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SKH - Needful Things Mystery Cache

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

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Stephen King Highway “Needful Things”

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “SKH – Needful Things”. 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 and use our parking coordinates.

Needful Things” is a horror novel by Stephen King. According to the cover, it is "The Last Castle Rock Story." However, the town later served as the setting for the short story "It Grows on You," published in King's 1993 collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes which, according to King, served as a sort of epilogue to Needful Things.

N 38° 33.ABC

A = The publication date for ”Needful Things” was October 199(A).

B = John Merrill is the town's resident "bad boy" and petty criminal. (B) (Convert the first letter of the name to a number) was a notorious bully in high school (as detailed in 'The Body') but left the town, becoming a drug dealer, occasional cocaine user and gunrunner.

C = The number of pages in ”Needful Things” is (C)90.

W 121° 13.DEF

D = The film adaptation of ”Needful Things” has Don S. (D) (Convert the first letter of the name to a number) portraying the Reverend Rose.

E = The ISBN # for ”Needful Things” is 978-0(E)70839537.

F = Danforth Keeton was one of the town's selectmen and thus enjoyed a position of a little authority. He was a large man with a brutal, fiery temper who constantly abused his wife, Myrtle, and hated being called (F) (Convert the first letter of the name to a number) to his face.

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As always, enjoy.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

UNX

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)