Castle Rock (Stephen King)

Castle Rock (sometimes referred to as the Rock) is a fictional town appearing in Stephen King's fictional Maine topography, providing the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Castle Rock first appeared in King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone and has since been referred to or used as the primary setting in many other works by King.

This article is about the fictional town. For the series based on the town, see Castle Rock (TV series). For other uses, see Castle Rock (disambiguation).
Castle Rock
Stephen King location
Aerial view of the town as pictured in the Castle Rock TV series
First appearanceThe Dead Zone (1979)
Created byStephen King
GenreHorror fiction
In-universe information
TypeTown in Maine

As a native of Durham, Maine, King was inspired by his hometown when creating Castle Rock. The town name is taken from the fictional mountain fort in William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies.

Other notable fictional towns that King has used as the central setting in more than one work include Derry and Jerusalem's Lot.

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