5. "Single white male seeks female for companionship. 6'6" 270 lbs. Police officer in a small town, likes coyotes and buzzards. Motorcyclists need not apply. Tak!" Which King character would place this ad?
From Quiz King's Lonely Hearts
Answer:
Collie Entragian
Collie is the rather nasty police officer in "Desperation". He has been possessed by the spirit of Tak, who, it seems, came out of the "China Pit" mine, and caused Collie to kill everyone in town. He then starts collecting tourists from the highway and placing them in holding cells. Tom Gordon is a baseball player forom the book "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon", Johnny Marinville is an author who is travelling across America on his Harley when he pulls over to take a leak and is met by Desperation's friendly officer, and Ralph Carver is travelling with his family and runs over a piece of highway carpet which flattens all the tires on their RV. Collie later kills their daughter by pushing her down some stairs, and takes his wife away, where she becomes Tak's next host.