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The novel also follows a serial killer in Castle Rock, and the life of rising politician Greg Stillson, both of whom are evils Johnny must eventually face. Though earlier King books were successful, The Dead Zone was the first of his novels to rank among the ten best-selling novels of the year in the United States. [1]
President Greg Stillson: United States: The Dead Zone: Although only running for president, the main character, Johnny Smith, has a vision that predicts Senator Greg Stillson will lead a nuclear holocaust on Russia, despite opposition from his aides and military generals. To prevent Stillson from becoming president, Johnny attempted to ...
Grabbing Stillson's leg, Johnny dies knowing that he has succeeded in preventing Stillson from ever becoming president. The 1983 movie adaptation of The Dead Zone is mainly faithful to the novel but does include some changes. In the movie, Johnny explains that visions of the future include a "blank spot" or "dead zone" and his doctor concludes ...
The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone has a great villain in Greg Stillson. A maniacal politician on the rise who will bring about Armageddon if left unchecked, he may explain why the book came back into ...
The director and star of the 1983 horror favorite look back on the fictional politician who presaged Trump's election.
Johnny Smith (The Dead Zone) Sue Snell; List of The Stand characters; Greg Stillson; Abra Stone; Richard Straker (character) T. Vern Tessio; Danny Torrance; Jack ...
Small-town teacher Johnny Smith is involved in a car accident that leaves him comatose for about six years. After regaining consciousness, Johnny begins having visions of the past and future triggered by touching items or people; doctors attribute the visions to activity in a previously unused "dead zone" of his brain that is attempting to compensate for the impaired function of the portions ...
Miss Liberty (Jane Lapotaire) – Blackbury, Johnny and the Dead (actually Chairman of the Blackbury Municipal Authority) Mayor Bruce Lincoln (Charles S. Dutton) – New York City, Aftershock: Earthquake in New York; Mayor Linseed (Byron Keith) – Gotham City, Batman, 1960s TV series; Mayor Leodore Lionheart – Zootopia