Why did king come up with Derry Maine and Castle Rock.

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Hill lover35

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Hi all I am just wondering why king came up wiht fictional towns? I am reading the dead Zone he and it takes place in Bangor and he mentions Bangor a lot as well. Is it like a legal thing or did people like call banors town hall or something and be like this is dumb... why are their all these crazy things going on in your town
 

GNTLGNT

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Hi all I am just wondering why king came up wiht fictional towns? I am reading the dead Zone he and it takes place in Bangor and he mentions Bangor a lot as well. Is it like a legal thing or did people like call banors town hall or something and be like this is dumb... why are their all these crazy things going on in your town
...it's easier to have your own locales, which are built by your mind-instead of basing stories in an established place, because people will do nothing but bi*ch if you mess up even a miniscule detail about "their" town.....