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  • You can see this from the character Stilson, in Stephen King's 'The Dead Zone', who starts out as a Bible salesman who kicks a dog to death.

    Why Villains Exist in Fiction nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • You can see this from the character Stilson, in Stephen King's 'The Dead Zone', who starts out as a Bible salesman who kicks a dog to death.

    Archive 2009-05-01 nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • Good Hair (Director: Jeff Stilson) — Comedian Chris Rock turns documentary filmmaker when he sets out to examine the culture of African-American hair and hairstyles.

    Sundance Slate Announced: Films Feature Michael Cera, John Krasinski, And Chris Rock » MTV Movies Blog 2008

  • McLean, who used a driver, broke the age record of 101 set by Harold Stilson in 2001 at Deerfield Country Club in Florida.

    Calif. woman, 102, posts record-setting hole-in-one 2007

  • By “The person being subjected to the torture,” Card is not referring here to Stilson, Bonzo, or the buggers, who may well be sacrificed, but whose sacrifices are certainly not “voluntary.”

    Godwinslawocide « Gerry Canavan 2008

  • He dreamed that night of Stilson, only he saw now how small Stilson was, only six years old, how ridiculous his tough-guy posturing was; and yet in the dream Stilson and his friends tied Ender so he couldn't fight back, and then everything that Ender had done to Stilson in life, they did to Ender in the dream.

    Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott 1985

  • "The Stilson boy is in the hospital," Father said.

    Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott 1985

  • All his crimes weighed heavy on him, the deaths of Stilson and Bonzo no heavier and no lighter than the rest.

    Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott 1985

  • He had expected someone from the school to come about Stilson, not an officer of the fleet.

    Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott 1985

  • It didn't occur to him that Stilson didn't take a fight like this seriously, that he wasn't prepared for a truly desperate blow.

    Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott 1985

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