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Mentioned in 21 episodes

Misery

Book • 1978

In 'Misery', bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car accident by Annie Wilkes, his self-proclaimed number one fan.

However, Annie's obsession turns violent when she discovers that Paul has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain, in his latest book.

Annie keeps Paul captive in her isolated house, forcing him to write a new novel, 'Misery’s Return', to bring the character back to life.

The novel explores themes of captivity, writer's block, and the dark side of fandom, as Paul struggles to survive Annie's brutal and unpredictable behavior.

Mentioned by

Anthony Metivier

Giulio D'Antona

Mentioned in 21 episodes

Mentioned by

Joe Rogan

as an example of early Stephen King's work done while under the influence of cocaine.

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Mentioned by

Toby Howell

as one of his favorite Stephen King novels.

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Mentioned by

Sean Fennessey

when discussing the movie adaptation of one of his novels.

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Mentioned by

Aaron Stark

as the subject of his first book report in kindergarten.

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Mentioned by

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, triggering a memory of scaring his roommate after watching it.

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Mentioned by

Chris Do

when referencing movies with the dark side of fame.

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Mentioned by

Candice DeLong

as a novel with a character similar to Catherine Knight.

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Mentionné par

Fabien Olicard

comme un roman où Stephen King explique que l'auteur dans cette fiction ne devait pas tenir le coup aussi bien.

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Mentioned by

Anthony Metivier

as an example of a book with a very evocative edition and nice art that has been a memory palace.

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Jacopo Cirillo

menziona questo libro per contestualizzare la pubblicazione di It.

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Menzionato da

Jacopo Cirillo

,

Giulio D'Antona

e

Paola Barbato

come una storia di violenza, claustrofobia e scrittura.

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Discussed by

Tasha Huo

and

Josh Hallman

as an accessible Stephen King adaptation.

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Mentioned by

Van Lathan

as one of Rob Reiner's films.

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Mentioned by

Scott Daly

as one of the books released by Stephen King between The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three.

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Referenced by

Howard Tayler

as an example of a horror book.

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Mentioned by

Ian Sansom

in reference to a superfan's obsessive behavior towards an author.

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Mentioned by

Mignon Fogarty

as an example of a book with a very short chapter.

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