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'Crouch End' = Dark Tower?

posted 18 years ago by boombaboy3456
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To any fans of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series, do you believe that this episode, like I did, may or may not have had some connections to the "dark Tower" series?

Examples:

Werewolf-like creatures that were seen: were these Low Men?

The cab driver starts talking about other dimensions then I believe says that Crouch End is on or a part of "thin lands." We also see them go through a silver and liquid-like portal when the couple goes through a bridge. Reference to the Thinnies?

There is constant reference to a train disaster and several times we see a train go by at high speeds over a bridge in Crouch End, often shaking the land around it. Could this train possibly be Blaine?

Comments/ thoughts? Remember friends, Ka is a wheel.

[–] spacegear2003 18 years ago

Oh yeah, you have it all right. It was a Thinny.

[–] richardstark 18 years ago

And I believe those werewolf-looking guys (I thought they resembled vampires) were Low Men. I wonder what the two kids were, and if there were any signs of Breakers anywhere.

[–] laruechr 18 years ago

Much as I love the Dark Tower, I feel I must disagree. "Crouch End" is more of an homage to H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos he created. But, if you are a King fan, I would recommend picking up some Lovecraft. King has said several times that Lovecraft was one of his main influences.

[–] richardstark 18 years ago

I've enjoyed some of Lovecraft (like "Colour Out of Space") but could never really get into all of him after Machen's "The White People" (THAT'S a great movie waiting to be made) blew me away, making me expect more from horror. Thomas Ligotti worships H.P. and friends keep recommending him so I'll probably do another run through his stuff.

[–] ry_3906 18 years ago

Well I think many are references, and many aren't, but you find that in every Stephen king novel. Where he'll reference a town/person or even whole book (as in Gerald's Game (that's not it but it's a short story, anyone know which one I mean)/Dolores Clairborne, Salem's Lot/Jeraseulem's lot), although it's not as obvious as that you can definetly see similarities. Although besides them almost all being set in Maine. THere are about 2 to 3 other states that he constantly metnions (anyone know a reason for this) Ohio, Nebraska (many of the people go through there, and of course "Children of the Corn", and that one where the trucks had a mindof there onw I think it was in "Skeleton Crew" or his other short story collection" is completely set in there"), and I think it's Connecticut, but I might be wrong on that one. However at the same time they all are different besides that, so in general although you may find references I would say no place/book such as Crouch end is like another such as "Gilead/Dark tower places)

[–] richardstark 18 years ago

Maybe the story is a combination of Lovecraft (surely an inspiration for King's concept of Thinnies) and King's own mythos.