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mattgreenbean
06-14-2012, 01:19 PM
Is there a thread that catalogs the descriptions of all of King's characters? I can't remember what they all look like and most the time King only gives a description once in the book. What they wear in the books would be cool as well.

Merlin1958
06-14-2012, 05:37 PM
The "Lawnmower Man":


http://imageshack.us/a/img705/4751/619bills.jpg

Brice
06-14-2012, 07:16 PM
There is no such thread. I propose this be it both for DT and non dt books.



That is just awesome Bill!

mattgreenbean
06-15-2012, 05:55 AM
That's what I was thinking, a complete list of descriptions of as many characters that can be gathered. What is the best way to do this? Just posting in a thread might get messy. The books are all already listed, would adding the characters to them be best?

Brice
06-15-2012, 10:30 PM
Add them here. I can organize in your first post in the thread.

Merlin1958
06-16-2012, 07:03 PM
A good one for starters might be the "cards" from UTD? I suppose you could also mix in artist interpetation's. Just a thought. I could probably help a bit (I think!!) LOL

Brice
06-16-2012, 07:09 PM
Sounds good! I'll organize if anyone wants to type up descriptions.

Merlin1958
06-16-2012, 07:14 PM
Sounds good! I'll organize if anyone wants to type up descriptions.

Very cool, Brice!!! besides the cards, we have Ned's Illo's from Wastelands and a host of others I am sure. I'm not really great at finding all these pics on the WWW but, I got you started with "The lawnmower man". There is probably a few you can borrow from the case editions just let me know, I have most of the pics on file if you like.

What are my orders Col. Brice?

mattgreenbean
06-18-2012, 06:25 AM
Here's a start, not great and a lot of the info is missing, but that's my point. When I try imagining what they look like, I'd like some definitive guidance on what to imagine them as. Short, tall, fat, skinny, scars, complexion, limp when they walk...

Jack Torrance: The Shining
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ?
hair color: brown
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Danny Torrance: The Shining
sex: male
ht: ? 4'
age: 5
hair color: brown
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Wendy Torrance: The Shining
sex: female
ht: ?
age: ?
hair color: blonde
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Dick Hallorann: The Shining
ht: ?
age: ?
hair color: bald on top/ black/dark brown
eye color: ? brown
body type: skinny
ethnicity: black
other:

Stanley Kubrick's Version of The Torrances
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/shining_duvalllloydnicholson.jpg

Stanley Kubrick's Version of Dick Halloran
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/6665984_std.jpg

ABC Version:
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/ABC_The_Shining.jpg

Chime in if you can fill in any blanks.

Merlin1958
06-18-2012, 03:02 PM
Oh, I see where you are going with this. My bad. Not my "Thing" so to speak, but the best of luck to you!!! I'll be checking back from time to time!!

Brice
06-18-2012, 04:48 PM
I think ANY additional descriptive info is welcome though...maybe pictures too.

mattgreenbean
06-19-2012, 06:59 AM
The Loser's Club
1958

William "Bill" Denbrough: It
sex: male
ht: tallest in group
age: 12
hair color: auburn
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 12
hair color: brown crew cut
eye color: ?
body type: heavy
ethnicity: white
other:

Beverly "Bev" Marsh: It and 11/22/63
sex: female
ht: ?
age: 12
hair color: auburn red "winter fire", long
eye color: blue
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Richard "Richie" Tozier: It and 11/22/63
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 12
hair color: red
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other: wears black rimmed glasses

Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 12
hair color: blonde
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Michael "Mike" Hanlon: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 12
hair color: brown
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: black
other:

Stanley "Stan" Uris: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 12
hair color: brown
eye color: brown
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

and of course

Henry Bowers: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 13
hair color: black greased
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/Stephen-king_s-it-1990-tommy-lee-wallacea.jpg

The Loser's Club
1985

William "Bill" Denbrough: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: Fine Red, Thinned out in college
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: brown but greying and longer now
eye color: ?
body type: Skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Beverly "Bev" Rogan: It
sex: female
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: auburn red "winter fire", long
eye color: blue
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Richard "Richie" Tozier: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: red
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other: no more glasses

Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: short blonde "ivy league" haircut
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other: wears rimless glasses, has premature lines on face

Michael "Mike" Hanlon: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: brown
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: black
other: looks much older then the rest

Stanley "Stan" Uris: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 39
hair color: brown
eye color: brown
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

and of course

Henry Bowers: It
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 40
hair color: white
eye color: ?
body type: heavy
ethnicity: white
other:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/it-2.jpg

Jean
06-19-2012, 07:01 AM
for some reason I always thought Beverly was a redhead

got to re-read it...

Maturins_Daughter
06-19-2012, 11:10 AM
Beverly's hair was an auburn red - "winter fire"

mattgreenbean
06-19-2012, 12:22 PM
Thanks, I corrected that.

mattgreenbean
06-22-2012, 05:55 AM
Ben Mears: Salem's Lot
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ? middle aged
hair color: ?
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

1979
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/Ben.jpg

2004
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/rob.jpg

Kurt Barlow: Salem's Lot
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ? very old
hair color: ?
eye color: glow
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other: His clothes and manners come from an older time.

1979 not based on the book description, but in the dark tower this is what this type vampire should look like.
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/250px-TheMasterKurtBarlow1979.jpg

2004 based on book
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/RutgerBarlow1.jpg

Richard Throckett Straker: Salem's Lot
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ? old man
hair color: grey
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

1979
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/MasonStrakerSalem79.png

2004
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/200px-Sutherlandsalemslot_4.jpg

Father Donald Frank Callahan: Salem's Lot and The Dark Tower Series
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ?
hair color: grey
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

1979
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/father_c.jpg

2004
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/father_2.jpg

In DT books
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/Callahan3.jpg

More to come...

mtdman
06-22-2012, 03:58 PM
I did not like the blue dude in the 79 movie of Salem's Lot. In that movie they down played the vampire in favor of Straker, and I didn't like that. I thought that really Donald Southerland would have been a great Barlow, and James Mason was a great Straker. Cromwell was a good Callahan.

mattgreenbean
06-26-2012, 11:11 AM
Donna Trenton: Cujo
sex: female
ht: ?
age: 29
hair color: ?
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

Tad Trenton: Cujo
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 4
hair color: ?
eye color: ?
body type: skinny
ethnicity: white
other:

Vic Trenton: Cujo
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ? middle aged
hair color: ?
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/cujo_family.jpg

Steve Kemp: Cujo
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ?
hair color: ?
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/cujo_04_stor.jpg

Joe Camber: Cujo
sex: male
ht: ?
age: ?
hair color: ?
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: white
other:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/cujo_06_stor.jpg

Cujo: Cujo
sex: male
ht: ?
age: 5
hair color: white, brown, and black
eye color: ?
body type: average
ethnicity: St. Bernard
other:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/cujo1.jpg

beam*seeker
06-27-2012, 05:33 AM
I did not like the blue dude in the 79 movie of Salem's Lot. In that movie they down played the vampire in favor of Straker, and I didn't like that. I thought that really Donald Southerland would have been a great Barlow, and James Mason was a great Straker. Cromwell was a good Callahan.

I think he would have been a great Callahan...