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The Regulators

  • 1996 first published
  • 448 pages
  • ★ 3.3 (3 ratings)
  • 55 editions

Published in 1996, The Regulators is a horror and occult fiction novel by Stephen King. It takes readers to Ohio and Poplar Street in 1969–95. Characters include Adam, Alice and Archamedes. Key subjects include autistic children, Homicide, crime and demoniac possession.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 119 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 55 editions across 8 languages.

At about 448 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

About The Regulators

The Regulators is a novel by American author Stephen King, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation. The two novels represent parallel universes relative to one another, and most of the characters present in one novel's world also exist in the other novel's reality, albeit in different circumstances. Additionally, the hardcover first editions of each novel, if set side by side, make a complete painting, and on the back of each cover is also a peek at the opposite's cover.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Ohio
  • Brooklyn
  • Poplar Street
  • Wentworth
  • Desperation
  • China Pit
  • Ohio State University
  • Mohonk Mountain House
  • Boston University
  • Meermont College of Dentistry

Era

Characters

  • Adam
  • Alice
  • Archamedes
  • Barney
  • Baron
  • Batman
  • Bounty
  • Charlotte
  • Cheshire Cat
  • Daisy

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Autistic children
  • Fantasy
  • Paranormal
  • Horror
  • Ohio
  • Horror tales
  • Homicide
  • Crime
  • Thrillers
  • Occult & supernatural
  • Wentworth, Ohio : imaginary place
  • Garon, seth
  • Demoniac possession
  • Suburbs
  • Paranormal fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Regulators?

The Regulators was written by Stephen King and first published in 1996.

What genre is The Regulators?

It is usually shelved as Horror and Occult Fiction.

How long is The Regulators?

The median edition has 448 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Regulators?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Spook's Apprentice and Terror.

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