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Insomnia Characters List:
| Character Name | | Description | |
Amos | |
On the radio show "Amos and Andy" | |
Andy | |
On the radio show "Amos and Andy" | |
Barbie | |
Name of a doll | |
Beavis | |
Of Beavis and Butt-Head fame | |
Butt-Head | |
Of Beavis and Butt-Head fame | |
Captain Ahab | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Centurions | |
Crimson King's servants and helpers. This is also what the Friends of Life call their major enemies. | |
Dovels | |
Band liked by Ralph Roberts | |
Frodo | |
Character in a book by J R R Tolkien | |
Futzy | |
Cat of Bertha Roberts | |
Gandalf | |
Character in a book by J R R Tolkien | |
Geraldo | |
TV Show Host | |
Gretel | |
Character from a children's story Hansel and Gretel | |
Hamburglar | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Hamlet | |
Character in a play by Shakespeare | |
Hansel | |
Character from a children's story Hansel and Gretel | |
Jack | |
Character from the children's story Jack and the Beanstalk | |
Jack the Ripper | |
English murderer mentioned in passing | |
Jefferson Airplane | |
Band that was played by Ed Deepneau | |
Jesus | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Job | |
Character in the Bible | |
Jonah | |
Swallowed by a whale | |
Ken | |
Name of doll | |
King Arthur | |
Mentioned in passing | |
King Herod | |
Mentioned by Ed Deepneau | |
Napoleon | |
Mentioned by Joe Wyzer | |
Onan | |
From the Bible | |
Pallas | |
A bust of Pallas was in a dream of Ralph Roberts | |
Rex | |
Dog of Ralph Roberts | |
Rolling Stones | |
Mentioned by Ed Deepneau | |
Rosalie | |
The black and tan beagle pup given to Ralph Roberts from Lois Roberts for Christmas 1994. | |
Rosalie | |
Stray Dog with a bad leg that is often seen in the early hours of the morning by Ralph Roberts. | |
Rude Dog | |
TV character mentioned in passing | |
Sauron | |
Character in a book by J R R Tolkien | |
Short Timers | |
Name used for mortals by the Bald Doctors. | |
Snoopy | |
Cartoon character | |
Son of Sam | |
Murderer whose real name is David Berkowitz. | |
Wendy | |
Character from Peter Pan | |
Winston Smith | |
Cat in "Back Pages" shop. Owned by Hamilton Davinport. | |
Yorick | |
Character in a play by Shakespeare | |
?, Alice | |
Lois Chasse was called "Alice" by Ralph Roberts in front of the CBS crews at the Derry Civic Center | |
?, Alice | |
Mentioned in a song by Grace Slick | |
?, Audra | |
Secretary of Dr Hong. | |
?, Aunt Sadie | |
Ralph Roberts imagined her calling someone | |
?, Curley | |
One of the 3 Stooges | |
?, Deanie | |
Name on the footpath. | |
?, Denise | |
Mentioned in anti-abortion literature read by John Leydecker | |
?, Jake | |
Owner of a battered saxophone in Atropos's lair. | |
?, Justin | |
Boy who works weekends at the Derry Library | |
?, Karl | |
Worked at the Red Apple convenience store. | |
?, Larry | |
One of the 3 Stooges | |
?, Melanie | |
Friend of Helen Deepneau | |
?, Merrilee | |
Pregnant woman who died at High Ridge | |
?, Mina | |
Friend of Lois Chasse | |
?, Moe | |
One of the 3 Stooges | |
?, Norton | |
Lois Chasse called Ralph Roberts "Norton" in front of the CBS crews at the Derry Civic Center | |
?, Patrick | |
Grandfather of Patrick Danville | |
?, Pete | |
Paperboy | |
?, Peter | |
Security guard at WomanCare | |
?, Sadie | |
Aunt mentioned on the telephone | |
?, Sam | |
A mother was heard to yell out for Sam to come inside, and to bring his sister in too. | |
?, Sam | |
Name on the footpath. | |
?, Sue | |
Worked at the Red Apple convenience store | |
?, Susy | |
Her name was spray painted on the side of the Diesel Shed at the Derry Trainyards | |
?, Tim | |
A little boy who was walking with his mother. | |
?, Vic | |
Brother of Lois Chasse | |
?, Zoe | |
Waitress at the Derry Diner. | |
Ackerman, William | |
Musician mentioned in passing | |
Altoberg, Chris | |
Weather forecaster on TV for News at Noon | |
Anderson, ? | |
Husband of Rachel Anderson. | |
Anderson, Rachel | |
Cleaner at WomanCare. | |
Anderson, Steve | |
Assistant District Attorney | |
Andrews Sisters, The | |
Singers mentioned in passing | |
Animals, The | |
Band that was played by Ed Deepneau | |
Applebaum, ? | |
Owner of a house on Harris Ave in 1998. | |
Arnold, Roseanne | |
Guest on the TV show hosted by Whoopi | |
Astaire, Fred | |
Dancer mentioned in passing | |
Atropos | |
Bald Doctor #3. The bad one who is the rogue agent of the random. | |
Bach | |
Composer mentioned in passing | |
Baggins, Bilbo | |
Found a ring and gave it to his grandson Frodo | |
Baggins, Frodo | |
Grandson of Bilbo | |
Barrett, ? | |
Owner of an orchard that was converted into High Ridge in the early 1980's | |
Bates, Norman | |
Character in Psycho mentioned in passing | |
Beethoven | |
Composer mentioned in passing | |
Bennigan, Harriet | |
Old woman in Derry who uses a walker. | |
Benson, Lisette | |
TV Newscaster for News at Noon. | |
Berkowitz, David | |
Murderer known as the Son of Sam | |
Berlin, Irving | |
Songwriter mentioned in passing | |
Bowe, Riddick | |
Boxer mentioned in passing | |
Bowers, Oscar (Butch) | |
Berta Roberts told her son Ralph to make sure Butch did not put any bad potatoes at the bottom of the basket | |
Boynton, Tony | |
Name written in graffiti in the male port-a-potty in Strawford Park. | |
Brolin, James | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Brown, Charlie | |
Cartoon Character | |
Buchanan, Pat | |
A poster for Pat as president was in the window of a store in Derry | |
Buck, Frank | |
Hero in old movies | |
Bundy, Ted | |
Murderer mentioned in passing | |
Bunyan, Paul | |
There is a plastic statue of him in Derry, outside the Civic Center | |
Burdon, Eric | |
In the Bold and the Beautiful on TV | |
Caesar, Augustus | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Callan, Marie | |
Told Lois Chasse about the demonstration at WomanCare | |
Casey, Ben | |
On a TV show watched by Ralph Roberts | |
Castonguay, Simone | |
Aunt of Barbara Richards who worked at WomanCare as the day receptionist. Friend of Lois Chasse. | |
Chapin, Lafayette (Faye) | |
Friend of Ralph Roberts | |
Chasse, Harold | |
Son of Lois and Paul. Husband of Janet. | |
Chasse, Janet | |
Wife of Harold. | |
Chasse, Lois | |
Friend of Ralph Roberts. Mother of Harold and widow of Paul. | |
Chasse, Paul | |
Deceased husband of Lois. | |
Cherney, Pete | |
Weather man on TV | |
Cheshire Cat, The | |
From Alice in Wonderland | |
Christie, Agatha | |
Mystery author mentioned in passing | |
Chung, Connie | |
CBS reporter at the rally for Susan Day in Derry | |
Churchill, Winston | |
Mentioned by Joe Wyzer. | |
Clinton, Bill | |
President followed by the Deepneau's | |
Clotho | |
Bald doctor #1. Partner of the Bald Doctor 2, Lachesis. They end life with purpose. | |
Cohen, ? | |
Derry Mayor | |
Cook, Robin | |
Author mentioned in passing | |
Cooper, Gary | |
Actor mentioned by Bill McGovern | |
Coughlin, Father | |
Derry Priest | |
Cox, Dale | |
County Prosecutor mentioned in passing | |
Crane, Ichabod | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Creed, Gage William | |
Boy run down by a speeding tanker in Ludlow. | |
Creeley, Robert | |
Poet who wrote "for Love, Poems 1950-1960" read by Dorrance Marstellar | |
Crimson King, The | |
He is part of the Dark Tower, in the levels above mortals. | |
Cruise, Tom | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Crystal, Billy | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Cubbins, Bartholomew | |
Character in a Dr Seuss book called The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins | |
Dahmer, Jeffrey | |
Murderer mentioned in passing | |
Dalton, Daniel | |
Runs the shop Secondhand Rose, Secondhand Clothes in Derry, and the head of "Friends of Life". | |
Danville, ? | |
Husband of Sonia. Father of Patrick. | |
Danville, Patrick | |
Ralph and Lois have to save his life at any costs. | |
Danville, Sonia | |
Mother of Patrick | |
Darrow, Clarence | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Davenport, Hamilton | |
Proprietor of "Back Pages" store on the corner of Witcham and Main streets, Derry. | |
Day, Susan Edwina | |
Political activist and author. Co-founder and ex-president of the "Sisters in Arms", a womans equal rights group. | |
Deepneau, ? | |
Father of Ed Deepneau. | |
Deepneau, Edward (Ed) | |
Neighbor of Ralph Roberts. Husband of Helen. Research chemist at Hawking Industries. | |
Deepneau, Helen | |
30-year-old wife of Edward, and mother of Natalie. Good friend of the Roberts family. | |
Deepneau, Natalie | |
Daughter of Ed and Helen Deepneau. | |
DeMille, Cecil | |
Movie director | |
Deschain, Roland | |
Gunslinger drawn and described by Patrick Danville | |
Disney, Walt | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Dobyns, Stephen | |
Author of "Cemetery Nights", a book that Dorance Marstellar gave to Ralph Roberts | |
Douglas, Kirk | |
In the Bold and the Beautiful on TV | |
Dubay, Steven Bishoff | |
One of the 3 unnamed boys who threw Adrian Mellon to his death in the Derry Canal in 1984 | |
Dugan, Mr. | |
Head of Derry Trust's Loan Department | |
Dukakis | |
Ran for president in 1988 | |
Durgin, Paul | |
Druggist at Rexall in Derry. | |
Eastwood, Clint | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Eberly, Georgina | |
Wife of Stan. | |
Eberly, Stan | |
Went to school with Ralph Roberts, Husband of Georgina. | |
Eichmann, Adolf | |
Fay Chapin called Harley Pederson Adolf Eichmann as an insult. | |
Einstein, Albert | |
Charles Pickering looked like a cross between Don King and Albert Einstein | |
Engstrom, Charles | |
Childhood friend of Ralph Roberts | |
Executioner, The | |
Character in a Dr Seuss book called The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins | |
Fauntleroy, Little Lord | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Felton, Frank | |
One of the "Friends of Life" | |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott | |
Auhor mentioned in passing by Ralph Roberts | |
Fonda, Henry | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Forbes, Anthony | |
Hypnotist that Joe Wyzer suggested that Ralph Roberts go and see. | |
Foster, R.H. | |
Name on a card given to Ralph Roberts by Trigger Vachon. | |
Garfunkel, Art | |
Singer | |
Garton, John | |
Webber One of the 3 unnamed boys who threw Adrian Mellon to his death in the Derry Canal in 1984 | |
Gibson, Mel | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Ginsberg, Allen | |
Poet mentioned by Dorrance Marstellar | |
Goldberg, Whoopi | |
TV Show host seen by Ralph Roberts on late night TV | |
Great Ones, The | |
People whose lives will affect people on more than one level of the tower. | |
Hagen, Donna | |
Derry Police Officer | |
Hall, James | |
A Wrote a book "Patterns of Dreaming" that Ralph Roberts read in the Derry Library | |
Hall, Jon | |
Hero in old movies | |
Halliday, June | |
Counselor and WomanCare director. | |
Hamilton, Dr. | |
Doctor at WomanCare | |
Hanlon, Mike | |
Librarian at Derry Public Library | |
Hanscom, Benjamin | |
Architect who designed the Derry Civic Center. | |
Harper, Dr. Roberta | |
Works at WomanCare | |
Haycox, Ernest | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Hayman, Howard | |
Lawyer friend of John Leydecker | |
Henderson, Richard | |
Did chores around Lois Chasse's mother's place when Lois was 17. | |
Hitler, Adolph | |
Mentioned on a card by a pro-choice group | |
Holmes, Sherlock | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Homer, Winslow | |
Artist whose prints hang in the Derry Home Hospital | |
Hong, James Roy | |
Acupuncturist | |
Hooker, John Lee | |
Singer/songwriter who was played by Ed Deepneau | |
Hussein, Saddam | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Huston, Mr. | |
Butcher in Derry | |
Jackson, Michael | |
Singer mentioned in passing | |
Jamal, Dr. | |
Neurologist at Derry Hospital. | |
Jetson, George | |
Cartoon Character mentioned in passing | |
Johnson, ? | |
Police Chief in Derry. | |
Johnson, Lyndon | |
President of the USA | |
Joubert, Ray | |
Murderer mentioned in passing | |
Kaltenborn, H.V. | |
Singer mentioned in passing | |
Kennedy, Robert | |
Politician assassinated in LA. on 5 June 1958 | |
Kern, Jerome | |
Songwriter mentioned in passing | |
Kevorkian, Dr. | |
He believes in mercy killing, and the right to die | |
Kildare, Dr. | |
On a TV show watched by Ralph Roberts | |
King, Don | |
Charles Pickering looked like a cross between Don King and Albert Einstein | |
King, The | |
Character in a Dr Seuss book called The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins | |
Kirkland, John | |
WomanCare reporter on TV News at Noon. | |
L'Amour, Louis | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Lachesis | |
Bald doctor #2 Partner of the Bald Doctor 1, Clotho. They end life with purpose. | |
Land, Edwin | |
Mentioned by John Leydecker | |
Lecter, Hannibal | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Lennon, John | |
Ed Deepneau wore "John Lennon Specs" | |
Leno, Jay | |
TV Show host seen by Ralph Roberts on late night TV | |
Leonard, Elmore | |
Author mentioned in passing | |
Lewis, Jerry | |
Comedian mentioned in passing | |
Leydecker, ? | |
Mother of John. | |
Leydecker, John (Jack) | |
Detective Sergeant Partner of Chris Nell | |
Litchfield, Carl | |
Ralph and Carolyn Roberts' doctor. | |
Locher, May | |
Married name of May Perrault, and went to school with Bill McGovern. | |
Lopez, Ruy | |
Faye Chapin thinks he is the reincarnation of Ruy Lopez | |
Lugosi, Bela | |
Actor in a vampire movie | |
Lupino, Ida | |
Actress from the 1950's | |
Lyford, George | |
Accountant (CPA) who had an office on Harris Ave in Derry. Next to Maritime Jewelry | |
Marstellar, Dorrance | |
Oldest of the "Harris Avenue Old Crocks" | |
Martin, Dean | |
Comedian mentioned in passing | |
Marx, Groucho | |
Comedian mentioned in passing | |
Matthews, Tom | |
Derry News photographer | |
McCheese, Mayor | |
Mentioned in passing | |
McClanahan, Bob | |
Sports reporter on TV for News at Noon | |
McClure, Shawna | |
Offered Ralph Roberts an insomnia cure by concentrating on the word "cool". | |
McDonald, Ronald | |
Mentioned in passing | |
McGee, Fibber | |
Radio program host | |
McGovern, William D (Bill | |
Professor), Gay friend of Ralph Roberts. | |
McKay, Sandra | |
One of the "Friends of Life", but later kicked out of the group. | |
Mellon, Adrian | |
Gay boy thrown into the Derry canal by 3 people in 1984, after the Canal Day Festival. | |
Miller, Glenn | |
Songwriter mentioned in passing | |
Monroe, Marilyn | |
Actress mentioned in passing | |
Moon, Vicky | |
Owner of tanning salon | |
Morrison, ? | |
New paperboy | |
Mulhare, Doc | |
Retired Vet in Derry. | |
Murphy, Audie | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Murray, Arthur | |
Arthur Murray learn to dance instructions were mentioned in passing | |
Nell, Aloysius | |
Retired Cop from Derry. Grandfather of Chris Nell | |
Nell, Chris | |
Police Officer and partner of John Leydecker, and Grandson of Aloysius. | |
Newton, Wayne | |
Singer | |
Norris, Chuck | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Noyes, Alfred | |
Poet liked by Carolyn Roberts. | |
Pan, Peter | |
Character from a children's story - Peter Pan | |
Pedersen, ? | |
Deceased wife of Harley Pedersen. | |
Pedersen, Harley | |
Old guy in Derry who had a fight with Faye Chapin over abortion. | |
Perot, Ross | |
Presidential candidate that lost to Clinton | |
Perrault, Larry | |
Younger brother of May Perrault. | |
Perrault, May | |
Maiden name of May Locher. | |
Perrine, Esther | |
Old lady in the same street as Ralph Roberts. | |
Petrowsky, Maggie | |
Part of WomanCare | |
Pickard, Dr. | |
Derry doctor who replaced Dr Litchfield | |
Pickering, Charles H. | |
Member of "Daily Bread" Right to life group. | |
Plum, Mr. | |
Nickname for the man who was talking to Bill McGovern in Derry Home Hospital | |
Polaroid, Richard | |
Mentioned by John Leydecker | |
Polhurst, Bob | |
Head of History Department at Derry High from 1948 to 1981 | |
Polhurst, Denise | |
Niece of Bob Polhurst | |
Pope, The | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Powers, Governor Greta Augusta | |
Governor mentioned as possibly using cocaine as a grad student. | |
Rapaport, Mrs. | |
Offered Ralph Roberts an insomnia cure | |
Rather, Dan | |
Works with Connie Chung on TV | |
Red King, The | |
In Dark Tower, The. Possibly the same as the Crimson King | |
Redbone, Leon | |
Name that Ralph Roberts mentions as his own during one of his jokes when he missed an entire night's sleep. | |
Rembrandt | |
Painter mentioned in passing | |
Richards, Barbara | |
niece of Simone Castunguay. Worked as a day receptionist in WomanCare. | |
Robbins, Tom | |
Author of "Even Cowgirls get the Blues", which was read by Ed Deepneau | |
Roberts, Bertha | |
Mother of Ralph. | |
Roberts, Carolyn | |
Wife of Ralph Roberts. Married name of Carolyn Satterwaite | |
Roberts, John | |
Older brother of Ralph. | |
Roberts, Lois | |
Married name of Lois Chasse. Second wife of Ralph Roberts | |
Roberts, Ralph | |
Insomniac husband of Carolyn. Works with Lois Chasse to stop Patrick Danville from being killed. | |
Rogers, Ginger | |
Dancer mentioned in passing | |
Rogers, Will | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Rosenberg, Michael | |
CBS Cameraman with Connie Chung at the Derry Civic Center. | |
Sales, Soupy | |
Faye Chapin plays chess like Soupy Sales | |
Salterwaite, Carolyn | |
Maiden name of Carolyn Roberts. | |
Sanders, George | |
Actor who is good at playing psychopaths | |
Satterwaite, ? | |
Sister of Carolyn Satterwaite | |
Sawyer, Tom | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Schwarzenegger, Arnold | |
Action movie actor | |
Scrooge, Ebenezer | |
Mentioned in passing | |
Seagal, Steven | |
Action movie hero. | |
Seuss, Dr. | |
Children's story author | |
Shaara, Michael | |
Wrote "Killer Angels", a book on the civil war | |
Shakespeare, William | |
Playwrite mentioned in passing | |
Shirer, ? | |
Wrote "Rise and fall of the Third Reich" | |
Shoemaker, ? | |
Husband of Candy Shoemaker. | |
Shoemaker, Candy | |
Friend of Helen Deepneau. | |
Simon, Paul | |
Singer/songwriter | |
Slick, Grace | |
Singer/songwriter | |
Smith, Margaret Chase | |
Charles Pickering thought she was a Russian spy in the 1960's | |
Spague, Duffy | |
Barber in Derry. | |
Sparkmeyer, Lennie | |
Ex-boyfriend of Barbara Richards in College. | |
Stalin | |
Mentioned on a card by a pro-choice group | |
Stallone, Sylvester | |
Action movie actor | |
Steadman, ? | |
Judge | |
Sullivan, John L. | |
Boxer mentioned in passing | |
Sullivan, Pete | |
Paperboy that delivered the paper to Ralph Roberts. | |
Tandy, George | |
Derry Councilor | |
Tandy, John | |
Had a car accident with Ed Deepneau. | |
Therriault, Bobby | |
Told Ralph Roberts about catfish barbs causing paralysis as a child. | |
Tillbury, ? | |
Husband of Gretchen Tillbury. | |
Tillbury, Gretchen | |
WomanCare counselor | |
Tolkien, J.R.R. | |
Author of fantasy books | |
Travolta, John | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Turner, Lana | |
In the Bold and the Beautiful movie on TV | |
Tyson, Mike | |
Boxer mentioned in passing | |
Unwin, Christopher Phillip | |
One of the 3 unnamed boys who threw Adrian Mellon to his death in the Derry Canal in 1984 | |
Utterback, Steve | |
Derry Police Detective | |
Vachon, Marcel | |
Older Brother of Trigger Vachon. | |
Vachon, Trigger | |
Worked for Hospital parking garage in April 1993. | |
Van Damme, Jean-Claude | |
Action movie actor | |
Vandermeer, ? | |
Wife of Jimmy. | |
Vandermeer, Jimmy | |
Used to travel with Ralph Roberts before Ralph got a desk job. | |
Veazie, Don | |
Friend of Ralph Roberts | |
Warper, Dr. Roberta | |
Chief Administrator of WomanCare. | |
Washington, George | |
USA president | |
Wayne, John | |
Actor mentioned in passing | |
Weatherbee, ? | |
Mother of Billy Weatherbee. | |
Weatherbee, Billy | |
His cap was in Atropos's lair. | |
Wheaton, Emma | |
Derry Councilor | |
Whitman, Walt | |
Poet read by Dorrance Marstellar | |
Who, The | |
Band that was played by Ed Deepneau | |
Wilbert, ? | |
Wife of David Wilbert. | |
Wilbert, David | |
Derry cop | |
Willkie, ? | |
A political button with his name was worn by Berts Roberts | |
Winfrey, Oprah | |
TV Show Host | |
Wren, Thomas | |
Kidney patient in room 310 of Derry Home Hospital. | |
Wyzer, ? | |
Ex-wife of Joe Wyzer. | |
Wyzer, Joe | |
Works at the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Derry. | |
Zell, Fred | |
Husband of Lisa. | |
Zell, Lisa | |
Wife of Fred. |
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