 There were many references to other Stephen King (I) (qv)  projects, such as: _Misery (1990)_ (qv) (car wreck in the snow);  _Stand by Me (1986)_ (qv) (boyhood friends walking on railroad  tracks); _It (1990) (TV)_ (qv) (flashbacks showing growing  friendships), etc. And of course the story taking place in Maine 