Even though King wrote the novel long before any tragic events occurred, it has been inexorably linked to a number of unsettling occurrences.
One kid in 1988 absconded after holding his high school humanities class hostage. The Los Angeles Times reports that the youngster referenced the book.
Reportedly discovered in the locker of a high school senior who took his classmates hostage for nine hours a year later was King’s novel.
In 1996, a teacher and two kids were murdered by a fourteen-year-old. His nightstand allegedly included a copy of King’s book, as reported by History Link.
Ultimately, three classmates were killed in 1997 by another teen-ager who was only fourteen years old. A copy of King’s work was allegedly in his locker, according to The Guardian.
