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| Title | The Sun Dog |
| Author | Stephen King |
| Country | USA |
| Genre | Horror |
| Published in | Four Past Midnight |
| Publication date | September 24th, 1990 |
| Characters | Kevin Delevan; John Delvan; Pop Merrill |
"The Sun Dog" is a short story of the horror genre. It was written by Stephen King and is the fourth and final story in the anthology volume Four Past Midnight. The hardcover edition was published by Viking Press and released on September 24th, 1990. The story revolves around a teenager named Kevin Delevan, who receives a Polaroid Sun 660 camera for his fifteenth birthday. As he uses the camera however, he finds that the only images it produces are that of a dog, who progressively comes closer and closer to him - each time evolving into a more threatening and monstrous manner.
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- Kevin Delevan
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- John Delevan
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- Computer
- Polaroid Sun 660 camera
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- The Sun Dog redirects to this page.
- "The Sun Dog" was adapted as an audiobook and read by Tim Sample.
- Other stories featured in Four Past Midnight include "The Langoliers", "Secret Window, Secret Garden", and "The Library Policeman".
- This story makes reference to Donna Trenton and Tad Trenton, as well as the dog known as Cujo from the Cujo novel. That dog was an a-hole too.
- Reginald "Pop" Merrill and his son, John Merrill, are also major characters in season two of the Castle Rock television series on Hulu.
- The character of Alan Pangborn has also appeared in the novels The Dark Half and Needful Things, as well as season one of the Castle Rock television series.
- The character of Andy Clutterbuck also appeared in the 1989 novel The Dark Half.