SKELETON CREW
Literature 1985. Written by Stephen King.
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Total Records: 79 - Medium: LITERATURE / Group: BBB
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1Acorn Street Grammar School EducationPrimary Schools

Acorn Street Grammar School
Charles' grammar school.

2Apple Zapple Wine Beverage ProductsWine

Apple Zapple Wine
Wine that Stewie McClelland and Russell Bowie were drinking when they took Stewie's Bombardier Skiddoo out on the Reach when it froze for the first time since 1938. The skidoo went into the Reach. Stewie managed to crawl out, losing one foot to frostbite. The Reach took Russell away.

3Arvin Publishing, Inc. Media CompaniesPublishing Companies

Arvin Publishing, Inc.
The editor's Fornit, Bellis, advises him to open a new bank account under the name Arvin Publishing, Inc., and use the account to pay author Reg Thorpe $800 for his short story.

4The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet LiteratureShort Stories

The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
Short story by Reg Thorpe.

5Bean's NightlifeNightclubs

Bean's
Bar in Freeport that Stella's dead husband Bill mentions to her.

6Bell's Market Food StoresGrocery Stores

Bell's Market
Grocery store in Castle Rock where Homer tells David the story of Mrs. Todd's shortcuts.

7Birches Cemetery ServicesCemeteries

Birches Cemetery
Cemetery on Maple Sugar Road in Castle Rock that was vandalized - desecrated - the day after George's mother yelled at Gramma.

8Bob's Gas & Service VehiclesAutomotive Services

Bob's Gas & Service
Automotive service and inspection station owned by Rocky's old friend and fellow basketball player from high school, Bobby Stiff Socks Driscoll.

9The Bridgton Antiquary Home FurnishingAntique Stores

The Bridgton Antiquary
Mrs. Carmody's junk shop that David's wife Steff liked to rummage around in.

10Bridgton Pharmacy RetailDrugstores

Bridgton Pharmacy
Drug store in Bridgton, Maine.

11Brunswick High EducationHigh Schools

Brunswick High
High school where Gert Symes would go on to be voted Maine's Teacher of the Year.

12Callas VehiclesWatercrafts

Callas
Paradise Lines cruise ship carrying Richard Pine that sinks.

13Camp Woodlands Youth ServicesYouth Camps

Camp Woodlands
Two sixteen year old girls in the grocery store have Camp Woodlands written on the back of the white rayon shirts.

14Castle Ridge School EducationPrimary Schools

Castle Ridge School
The very last of the one-room schools in Castle Rock, that became Steve's Pizzaville when it finally closed.

15The Castle Rock Youth League AmusementBowling Alleys

The Castle Rock Youth League
Huge renovated farm in Castle Rock with 12 lanes of candlepin bowling, a few ancient pinball machines, a juke featuring the greatest hits of 1957, three Brunswick pool tables, and a Coke-and-chips counter where you also rent bowling shoes that look like they might have just come off the feet of dead winos.

16Cougars SportsSchool Mascots

Cougars
Castle Rock mascot - George's school, on his textbook covers.

17Cramer's Dairy Food IndustriesFarms

Cramer's Dairy
Milkman Spike Milligan delivers milk and other items to the residents of Culver Street and Balfour Avenue for Cramer's Dairy.

18Crescent High EducationHigh Schools

Crescent High
High school in Crescent where Rocky and Bobbie played basketball together.

19Cresswell VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Cresswell
Model of McCutcheon's truck, a breed which no longer exists.

20Cushman Bakery Food StoresBakeries

Cushman Bakery
Bakery truck Uncle Otto and McCutcheon hitch a ride into Castle Rock after McCutcheon's Cresswell truck breaks down.

21The Dancer VehiclesWatercrafts

The Dancer
Ship that had gone down, carrying Carl Abersham and Hattie Stoddard's husband.

22DeIver Mirror Home FurnishingFurniture

DeIver Mirror
Priceless mirrors made by English craftsman John DrIver in the Elizabethan period of England's history that have become collector's items due to the form of crystal that was used that has a mildly magnifying and distorting effect on the eye of the beholder. Only five remain in existence.

23Derry Hospital HealthcareHospitals

Derry Hospital
Hospital that Mrs. Todd mentions to Homer when telling him about her shortcuts.

24Dorrit's Tavern NightlifeTaverns

Dorrit's Tavern
Bar in Raccoon Head, on the mainland. When the Reach froze in 1938, Bull Symes and Hattie's own man strapped on snowshoes and walked across to the mainland, visiting Dorrit's Tavern for a shot of whiskey. It burned down in 1958.

25Dr. Arlinder HealthcareDoctors

Dr. Arlinder
Gramma's doctor.

26Eau De Crankcase Personal CareCosmetics

Eau De Crankcase
Joke narrator makes to the trucker: What's that aftershave, handsome? Eau de Crankcase?

27Federal Foods Inc. CorporationsCompanies

Federal Foods Inc.
Company that owns the Federal Foods grocery store chain.

28Federal Foods Supermarket Food StoresGrocery Stores

Federal Foods Supermarket
Grocery store in Bridgton, Maine.

29FedShip ASN/29 VehiclesSpacecrafts

FedShip ASN/29
Shapiro, Rand and Grimes' ship that fell out of the sky and crashed on beachworld.

30The Fishbowl Bar NightlifeBars

The Fishbowl Bar
Bar in Richard Pine's old neighborhood, over which Ronnie Hanelli, also known as Ronniewop, set up shop after breezing through the bar exam the first time he took it.

31Four Corners Tavern NightlifeTaverns

Four Corners Tavern
Bar where Rocky stops to have a few beers on his way to kill milkman Spike Milligan.

32Four Fathers NightlifeNightclubs

Four Fathers
Bar that the Editor went to on Forty-ninth, picking that particular bar because there was no juke and no color TV and not many lights.

33Giosti's Mobil RetailGas Stations

Giosti's Mobil
Gas station in Casco village, operated by David's friend Bill Giosti that first told him the Black Spring story.

34Go-devil VehiclesMotor Vehicles

Go-devil
Homer's nickname for Mrs. Todd's car, a champagne colored Mercedes Go-devil.

35Goat Island Store RetailStores

Goat Island Store
General store on Goat Island where Larry McKeen worked.

36Golden Girl Shampoo Personal CareHair Products

Golden Girl Shampoo
David illustrated several ads for Golden Girl Shampoo - the one where the girl is standing stride her bike, the one where she's playing frisbee on the beach, the one where she's standing on the balcony of her apartment with a drink in her hand.

37Green Acres Lawn Food Home FurnishingLandscaping Tools

Green Acres Lawn Food
Fertilizer product that David mentions when Highland Lake resident Dan Miller proposes covering up the plate glass windows.

38Hagstrom's Wholesale Deliveries ServicesShipping and Storage

Hagstrom's Wholesale Deliveries
Richard's brother Roger's business.

39Holmes Aircraft Industrial CompaniesVehicle Manufacturing

Holmes Aircraft
The helicopter plant out in Westville where Hal and Bill's mother worked as a secretary.

40Holy Family ReligionReligious Organizations

Holy Family
Church that Richard Pine attended as a kid.

41Horlicks University EducationUniversities

Horlicks University
University that Deke, Randy, Rachel and LaVerne attend in Pittsburgh.

42Joe's Good Eats DiningDiners

Joe's Good Eats
Diner where narrator meets Nona, and almost kills a trucker.

43John's Restaurant DiningRestaurants

John's Restaurant
The old geezer that runs the secondhand shop near John's Restaurant says the mist is a pollution cloud.

44Littlejohn's Gun Emporium WeaponsGun Stores

Littlejohn's Gun Emporium
Gun store where Reg Thorpe buys an automatic pistol and two thousand rounds of ammunition to protect his Fornit from them. He would have bought an AK-70 if Littlejohn's had been allowed to sell them.

45Logan's PeriodicalsMagazines

Logan's
Literary magazine where editor Henry Wilson worked, which ultimately phased out fiction and didn't end up ever publishing Reg Thorpe's short story.

46Magic Dream Machine Technology ProductsElectronics

Magic Dream Machine
Also known as the Word Processor of the Gods. The word processor that Richard's nephew John's builds for him for his birthday, that allows him to control reality.

47Mobil Hydro-2-Ox CorporationsEnergy and Power Companies

Mobil Hydro-2-Ox
Following the introduction of Jaunt technology in 1988, by 1998, the price of oil was selling for six dollars a barrel and the oil companies had begun to change their names.

48Mosconi's Veterinary Clinic PetsPet Services

Mosconi's Veterinary Clinic
Clinic where Victor Carune takes his fish and mice after they've been teleported.

49Mother Crunch DiningRestaurants

Mother Crunch
Restaurant on First Avenue that Richard Pine reminisces about, specifically the huge slice of pound cake and the scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream that give you for dessert.

50National Aerodyne Industrial CompaniesManufacturing

National Aerodyne
Company that laid Hal off.

51New Adams Laundry Maintenance ServicesLaundry Services

New Adams Laundry
Laundry service where Rocky has worked for the last 14 years - Leo only a few months.

52New England Paper Industrial CompaniesManufacturing

New England Paper
Company that offered up four thousand acres of land at fire-sale prices in 1933 in a last-ditch effort to stay afloat.

53New York World-Times PeriodicalsNewspaper Times

New York World-Times
Newspaper carried by a harried-looking businessman in the Blue Concourse sleep lounge.

54Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows ReligionReligious Organizations

Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows
Church where Richard's wife Lena plays bingo.

55Paradise Lines Inc. TransportationMaritime Transport

Paradise Lines Inc.
The company that owns the cruise ship Callas, carrying surgeon Richard Pine.

56Pauline's Superette Food StoresGrocery Stores

Pauline's Superette
Rocky sends Leo for more beer.

57Pilot's Grille DiningRestaurants

Pilot's Grille
Restaurant where Mrs. Todd buys Homer dinner.

58Pine Tree Car Wash VehiclesCar Washes

Pine Tree Car Wash
The wino brigade consisted of out-of-staters except for Lou Tattinger, who ran the Pine Tree Car Wash.

59The Politics of the Jaunt LiteratureBooks

The Politics of the Jaunt
Book by C.K. Summers that contains one section called The Jaunt Under the Rose, a compendium of the more believable rumors about the Jaunt.

60Richard Pine HealthcareDoctors

Richard Pine
Drug smuggling surgeon that resorts to eating himself to stay alive when the cruise ship Callas sinks and he washes up on an island alone with 2 kilos of heroin.

61The Samuel Claggert Memorial Private Mus... EntertainmentMuseums

The Samuel Claggert Memorial Private Museum
Museum featuring 98% blatant junk, home of a Delver mirror. Guided tours on the hour - admission $1.00 Adults, $.50 Children.

62Schenk and McCutcheon Hardware RetailHardware Stores

Schenk and McCutcheon Hardware
Uncle Otto and his Yankee partner George McCutcheon's hardware store chain.

63Schenk and McCutcheon Lumber RetailHardware Stores

Schenk and McCutcheon Lumber
Uncle Otto and his Yankee partner George McCutcheon's lumber yard chain.

64Shop-and-Save RetailDiscount Stores

Shop-and-Save
Discount store that David's wife Steff mentions, where he may have to go if the power's off in Bridgton.

65Sites' Cider Mill Food IndustriesFarms

Sites' Cider Mill
Mill that Mrs. Todd mentions to Homer when telling him about her shortcuts.

66Sloan Library EntertainmentLibraries

Sloan Library
Library that Mrs. Todd worked to raise money for in Castle Rock.

67Sons of Erin Hall NightlifeNightclubs

Sons of Erin Hall
Location of small time racketeer Mike Scollay's sister's wedding.

68Sportsman's Exchange RetailSporting Goods Stores

Sportsman's Exchange
Sporting goods store that David and Dan Miller discuss, as a potential source for more guns.

69St. Regis Hotel TravelHotels

St. Regis Hotel
San Francisco flophouse where Richard Pine was schedule to meet Ronnie Hanelli's skin diver with his 2 kilos of heroin.

70Stackpool's House of Pets PetsPet Stores

Stackpool's House of Pets
Pet shop where Victor Carune spent his last twenty dollars on nine white mice.

71Stanton's Bait and Boat RetailSporting Goods Stores

Stanton's Bait and Boat
Bait shop on Raccoon Head where you could also get engine oil, flypaper, Italian sandwiches and Budweiser to go.

72Star Theater EntertainmentMovie Theaters

Star Theater
Movie theater bathroom that Charles thinks about, compares to the bathroom at his school.

73Steve's Pizzaville DiningPizza Parlors

Steve's Pizzaville
Pizza parlor built in the old Castle Ridge School, the very last of the one-room schools in Castle Rock.

74Stratford Laundry Maintenance ServicesLaundry Services

Stratford Laundry
Laundry service in Stratford, Connecticut where George's mother used to work.

75Teddy's RetailDrugstores

Teddy's
Drug store where Bill and Hal buy popsicles.

76Texaco Oil/Water CorporationsFuel Companies

Texaco Oil/Water
Following the introduction of Jaunt technology in 1988, by 1998, the price of oil was selling for six dollars a barrel and the oil companies had begun to change their names.

77Tigers SportsBaseball Teams

Tigers
George's Peewee league baseball league team.

78Underworld Figures [book] LiteratureNovels

Underworld Figures [book]
Novel by Reg Thorpe.

79Underworld Figures [film] CinemaMovies

Underworld Figures [film]
Movie based on the novel by Reg Thorpe.



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