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* [[Continuity Nod]] - A character listens to a [[Bag of Bones|Mike Noonan]] novel on tape.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]] - The Long Boy.
* [[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation]] - Seeing the Long Boy.
* [[Improvised Weapon]] - Lisey uses Scott's shovel.
* [[Lighter and Softer]] - Compared to King's usual fare. It still gets pretty dark.
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* [[Mercy Kill]] - {{spoiler|We are told early on that Scott's father killed his brother and that Scott later killed him. In both cases, we later find out that they had been driven irrevocably insane by the 'Bad-Gunky' and their deaths were mercy kills.}}
* [[Most Writers Are Writers]] - Subverted somewhat from King's usual repertoire as the protagonist is the writer's wife.
* [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]] - Lisey and Scott both use made-up or inverted words between them such as 'bool', 'Bad-Gunky' or replacing words like 'afghan' with 'african'.
* [[Shovel Strike]] - Lisey uses a commemorative shovel of her late husband's as a weapon.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]] - A large chunk of the story are flashbacks to Scott's childhood and relationship with his father and brother.
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