This wiki is a XML full dump clone of "Heroes Wiki", the main wiki about the Heroes saga that has been shut down permanently since June 1, 2020. The purpose of this wiki is to keep online an exhaustive and accurate database about the franchise.
User:Isaacthepainter/Stephen King: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Content deleted Content added
imported>Isaacthepainter |
imported>Isaacthepainter |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
===Firestarter=== |
===Firestarter=== |
||
* A [[The Company|clandestine organisation]] [[bag and tag|abducts]] targets with [[ability|special abilities]], |
* A [[The Company|clandestine organisation]] [[bag and tag|abducts]] targets with [[ability|special abilities]], akin to the mysterious government agency in ''Firestarter''. (''[[Collision]]'') |
||
* [[Meredith Gordon]] has the ability of [[pyrokinesis]], just like Charlie. (''[[The Fix]]'') |
* [[Meredith Gordon]] has the ability of [[pyrokinesis]], just like Charlie. (''[[The Fix]]'') |
||
* [[Maury Parkman]] can [[telepathy|persuade]] people to do things and create nightmarish illusions, like Andy. (''[[Fight or Flight]]'') |
|||
* [[Mohinder]] injects himself with a [[formula]] that gives him a special ability, similar to what happens to Andy. (''[[The Second Coming]]'') |
|||
===The Dark Tower=== |
===The Dark Tower=== |
||
Revision as of 15:14, 13 November 2008
| Stephen King | |
|---|---|
| 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.
About
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 the homecoming dance, 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 Shining
- Matt can communicate telepathically with people, like Danny and Dick Hallorann. (Fight or Flight)
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, akin to the mysterious government agency in Firestarter. (Collision)
- Meredith Gordon has the ability of pyrokinesis, just like Charlie. (The Fix)
- Maury Parkman can persuade people to do things and create nightmarish illusions, like Andy. (Fight or Flight)
- Mohinder injects himself with a formula that gives him a special ability, similar to what happens to Andy. (The Second Coming)
The Dark Tower
- Hiro discovers that his enemy is a face from the past long thought dead, much like Roland discovering that Randall Flagg is his old nemesis Marten Broadcloak. (Cautionary Tales)
The Green Mile
- Mr. Linderman has the power to heal others, just like John Coffey. (.07%)
Gallery
-
Mrs. Walker is telekinetically pinned to a wall with household items... -
...Just like Margaret White in Brian DePalma's adaptation of Carrie.
