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The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second-best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy 's Clear and Present Danger. The novel was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1993.
Apr 23, 1993 · The Dark Half: Directed by George A. Romero. With Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris. A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
The Dark Half is a 1993 American horror film adaptation of Stephen King 's 1989 novel of the same name. It was written and directed by George A. Romero and features Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, Michael Rooker as Sheriff Alan Pangborn and Royal Dano as Digger Holt (his final film).
Apr 23, 1993 · Overview. Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark ...
R 1993 2h 2m Horror. List. Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton) has had success writing novels under both his real name and his pseudonym, George Stark, which he uses to publish base thrillers. When word...
One of the early images in "The Dark Half" is as terrifying as anything Stephen King has ever conceived. Thad Beaumont, the film's hero, is a gifted boy who wants to be a writer. He suffers headaches and seizures. Some sort of brain tumor is feared.
Out of the blue, he is blackmailed by a punk from New York that has discovered a hidden secret about Thad: before writing serious novels, he had written cheap literature using the pseudonym of George Stark and has become a successful writer of the genre and made enough money to raise his family.
Woot! A mystery writer becomes successful authoring books under different pen names with differing styles until one of his pseudonyms becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.
The Dark Half. Stephen King. 3.80. 144,365 ratings3,439 reviews. Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home.
Featuring an "intelligent screenplay and first-rate cast" (The New York Times), including Oscar® winner* Timothy Hutton, The Dark Half will keep you captivated to the chilling end. Horror writer...
