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The Regulators is a 1996 horror novel published under the name Richard Bachman, a pseudonym used by Stephen King. Set in an Ohio suburb, the story follows residents whose ordinary neighborhood is transformed by violent supernatural forces. The novel was issued as a thematic counterpart to King's Desperation, which was published under his own name and shares characters and related concepts while presenting a different version of events.
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Why is The Regulators credited to Richard Bachman instead of Stephen King?
Stephen King published The Regulators under his Richard Bachman pseudonym in 1996. The Bachman name let him present the novel as a harsher, separate voice even though readers later learned Bachman was King. [Stephen King official site](https://stephenking.com/works/novel/regulators.html)
What happens on Poplar Street in The Regulators?
The quiet suburb of Wentworth, Ohio is attacked by four vans carrying shotgun-wielding regulators. Houses transform into log cabins and the street becomes a strange western landscape. [Stephen King official site](https://stephenking.com/works/novel/regulators.html)
Why does The Regulators share characters with Desperation?
The two 1996 novels are companion or mirror books set in parallel realities. Many character names recur, but the people occupy different roles and circumstances in each story. [Kirkus Reviews](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/richard-bachman/the-regulators/)
Who is Tak in The Regulators?
Tak is the evil supernatural force behind the attack and the transformation of Poplar Street. In the novel, Tak has taken over the body of Seth Garin, an autistic eight-year-old boy who lives at 247 Poplar Street. [Stephen King official site](https://stephenking.com/works/novel/regulators.html)
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