THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

The Running Man

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 4

The Stephen King novel, published under his Richard Bachman pen name and filmed in 1987, about a game show whose contestants are hunted and killed on live television.

Real-World Reference

Mordecai accepted Carl's Survivor comparison only partway, warning him that the crawl was more of a Running Man situation than a Survivor one.

Book 1, Chapter 4
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Book 1
Chapter 4
  • TAG Real-World Reference: Mordecai's darker analogue for the crawl