Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

As always, thanks must first go to superagent Scott Mendel for shepherding this book through its various hoops and barrels.

Next at bat is Peter Joseph, who edited the book and offered valuable insight and suggestions as I delved into King’s psyche.

Once again, transcriptionist Paula Hancock helped make sense of hours of tapes.

Genealogist Margaret Dube of Common Folk Ancestry in Kittery, Maine, dug up some great details about Steve and Tabby’s beloved Maine.

Thanks to King’s friends, acquaintances, business associates, and assorted others who offered revealing stories and anecdotes, including Dave Barry, George Beahm, Michael Collings, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Rick Hautala, Peter Higgins, Jonathan Jenkins, Jack Ketchum, Richard Kobritz, George MacLeod, Anthony Magistrale, Ridley Pearson, Otto Penzler, Sandy Phippen, Lew Purinton, James Renner, Samuel Schuman, Stephen Spignesi, Bev Vincent, Stanley Wiater, and Nye Willden.

Kudos to the Buddies for knowing how to deal with me when I’m in the throes of a deadline: Tim Ashe, Leslie Caputo, Bob DiPrete, Doc and Nancy Gerow, Dean Hollatz, Ed Leavitt, Don McKibbin, Spring Romer, Paul and Cary Rothe, and Andy and Donna Vinopal.