The Dark Half

Author Thad Beaumont is best known for his bestselling novels written under the pseudonym George Stark. When Thad publicly "kills off" his alter ego, symbolically burying the name to avoid scandal, he thinks it’s all behind him.

But then, a brutal murder shocks the town of Castle Rock — and the fingerprints found at the scene match Thad’s. As the body count rises, Thad realizes the killer is someone — or something — intimately connected to the dark persona he thought was gone for good.

Is it possible for a fictional character to come to life? And how do you destroy a monster born from your own mind?

Stephen King masterfully explores duality, identity, and the horrors of the subconscious in this gripping psychological thriller.