Animals tend to be overlooked in favor ofStephen King’s many human villainsand supernatural monsters.
EvenStephen King’s protagonistsget more love.
Yet four-legged friends have always had a big part to play.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Stephen King books listed below.
The two-year-old roan horse belonging to Roland Deschain wasn’t long for the world.
Even in death, Topsy saved Roland one last time.
Even in death, Topsy saved Roland one last time.
the Thing of Evil, a.k.a.
King’s beloved corgi.
Despite her moniker, Molly, who turns 11 this year, is a Very Good Girl.
The most memorable is the corgi Horace, who belonged to Julia Shumway inUnder the Dome.
Spoilers: he thinks about food.
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In other words, it’s delightful.
Unlike the diminutive Horace, Radar is a large German Shepherd and a loyal old gal.
What makes Radar so wonderful is that there isn’t anything special about her.
Azzie, does seemingly have a superpower, and one taken from real-life accounts.
Azzie is a working cat with a job: predicting death.
Jingles is what he symbolizes inThe Green Mile: hope.
It’s what makes Mr. Jingles' senseless, violent death under the boot of Percy Wetmore so horrifying.
That moment establishes Percy as one of Stephen King’s most loathsome villains, human or otherwise.
Who knew a little mouse could inspire so many tears of pain and joy?
When his owner is killed by the superflu, neighbor Glen Bateman adopts the pup and renames him Kojack.
From then on, they have an endearing relationship.
Kojack, of course, happily ignores all of this, because he is a dog.
Soon after Glen adopts him, Kojack proves his loyalty and determination are unwavering.
Kojack is proof of the old adage: We do not deserve dogs.
Stephen King’s books are filled with clever animals, but none are so clever as Oy.
Oy even shows flashes of the Touch and develops a telepathic bond with Jake.
In Roland’s world, it’s called the Touch.
It’s not the last time the brave billy-bumbler shows how much he loves his found family of humans.
It’s then that the rest of theka-tetlearn that billy-bumblers can cry.
Whether “Bye, Jake,” or “I ache,” it amounts to the same heartbreak.
Whether “Bye, Jake,” or “I ache,” it amounts to the same heartbreak.
