The Dark Half
A horror novel about a writer whose pseudonym, under which he publishes violent crime novels, is publicly exposed. After he symbolically buries the alter ego, the persona manifests as a physical, murderous entity seeking revenge for its 'death.'
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Ranked #434 of 1942 · 474 pages · Published 1989
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on May 7, 2025.
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Book data: ISBN 9780670829828. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.