The Dark Half By: Stephen King

I have finally reached to point in the story where things begin to become interesting. At this time Thad wakes up from a dream and is terrified. In this dream he is with George Stark his pseudonym, in the dream he is walking closely behind Thad and directing his every move. He brings him in the car and drives him to his summer home in Castle Rock. The difference is that the house has a for sale sign on it. Thad asks him why it has a for sale sign on it, it is his but Stark tells him that the man snapped and killed his wife and kids and then himself. He then said, "You might say it was pretty stark". Then Stark dangled keys over Thad's shoulder and Thad grabbed them so they did not hit his face. He went to the door and put the type writer key he was given into the door and it worked. There were all types of noises and explosions when he stepped inside and he did not want to go any farther for it was scarier than Stark himself.

Vocabulary

1. remonstrate - to plead with, have disapproval
2. echelon - a level of command or authority
3. hearse - vehicle for conveying a dead person
4. untenanted - a person or group that rents and occupies land
5. footfalls - the sound of footsteps