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===The Stand=== |
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* Much of the world's population is wiped out by a [[Shanti virus|deadly virus]], just like what happens with "Captain Trips" |
* Much of the world's population is wiped out by a [[Shanti virus|deadly virus]], just like what happens with "Captain Trips". (''[[Out of Time]]'') |
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===Firestarter=== |
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* A [[The Company|clandestine organisation]] [[bag and tag|abducts]] targets with [[ability|special abilities]], just like the mysterious government agency in ''Firestarter''. (''[[Collision]]'') |
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* [[Meredith Gordon]] has the ability of [[pyrokinesis]], just like Charlie. (''[[The Fix]]'') |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Revision as of 15:04, 13 November 2008
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| File:King.jpg Author Stephen King, whose works are often paralleled in Heroes. | |
| First reference: | Don't Look Back |
There are several interesting parallels between Heroes and the works of Stephen King.
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Carrie
- Mrs. Walker is telekinetically impaled to a wall by household utensils, just like Mararet White in the film version of Carrie. (Don't Look Back)
- Claire, a popular girl, asks Zach, an unpopular boy, to be her date to Homecoming, in the same way that popular Tommy Ross asks unpopular Carrie White to the prom. (Homecoming)
- Sylar kills his mother when she attacks him because of his power, similar to the way Margaret White attacks her daughter Carrie. (The Hard Part)
The Stand
- Much of the world's population is wiped out by a deadly virus, just like what happens with "Captain Trips". (Out of Time)
Firestarter
- A clandestine organisation abducts targets with special abilities, just like the mysterious government agency in Firestarter. (Collision)
- Meredith Gordon has the ability of pyrokinesis, just like Charlie. (The Fix)
Gallery
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Mrs. Walker is telekinetically pinned to a wall with household items... -
...Just like Margaret White in Brian DePalma's adaptation of Carrie.
