Other Castle Rocks
The name of King's town would eventually become famous enough that it was used for a few other products other than King's writings. A monthly newsletter about Stephen King called Castle Rock was published from January 1985 through December 1989. For most of this period it was edited by King's brother-in-law, Christopher Spruce, and later by his sister-in-law, Stephanie Leonard.
There are several real Castle Rocks in the United States, notably in southwest Washington and in Colorado, just south of Denver.
Castle Rock is also the name of a fictional mountain fort in William Golding's earlier 1963 novel Lord of the Flies. This was the source where King got the name "Castle Rock" from for the fictional town in his novels.
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Famous quotes containing the words castle and/or rocks:
“This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air
Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
Unto our gentle senses.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I,
To mourn, and murmur and repine,
To see the wicked placed on high,
In pride and robes of honor shine.
But oh, their end, their dreadful end,
Thy sanctuary taught me so,
On slipp’ry rocks I see them stand,
And fiery billows roll below.”
—Isaac Watts (1674–1748)