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SKH - The Dead Zone Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/20/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Stephen King Highway “The Dead Zone”

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “SKH – The Dead Zone”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads and use the side streets.

The Dead Zone” is a horror novel by Stephen King that concerns Johnny Smith, who is injured in an accident and enters a coma for nearly five years. When he emerges, he can see horrifying secrets but cannot identify all the details in his "dead zone", an area of his brain that suffered permanent damage as the result of his accident. It has been suggested that the story might be based on self-proclaimed "psychic" Peter Hurkos, who received a head injury in a fall from a ladder, and afterward claimed to be able to know things about people by touching objects that belonged to them, psychometry. The Dead Zone was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980.

The book is dedicated to King's son, Owen: "This is for Owen. I Love You, Old Bear."

N 38° 31.ABC

A = The publication date for ”The Dead Zone” was August 197(A).

B = In 19(B)3, ”The Dead Zone” was adapted by screenwriter Jeffrey Boam into a film of the same name, starring Christopher Walken as Johnny and Martin Sheen as Greg Stillson, and directed by David Cronenberg.

C = Much of the novel is played out against the historical backdrop of 197(C).

W 121° 13.DEF

D = ”The Dead Zone” has (D)28.

E = The ISBN Number for the 1979 cloth text of ”The Dead Zone” is ISBN 0-(E)70-26077-0.

F = The plot for ”The Dead Zone” starts in 195(F), when a young boy named Johnny Smith suffers an accident while ice-skating; while recovering he mumbles "Don't jump it no more" to an adult on the scene. A few months later the adult is seriously injured while jump starting a car battery. Two years later in an unconnected incident in Iowa, a young door to door Bible salesman named Greg Stillson, suffering emotional issues and dreaming of greatness, vindictively kicks an aggressive dog to death.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)