In einer kleinen Stadt
N. mentions the town of Castle Rock, where several of King's stories – including "The Dead Zone", "The Dark Half", and "Needful Things" – are set. It also mentions the fictional town of Chester's Mill, which is the setting of his later novel "Under the Dome". A clipping from the Chester's Mill local paper, the editor of which is a major character in "Under the Dome", is part of the nested narrative.