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Desperation is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, The Regulators, itself published under King's Richard Bachman pseudonym. It was also made into a TV film starring Ron Perlman, Tom Skerritt and Steven Weber in 2006. The two novels represent parallel universes relative ...
The title, Desperate Characters, comes from a sentence in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” In the novel, Charlie and Sophie discuss Charlie's "desperation," and Otto tells Sophie that he and Charlie had recently argued over the Thoreau quote.
This connection, though purely speculative, would make sense as both seem to work as gateways through which malign forces of some sort manifest in the world. Also it would be far from the first time King used word-play in Dark Tower related books. --Peter K. 04:25, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
The Regulators is a novel by American author Stephen King, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation.
Stephen King's Desperation is a 2006 American made-for-TV horror film based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name. King himself wrote the teleplay. King himself wrote the teleplay. The film was directed by frequent King collaborator Mick Garris and stars Ron Perlman , Tom Skerritt , Steven Weber and Annabeth Gish .
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Stephen King is an American author of contemporary horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 400 million copies, [1] [needs update] and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies, and comic books.