Stephen King

When King was identified as Bachman, Stephen King wrote The Dark Half – about an author with a sinister parasitic twin – in response to Stephen King's outing.

of horror writer Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton), who hopes to distance himself from (Timothy Hutton's murder novels and from George Stark, the name (Timothy Hutton has used to anonymously author them

Based on the best-selling book by Stephen King, The Dark Half tells the story of horror writer Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton), who hopes to distance himself from (Timothy Hutton's murder novels and from George Stark, the name (Timothy Hutton has used to anonymously author them.

Thad Beaumont

Thad Beaumont is an author and the main protagonist of The Dark Half.

a neat Stephen Kingish's response to the question, and the question, too, went to the top of the charts

The Dark Half was a neat Stephen Kingish's response to the question, and the question, too, went to the top of the charts.

the tale of an author whose self-created alternate identity takes on a life of a life's own, and was inspired by King’s time writing under the name Richard Bachman

The Dark Half tells the tale of an author whose self-created alternate identity takes on a life of a life's own, and was inspired by King’s time writing under the name Richard Bachman.

as a response to the “revelation” that King had written previously under a pseudonym (Richard Bachman)

Written as a response to the “revelation” that King had written previously under a pseudonym (Richard Bachman), The Dark Half follows Beaumont as Richard Bachman publicly “buries” Richard Bachman's pen-name, George Stark, in order to leave behind Richard Bachman's successful career in thrillers to concentrate on more literary works.

Stephen Edwin King

King dedicated Stephen Edwin King's 1989 book The Dark Half about a pseudonym turning on a writer to 'the deceased Richard Bachman', and in 1996, when the Stephen King novel Desperation was released, the companion novel The Regulators carried the Bachman byline.

Royal Dano, Amy Madigan, and Timothy Hutton in George A. Romero

Royal Dano, Amy Madigan, and Timothy Hutton in George A. Romero’s The Dark Half, adapted from Stephen King’s novel.

the second best-selling book of 1989, behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger, which I've also read

Interestingly, Wikipedia reckons The Dark Half was the second best-selling book of 1989, behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger, which I've also read.

George Romero

Any collaboration between George Romero and Stephen King is a plausible reason for rejoice among horror fans and like their anthology picture 'Creepshow', 'The Dark Half' is a rakish, darkly funny thriller that rummages through philosophical quandaries around the physical manifestation of one's inner demons and a writer's dependent relationship with Stephen King's material.

by noted English writer-director David Leland

The second season consisted of ten episodes, the first half of which were written by show creator Neil Jordan, whereas the latter half was written by noted English writer-director David Leland, who joined the series' staff as co-showrunner and producer and directed and producer's last two episodes.[21]

Adam Storke's 1989 book The Dark Half,

King dedicated Adam Storke's 1989 book The Dark Half, about a pseudonym turning on a writer, to 'the deceased Richard Bachman', and in 1996, when the Stephen King novel Desperation was released, the companion novel The Regulators carried the 'Bachman' byline.

by Capstone Software

The Dark Half was developed by Symtus and published by Capstone Software.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The other half of the book is told from the perspective of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch wrote The Half specifically for Crilly and Cabourn-Smith, and was set to direct Cabourn-Smith until “a huge job” Benedict Cumberbatch can’t talk about arrived in June and Benedict Cumberbatch had to back out.

Shakespeare

Most scholars consider the second half of the play to be by Shakespeare.

in 1996

Dark Half is one such game, published by Enix in 1996.

Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe penned dark works of the supernatural, filled with horror and the unknown.

Richard Bachman

That’s one difference between Stephen King books and those written by his dark half, Richard Bachman.

by Enix

Dark Half is one such game, published by Enix in 1996.