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Kinda, but it's not actually Carrie in the short itself. Carrie wasn't set in Castle Rock. It's a reference to it, though.
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I don't think it was clarified.
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I personally think Cat's Eye intentionally connected what it did connect to, but something should be noted. At one point, a character is watching The Dead Zone on TV, and at another, we see a character reading Pet Semetary.
So, yeah. If you take this to mean that the Saint Bernard dog is just a random dog and the Christine car is just being driven by a fan of King's works, perhaps it's easier to have a consistent timeline where there's no continuity link to Cujo.
I personally think Cat's Eye intentionally connected what it did connect to, but something should be noted. At one point, a character is watching The Dead Zone on TV, and at another, we see a character reading Pet Semetary.
So, yeah. If you take this to mean that the Saint Bernard dog is just a random dog and the Christine car is just being driven by a fan of King's works, perhaps it's easier to have a consistent timeline where there's no continuity link to Cujo.
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I was thinking if the Stephen king adaptations were more like a multiverse in the same vein of the MCU atm but also structured like the canon universe and legends universe from Star Wars
For example misery could be considered canon to adaptations that released around the same time as it such as dreamcatcher or the it miniseries and we would call them them Universe B and that would leave all the newer adaptations like it 2017 and the dark tower to exist in the main continuity without inserting films or tv from other universes such as the older or alternate timeline adaptations.
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Btw I've started keeping track of the days in IT welcome to derry S01
E01: Matty & Lilly flashback = Dec 31st 1961/Jan 1st 1962
E01: Prologue = Jan 4th 1962
E01: Main Events = April 5th to April 7th 1962
E02: Cold opening = April 7th/April 8th or April 15th 1962
E02: Main events = April 8th to April 11th or April 15th to April 18th 1962
E01: Matty & Lilly flashback = Dec 31st 1961/Jan 1st 1962
E01: Prologue = Jan 4th 1962
E01: Main Events = April 5th to April 7th 1962
E02: Cold opening = April 7th/April 8th or April 15th 1962
E02: Main events = April 8th to April 11th or April 15th to April 18th 1962
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I've found all of the Stephen King Adaptations excluding the episodes he produced for other tv shows like X-files and Monsters,etc. as they have a separate continuity.
Thought we could go through them and fill in the settings and reorder them chronologically and then figure out which groups of adaptations work well together.
Carrie (1976) (Set in 19??)
Salem's Lot (1979) S01E01 - S01E02 (Set in 19??)
The Shining (1980) (Set in Late 1979)
Creepshow (1982) (Set in ??)
Disciples of the Crow (1983) (Set in ??)
Cujo (1983) (Set in 1981/1985?)
The Dead Zone (1983) (Set in ??)
Christine (1983) (Set in 1978-1979)
Children of the Corn (1984) (Set in ??)
Firestarter (1984) (Set in ??)
Cat's Eye (1985) (Set in ??)
Silver Bullet (1985) (Set in ??)
Maximum Overdrive (1986) (Set in ??)
Stand By Me (1986) (Set in July or Sept 1959)
Creepshow 2 (1987) (Set in ??)
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) (Set in ??)
The Running Man (1987) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary (1989) (Set in ??)
Graveyard Shift (1990) (Set in ??)
IT S01E01 - S01E02 (1990) (Set in Spring-Summer 1960/May 1990)
Misery (1990) (Set in ??)
Sometimes They Come Back (1991) (Set in ??)
Golden Years S01E01 - S01E07 (1991) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary Two (1992) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) (Set in ??)
The Lawnmower Man (1992) (Set in ??)
Sleepwalkers (1992) (Set in ??)
The Dark Half (1993) (Set in ??)
Needful Things (1993) (Set in ??)
The Tommyknockers S01E01 - S01E02 (1993) (Set in ??)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (Set in 1947-1966)
The Stand S01E01 - S01E04 (1994) (Set in ??)
The Langoliers S01E01 - S01E02 (1995) (Set in ??)
The Mangler (1995) (Set in ??)
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995) (Set in ??)
Dolores Claiborne (1995) (Set in 1995)
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) (Set in ??)
Sometimes They Come Back… Again (1996) (Set in ??)
Thinner (1996) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) (Set in ??)
The Night Flier (1997) (Set in ??)
Trucks (1997) (Set in ??)
Quicksilver Highway (1997) (Set in ??)
The Shining S01E01 - S01E03 (1997) (Set in ??)
Apt Pupil (1998) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) (Set in ??)
Sometimes They Come Back… For More (1998) (Set in ??)
Storm of the Century S01E01 - S01E03 (1999) (Set in ??)
The Green Mile (1999) (Set in 1935/1999)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999) (Set in ??)
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) (Set in ??)
Firestarter: Rekindled S01E01 - S01E02 (2002) (Set in ??)
Carrie (2002) (Set in ??)
The Mangler 2 (2002) (Set in ??)
Rose Red S01E01 - S01E03 (2002) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S01E01 - S01E13 (2002) (Set in ??)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) (Set in ??)
Dreamcatcher (2003) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S02E01 - S02E19 (2003) (Set in ??)
Kingdom Hospital S01E01 - S01E13 (2004) (Set in Late Oct-Early Nov 2003)
Secret Window (2004) (Set in ??)
Riding the Bullet (2004) (Set in ??)
Salem's Lot S01E01 - S01E02 (2004) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S03E01 - S03E12 (2004) (Set in ??)
The Mangler Reborn (2005) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S04E01 - S04E12 (2005) (Set in ??)
Desperation (2006) (Set in ??)
Creepshow 3 (2006) (Set in ??)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes S01E01 - S01E08 (2006) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S05E01 - S05E11 (2006) (Set in ??)
1408 (2007) (Set in 2006/2007)
The Mist (2007) (Set in 2007)
The Dead Zone S06E01 - S06E13 (2007) (Set in ??)
Dolan's Cadillac (2009) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn (2009) (Set in ??)
Haven S01E01 - S01E13 (2010) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) (Set in ??)
Bag of Bones S01E01 - S01E02 (2011) (Set in ??)
Haven S02E01 - S02E13 (2011) (Set in ??)
Haven S03E01 - S03E13 (2012-2013) (Set in ??)
Carrie (2013) (Set in ??)
Under the Dome S01E01 - S01E13 (2013) (Set in ??)
Haven S04E01 - S04E13 (2013) (Set in ??)
Mercy (2014) (Set in ??)
Big Driver (2014) (Set in ??)
Under the Dome S02E01 - S02E13 (2014) (Set in ??)
A Good Marriage (2014) (Set in ??)
Haven S05E01 - S05E26 (2014-2015) (Set in ??)
Under the Dome S03E01 - S03E13 (2015) (Set in ??)
11.22.63 S01E01 - S01E08 (2016) (Set in ??)
Cell (2016) (Set in ??)
My Pretty Pony (2017) (Set in ??)
The Mist S01E01 - S01E10 (2017) (Set in ??)
The Dark Tower (2017) (Set in ??)
Mr. Mercedes S01E01 - S01E10 (2017) (Set in ??)
IT (2017) (Set in Summer 1989)
Gerald's Game (2017) (Set in 2009)
1922 (2017) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018) (Set in ??)
Mr. Mercedes S02E01 - S02E10 (2018) (Set in ??)
Castle Rock S01E01 - S01E10 (2018) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary (2019) (Set in ??)
In the Tall Grass (2019) (Set in ??)
Doctor Sleep (2019) (Set in Sept 2019)
IT: Chapter Two (2019) (Set in Aug or Sept 2016)
Castle Rock S02E01 - S02E10 (2019) (Set in ??)
Creepshow S01E01 - S01E06 (2019) (Set in ??)
Mr. Mercedes S03E01 - S03E10 (2019) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn (2020) (Set in ??)
Creepshow Specials E01 - E02 (2020) (Set in ??)
The Stand S01E01 - S01E09 (2020-2021) (Set in ??)
Creepshow S02E01 - S02E05 (2021) (Set in ??)
Creepshow S03E01 - S03E06 (2021) (Set in ??)
Lisey's Story (2021) (Set in ??)
Chapelwaite S01 (2021) (Set in ??)
The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021) (Set in ??)
Firestarter (2022) (Set in ??)
Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023) (Set in 1969)
Creepshow S04E01 - S04E06 (2023) (Set in ??)
The Boogeyman (2023) (Set in ??)
The Life of Chuck (2024) (Set in ??)
'Salem's Lot (2024) (Set in ??)
The Monkey (2025) (Set in ??)
The Long Walk (2025) (Set in ??)
The Institute S01E01 - S01E08 (2025) (Set in ??)
IT: Welcome to Derry S01E01 - S01E08 (2025) (Set in April 1962)
The Running Man (2025) (Set in ??)
Coming Soon:
Carrie S01E01 - S01E08? (2026) (Set in ??)
IT: Welcome to Derry S02E01 - S02E08 (202?) (Set in 1935)
IT: Welcome to Derry S03E01 - S03E08 (202?) (Set in 1908)
Stephen King's Son's Adaptations with possible connections to his father's universe:
Horns (2013) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
The Black Phone (2021) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
The Black Phone 2 (2025) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Locke & Key S01E01 - S01E10 (2020) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Locke & Key S02E01 - S02E10 (2021) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Locke & Key S03E01 - S03E08 (2022) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
NOS4A2 S01E01 - S01E10 (2019) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
NOS4A2 S02E01 - S02E10 (2020) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Miscellaneous Stephen King Adaptations:
One for the Road (2023) (Set in 1981)
Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1996) (Set in ??)
The Woman in the Room (1984) (Set in ??)
The Boogeyman (1982) (Set in ??)
Thought we could go through them and fill in the settings and reorder them chronologically and then figure out which groups of adaptations work well together.
Carrie (1976) (Set in 19??)
Salem's Lot (1979) S01E01 - S01E02 (Set in 19??)
The Shining (1980) (Set in Late 1979)
Creepshow (1982) (Set in ??)
Disciples of the Crow (1983) (Set in ??)
Cujo (1983) (Set in 1981/1985?)
The Dead Zone (1983) (Set in ??)
Christine (1983) (Set in 1978-1979)
Children of the Corn (1984) (Set in ??)
Firestarter (1984) (Set in ??)
Cat's Eye (1985) (Set in ??)
Silver Bullet (1985) (Set in ??)
Maximum Overdrive (1986) (Set in ??)
Stand By Me (1986) (Set in July or Sept 1959)
Creepshow 2 (1987) (Set in ??)
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) (Set in ??)
The Running Man (1987) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary (1989) (Set in ??)
Graveyard Shift (1990) (Set in ??)
IT S01E01 - S01E02 (1990) (Set in Spring-Summer 1960/May 1990)
Misery (1990) (Set in ??)
Sometimes They Come Back (1991) (Set in ??)
Golden Years S01E01 - S01E07 (1991) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary Two (1992) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) (Set in ??)
The Lawnmower Man (1992) (Set in ??)
Sleepwalkers (1992) (Set in ??)
The Dark Half (1993) (Set in ??)
Needful Things (1993) (Set in ??)
The Tommyknockers S01E01 - S01E02 (1993) (Set in ??)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (Set in 1947-1966)
The Stand S01E01 - S01E04 (1994) (Set in ??)
The Langoliers S01E01 - S01E02 (1995) (Set in ??)
The Mangler (1995) (Set in ??)
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995) (Set in ??)
Dolores Claiborne (1995) (Set in 1995)
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) (Set in ??)
Sometimes They Come Back… Again (1996) (Set in ??)
Thinner (1996) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996) (Set in ??)
The Night Flier (1997) (Set in ??)
Trucks (1997) (Set in ??)
Quicksilver Highway (1997) (Set in ??)
The Shining S01E01 - S01E03 (1997) (Set in ??)
Apt Pupil (1998) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) (Set in ??)
Sometimes They Come Back… For More (1998) (Set in ??)
Storm of the Century S01E01 - S01E03 (1999) (Set in ??)
The Green Mile (1999) (Set in 1935/1999)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999) (Set in ??)
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001) (Set in ??)
Firestarter: Rekindled S01E01 - S01E02 (2002) (Set in ??)
Carrie (2002) (Set in ??)
The Mangler 2 (2002) (Set in ??)
Rose Red S01E01 - S01E03 (2002) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S01E01 - S01E13 (2002) (Set in ??)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) (Set in ??)
Dreamcatcher (2003) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S02E01 - S02E19 (2003) (Set in ??)
Kingdom Hospital S01E01 - S01E13 (2004) (Set in Late Oct-Early Nov 2003)
Secret Window (2004) (Set in ??)
Riding the Bullet (2004) (Set in ??)
Salem's Lot S01E01 - S01E02 (2004) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S03E01 - S03E12 (2004) (Set in ??)
The Mangler Reborn (2005) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S04E01 - S04E12 (2005) (Set in ??)
Desperation (2006) (Set in ??)
Creepshow 3 (2006) (Set in ??)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes S01E01 - S01E08 (2006) (Set in ??)
The Dead Zone S05E01 - S05E11 (2006) (Set in ??)
1408 (2007) (Set in 2006/2007)
The Mist (2007) (Set in 2007)
The Dead Zone S06E01 - S06E13 (2007) (Set in ??)
Dolan's Cadillac (2009) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn (2009) (Set in ??)
Haven S01E01 - S01E13 (2010) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) (Set in ??)
Bag of Bones S01E01 - S01E02 (2011) (Set in ??)
Haven S02E01 - S02E13 (2011) (Set in ??)
Haven S03E01 - S03E13 (2012-2013) (Set in ??)
Carrie (2013) (Set in ??)
Under the Dome S01E01 - S01E13 (2013) (Set in ??)
Haven S04E01 - S04E13 (2013) (Set in ??)
Mercy (2014) (Set in ??)
Big Driver (2014) (Set in ??)
Under the Dome S02E01 - S02E13 (2014) (Set in ??)
A Good Marriage (2014) (Set in ??)
Haven S05E01 - S05E26 (2014-2015) (Set in ??)
Under the Dome S03E01 - S03E13 (2015) (Set in ??)
11.22.63 S01E01 - S01E08 (2016) (Set in ??)
Cell (2016) (Set in ??)
My Pretty Pony (2017) (Set in ??)
The Mist S01E01 - S01E10 (2017) (Set in ??)
The Dark Tower (2017) (Set in ??)
Mr. Mercedes S01E01 - S01E10 (2017) (Set in ??)
IT (2017) (Set in Summer 1989)
Gerald's Game (2017) (Set in 2009)
1922 (2017) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018) (Set in ??)
Mr. Mercedes S02E01 - S02E10 (2018) (Set in ??)
Castle Rock S01E01 - S01E10 (2018) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary (2019) (Set in ??)
In the Tall Grass (2019) (Set in ??)
Doctor Sleep (2019) (Set in Sept 2019)
IT: Chapter Two (2019) (Set in Aug or Sept 2016)
Castle Rock S02E01 - S02E10 (2019) (Set in ??)
Creepshow S01E01 - S01E06 (2019) (Set in ??)
Mr. Mercedes S03E01 - S03E10 (2019) (Set in ??)
Children of the Corn (2020) (Set in ??)
Creepshow Specials E01 - E02 (2020) (Set in ??)
The Stand S01E01 - S01E09 (2020-2021) (Set in ??)
Creepshow S02E01 - S02E05 (2021) (Set in ??)
Creepshow S03E01 - S03E06 (2021) (Set in ??)
Lisey's Story (2021) (Set in ??)
Chapelwaite S01 (2021) (Set in ??)
The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021) (Set in ??)
Firestarter (2022) (Set in ??)
Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) (Set in ??)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023) (Set in 1969)
Creepshow S04E01 - S04E06 (2023) (Set in ??)
The Boogeyman (2023) (Set in ??)
The Life of Chuck (2024) (Set in ??)
'Salem's Lot (2024) (Set in ??)
The Monkey (2025) (Set in ??)
The Long Walk (2025) (Set in ??)
The Institute S01E01 - S01E08 (2025) (Set in ??)
IT: Welcome to Derry S01E01 - S01E08 (2025) (Set in April 1962)
The Running Man (2025) (Set in ??)
Coming Soon:
Carrie S01E01 - S01E08? (2026) (Set in ??)
IT: Welcome to Derry S02E01 - S02E08 (202?) (Set in 1935)
IT: Welcome to Derry S03E01 - S03E08 (202?) (Set in 1908)
Stephen King's Son's Adaptations with possible connections to his father's universe:
Horns (2013) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
The Black Phone (2021) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
The Black Phone 2 (2025) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Locke & Key S01E01 - S01E10 (2020) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Locke & Key S02E01 - S02E10 (2021) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Locke & Key S03E01 - S03E08 (2022) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
NOS4A2 S01E01 - S01E10 (2019) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
NOS4A2 S02E01 - S02E10 (2020) (Set in ??) (Stephen King's Son's Adaptation)
Miscellaneous Stephen King Adaptations:
One for the Road (2023) (Set in 1981)
Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1996) (Set in ??)
The Woman in the Room (1984) (Set in ??)
The Boogeyman (1982) (Set in ??)
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I think, in terms of what we KNOW is connected (so you can add further additions):
Carrie
Carrie
The Rage: Carrie 2
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot 1x01-1x02
A Return to Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Shining
Christine
The Shawshank Redemption
The Stand 1x01-1x04
11.22.63 1x01-1x08
The Dark Tower
IT
Castle Rock 1x01-1x10
Doctor Sleep
IT: Chapter Two
Castle Rock 2x01-2x10
'Salem's Lot
IT: Welcome to Derry 1x01-1x08
Creepshow
Creepshow
Creepshow 2
Creepshow 3
Creepshow 1x01-1x06
Creepshow Specials 1x01-1x02
Creepshow 2x01-2x05
Creepshow 3x01-3x06
Creepshow 4x01-4x06
Cujo
Cujo
Cat's Eye
Pet Sematary (1989) (?)
Pet Sematary Two (?)
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Children of the Corn: Genesis
Children of the Corn: Runaway
Children of the Corn (2020) (?)
Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back… Again
Sometimes They Come Back… For More
The Mangler 2
The Mangler
The Mangler 2
The Mangler Reborn
The Mangler
The Mangler Reborn
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary (2019)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Carrie
Carrie
The Rage: Carrie 2
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot 1x01-1x02
A Return to Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Shining
Christine
The Shawshank Redemption
The Stand 1x01-1x04
11.22.63 1x01-1x08
The Dark Tower
IT
Castle Rock 1x01-1x10
Doctor Sleep
IT: Chapter Two
Castle Rock 2x01-2x10
'Salem's Lot
IT: Welcome to Derry 1x01-1x08
Creepshow
Creepshow
Creepshow 2
Creepshow 3
Creepshow 1x01-1x06
Creepshow Specials 1x01-1x02
Creepshow 2x01-2x05
Creepshow 3x01-3x06
Creepshow 4x01-4x06
Cujo
Cujo
Cat's Eye
Pet Sematary (1989) (?)
Pet Sematary Two (?)
Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
Children of the Corn: Revelation
Children of the Corn: Genesis
Children of the Corn: Runaway
Children of the Corn (2020) (?)
Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back… Again
Sometimes They Come Back… For More
The Mangler 2
The Mangler
The Mangler 2
The Mangler Reborn
The Mangler
The Mangler Reborn
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary (2019)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
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The Marsten house looks different between Castle Rock and 'Salem's Lot (2024)... but, well, I guess it's not a big deal. The X-Mansion does the same thing constantly and no one complains despite how little sense it makes.
Plus, uuuuuhhh... magic is real. Anything could happen.
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I'm assuming these are the same locations in Castle Rock and IT: Welcome to Derry.
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Maybe we should do a timeline of the solidly connected entries. Could be interesting.
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I saw this on reddit, if it helps. Personally, I would probably have placed the updated version of The Stand as set in the 1990s and assume it's simply another, similar universe to the original book.
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It'd be cool to see the book timeline placed alongside every single adaptation as a complete Stephen King multiverse timeline, but that's definitely too much to ask for.
I mean that each adaptation would be placed when it's set in it's own universe and we treat it like different levels of the Tower, so to speak.
I mean that each adaptation would be placed when it's set in it's own universe and we treat it like different levels of the Tower, so to speak.
