Since then, I've learned of more connections, so I decided to rework and revise the "map" of King's universe.
EDIT: Months after posting this, I designed a similar map for the Lovecraft universe - click here to check it out!
EDIT 2: Years after posting this, Scott Wampler wrote a very flattering article on this map for site BirthMoviesDeath. Excerpt:
...I think he's done a damn fine job. The only quibble I might mention is the lack of a notation connection the Low Men to From A Buick 8 (if I recall, 'twas a Low Man who abandoned the Buick 8 in the first place), but James does include a Todash connection for that book, as well as a direct line connecting the alternate reality of Rose Madder to The Dark Tower's Mid-World, both of which are connections I probably would'nt have thought to include. I'm impressed!
Notes for Tower acolytes:
1. The thirteen colors used reference the "Bends of the Rainbow," a set of thirteen crystal balls important to the Dark Tower universe. The "wheel" chart style and the numbers should also have significance to Tower fans.
2. The locations (Derry, Castle Rock, 'salem's Lot, and Mid-World) are included only if they're present in a story; being mentioned is not enough.
3. Being mentioned is sufficient in the case of characters, as with Flagg in Hearts in Atlantis and the Crimson King in Black House and Hearts in Atlantis.
4. There's some speculation that Tak from Desperation and The Regulators is the Crimson King, but it's more likely that he's simply a todash monster, similar to It/Pennywise.
5. "The Man in the Black Suit" and "Uncle Otto's Truck" are mentioned because they take place within Castle Rock city limits (or where Castle Rock city limits will eventually be).
6. Also, thanks to Stephen King, who managed to create exciting short stories and novels, and then a book series, and then an entire universe, and then a friggin' multiverse.
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