The Shop (Stephen King)

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'''The Shop''' is a secret government agency that features in the [[Stephen King]] novels.
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'''The Shop''' is an organisation that features in [[Firestarter]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The '''Department of Scientific Intelligence''' was a secret government agency that existed within the United States of America.
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In [[1969]], the Shop began experimenting with the drug Lot Six at a university in Harrison, Ohio. Dr. Wanless who oversaw the program had 12 students injected with the drug as part of a test.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Among its creations included:
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*'''Lot Six''' : a chemical drug that altered the chromosomes of those injected with it and gave a person psychokinetic powers.
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
*''' ''' :
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*'''John Rainbird''' :  
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*'''Joseph Wanless''' :
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*'''Orville Jamieson''' :
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*'''James Hollister''' :
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*'''Herman Pynchot''' :
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*'''Al Steinowitz''' :
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*'''Norville Bates''' :
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*'''Ralph Baxter''' :
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*'''Jude Andrews''' :
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==Note==
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*The Shop was created by Stephen King and featured in the setting of Firestarter.
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*King had said that the Shop was a reference to A. E. van Vogt's novel The Weapon Shops of Isher.
  
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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[[Category:Groups]]
 
[[Category:Groups]]
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
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[[Category:Intelligence Agencies]]
 
[[Category:Firestarter]]
 
[[Category:Firestarter]]
 
[[Category:Stephen King]]
 
[[Category:Stephen King]]

Latest revision as of 10:01, 9 November 2019

The Shop is an organisation that features in Firestarter.

Contents

History

The Department of Scientific Intelligence was a secret government agency that existed within the United States of America.

In 1969, the Shop began experimenting with the drug Lot Six at a university in Harrison, Ohio. Dr. Wanless who oversaw the program had 12 students injected with the drug as part of a test.

Overview

Among its creations included:

  • Lot Six : a chemical drug that altered the chromosomes of those injected with it and gave a person psychokinetic powers.

Members

  • John Rainbird :
  • Joseph Wanless :
  • Orville Jamieson :
  • James Hollister :
  • Herman Pynchot :
  • Al Steinowitz :
  • Norville Bates :
  • Ralph Baxter :
  • Jude Andrews :

Note

  • The Shop was created by Stephen King and featured in the setting of Firestarter.
  • King had said that the Shop was a reference to A. E. van Vogt's novel The Weapon Shops of Isher.

Appearances

  • Firestarter:

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