed from his brain when the author was a child. He had suffered from severe headaches and it was originally thought to be causing them. The neurosurgeon who removed it found the following inside: part of a nostril, some fingernails, some teeth, and a malformed human eye.

This leads to questions about the true nature of Stark, whether he is a malevolent spirit with its own existence, or Thad himself, manifesting an. Thad eventually destroys Stark, but the book ends on an unhappy note with Thad's wife having serious doubts about the future of their relationship: she is appalled that Thad not only created Stark (if unintentionally), but that a part of him liked Stark. Adaptations [ ] The novel was adapted as a film,, by in 1990, and was released in 1993. It was filmed in part at and other locations in southwestern. Neighborhood Map Machine For.

It starred as Thad/Stark, as, and featured as an eccentric colleague of Thad's who provides some vital information about the supernatural. See also [ ].