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Castle Rock (sometimes referred to as the Rock) is a fictional town appearing in Stephen King's fictional Maine topography, providing the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Castle Rock first appeared in King's 1979 novel ''The Dead Zone (novel), The Dead Zone'' and has since been referred to or used as the primary setting in many other works by King. As a native of Durham, Maine, King was inspired by his hometown when creating Castle Rock. The town name is taken from the fictional mountain fort in William Golding's 1954 novel ''Lord of the Flies''. Other notable fictional towns that King has used as the central setting in more than one work include Derry (Stephen King), Derry and Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King), Jerusalem's Lot. Population and geographical location The population of Castle Rock was 1,280 by 1959 and around 1,500 in ''Needful Things''. According to the book cover, ''Needful Things'' was "The Last Castle Rock Story". However, the to ...
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Castle Rock (TV Series)
''Castle Rock'' is an American psychological horror streaming television series, featuring and inspired by characters, settings, and themes from the stories created by Stephen King and his fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. The series premiered on July 25, 2018, on Hulu. It was created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, and stars André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy, and Sissy Spacek in its first season. On August 14, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season starring Lizzy Caplan, Paul Sparks, Barkhad Abdi, Yusra Warsama, Elsie Fisher, Matthew Alan and Tim Robbins, which premiered on October 23, 2019. In November 2020, Hulu canceled the series after two seasons.
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