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stacefacex0 t1_j50ofli wrote

Possible urban legend possible truth, but Stephen King lived in Stratford for a few years as a child and it was rumored this is where he got inspiration for Stand By Me and he saw someone get hit on the train tracks

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QuestorPS7 t1_j56pec3 wrote

Stephen King for sure lived in Stratford for a while as a child and talks about it in his book On Writing. He doesn’t mention the train incident, but he does talk about how a trashed, vacant lot near his family’s apartment in Stratford has appeared in many of his books, including It.

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