History Literature / Later

* BrotherSisterIncest: Jamie discovers his uncle is his father. He imagines the events that may have lead to his conception but does not pursue it further.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: After Jamie uses the Ritual of Chüd to make the ghost of Therriault to leave him alone, he also makes the Deadlights inhabiting Therriault swear to come to his aid if he summons them. However, he is warned by his neighbor, Professor Burkett, to never use this, since the Deadlights are too dangerous. Jamie is eventually [[GodzillaThreshold forced to do so anyway]] when he fears Liz might kill him, and is barely able to avoid the Dead Light from breaking free of his control and making him a slave.

* CannotTellALie: Most ghosts automatically tell the truth to whatever Jamie asks. When Jamie asks Therriault’s ghost about the bomb’s location it initially refuses but further pressing causes it great discomfort until it gives up the location.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: The Deadlight, a mysterious cosmic entity that takes control of the ghost of terrorist, Kenneth Therriault. It becomes fascinated with Jamie as only he can see it and it becomes a fear-eater, similar to Pennywise the Dancing Clown (to further the connection, Pennywise's true form is made of orange light called "deadlights).]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler: The Deadlight, a mysterious cosmic entity that takes control of the ghost of terrorist, Kenneth Therriault. It becomes fascinated with Jamie as only he can see it and it becomes a fear-eater, similar to Pennywise the Dancing Clown.]]

* BigBad: The Deadlight, a mysterious cosmic entity that takes control of the ghost of terrorist, Kenneth Therriault. [[spoiler: It becomes fascinated with Jamie as only he can see it and it becomes a fear-eater, similar to Pennywise the Dancing Clown.]]

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Downplayed since Professor Burkett was already in his eighties and died of a heart attack, which can be seen as dying of old age, but he had just become a Mentor to Jamie of sorts, becoming Jamies confident andadvising him to use the Ritual of Chüd.

''Later'' (2021) is Creator/StephenKing's third novel for the Hard Case Crime imprint, following ''The Colorado Kid (2005)'' and ''Literature/{{Joyland}}'' (2013).

''Later'' is Creator/StephenKing's third novel for the Hard Case Crime imprint, following ''The Colorado Kid (2005)'' and ''Literature/{{Joyland}}'' (2013).

''Later'' is Creator/StephenKing's third novel for the Hard Case Crime imprint, following ''Literature/{{Joyland}}'' (2013) and ''The Colorado Kid (2005)''.

''Later'' is Creator/StephenKing's third novel for the Hard Case Crime imprint, following ''Literature/{{Joyland}}'' (2013).

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Ghosts here are not white or transparent. They look exactly like they did when they died, down to the clothes they were wearing at the time and any injuries they suffered that caused their death. They become TheStoic, and the majority of them fade away after a couple of days. The only exceptions to this rule are those possessed by a malevolent force, like the Dead Lights. Ghosts are also only visible to those with the power to see them.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: After Jamie uses the Ritual of Chüd to make the ghost of Therriault to leave him alone, he also gains the ability to summon the Dead Light. However, he is warned by his neighbor, Professor Burkett, to never use this technique. Jamie is eventually [[GodzillaThreshold forced to do so anyway]] when he fears Liz might kill him, and is barely able to avoid the Dead Light from breaking free of his control and making him a slave.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Ghosts here are not white or transparent. They look exactly like they did when they died, down to the clothes they were wearing at the time and any injuries they suffered that caused their death. They become TheStoic, and after 3 to 4 days they begin to fade away from this world. They are also only visible to those with the power to see them.
* PosthumousCollaboration: Jamie's mother Tia is a literary agent for a famous author who dies before he can finish his last book, and who was infamous for keeping the plot of his novel a secret to everybody, not leaving behind any notes. Aware of his abilities, Tia has Jamie ask the author's ghost what the story would have been and transcribe it to her. She ends up finishing the novel herself to great success.

* PosthumousCollaboration: Jamie's mother Tia is a literary agent for a famous author who dies before he can finish his last book. Aware of his abilities, Tia has Jamie ask the author's ghost what the story would have been and transcribe it to her. She ends up finishing the novel herself to great success.

* ISeeDeadPeople: Jamie can see and interact with the recently deceased.

* FatBastard: Drug kingpin Donald Marsden is described as being obese.