Castle Rock (Stephen King)

Castle Rock is a fictional town appearing in Stephen King's fictional Maine topography, providing the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Castle Rock first appeared in King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone and has since been referred to or used as the primary setting in many other works by King. The nearby fictional Shawshank State Prison is also featured in several of King's works and is often associated with Castle Rock.