Line #11 DrinkingGame/StephenKing


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7	[[quoteright:350:[[Film/ItChapterTwo https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stephen_king_drinking.png]]]]
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9	A Drinking Game you can play while you're watching a Creator/StephenKing movie, popularized by Creator/DougWalker.
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11	NOTE: This drinking game has been known to kill people. Website/TVTropes is not responsible for any injuries or death caused by playing this drinking game. Please drink responsibly.
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13	* An unexplained evil force [[DiabolusExNihilo without justification for its existence]].
14	** Bonus points for this evil force being [[EldritchAbomination extradimensional]].
15	* A disabled child with magic powers.
16	** Bonus points for those powers to be psychic.
17	* A major character who has some other form of disability, or some other long-term medical condition which comes up repeatedly, such as asthma or diabetes.
18	* The setting of the story taking place in Maine at some point.
19	** Bonus points if it takes place specifically in Derry or Castle Rock.
20	* The setting of the story taking place in a rural small town at some point.
21	** Bonus points if the seemingly normal small town [[TownWithADarkSecret hides horrible secrets]].
22	** Bonus points if a main character is TheOneWhoMadeItOut coming back to his/her hometown.
23	* An antagonist [[HateSink without any]] [[CompleteMonster redeeming qualities]].
24	* Details that teeter on the perverted.
25	** Bonus points if [[{{Squick}} children are involved]].
26	* A racist remark.
27	* An atheist.
28	* [[CorruptChurch Evil religious people]] [[TheFundamentalist espousing morality]], ''especially'' [[SexIsEvil when it comes to sex]].
29	** Said evil religious people die.
30	* AbusiveParents.
31	** Bonus points if said parent is using their religious convictions to justify the abuse (see above).
32	* {{Flashback}}s. You can skip this if you're watching {{Literature/It}}.
33	* {{Depraved Homosexual}}s. [[BuryYourGays Bonus if they die]].
34	* Animals being hurt or killed.
35	* A major character is either addicted to or recovering from an addiction to alcohol or drugs.
36	* A major character is a [[MostWritersAreWriters writer/poet/storyteller]].
37	** Take an extra shot if it's ''the'' main character.
38	** Finish your drink if there are ''two'' main characters and ''both'' are writers.
39	* A obnoxious nerdy character, usually wearing glasses, is an antagonist, villain, or other obstacle to endanger the main characters.
40	** Take another shot if said character is fat, and their weight is used as extra reason to hate them.
41	* A [[ContinuityNod reference]] to a previous King work.
42	** Bonus points for a reference to [[ContinuityCavalcade multiple works]].
43	** Extra bonus if the work tries to refer to [[ContinuityPorn as many of King's books as possible]].
44	* An InternalMonologue which devolves into stream-of-consciousness.
45	* A particular word or phrase is repeated endlessly by the main character or characters.
46	** Take another shot if the word or phrase is utterly meaningless outside of its context within the story.
47	* A sociologist appears to tell us about the consequences of the disaster at hand.
48	** The sociologist dies.
49	* Gratuitous violence.
50	** Bonus points for BodyHorror.
51	*** Extra points for EyeScream.
52	* A cameo by King himself.
53	* [[BullyBrutality Obscenely brutal bullies]], either currently affecting a character or in a character's backstory.
54	** Bonus points if being a bully is a part of the backstory of the villain (or one of them).
55	* There is a [[CoolOldGuy cool]] [[CoolOldLady older]] character that helps the main character in some way.
56	** Bonus if they have psychic powers.
57	*** Extra bonus if they either die before or during the climax of the story, or are stated nonchalantly to have died after the main story has concluded itself.
58	* There's an overweight female character who is one of the villains or at least a nuisance to the main characters.
59	** Take a few more shots if she is also TheFundamentalist who uses her warped religious views to justify her actions.

Context DrinkingGame / StephenKing