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''The Running Man'' by Stephen King is an adult horror science and speculative fiction novel, originally published on May 1, 1982.  
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''The Running Man'' by Richard Bachman (pseudonym of Stephen King) is an adult horror science and speculative fiction novel, originally published on May 1, 1982.  
  
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
 
* Ableism
 
* Ableism
 
* Abortion (mentioned)
 
* Abortion (mentioned)
* Anti-Irish Sentiment
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* Anti-Irish sentiment
* Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence (mentioned)
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* Anti-LGBTQ+ violence (mentioned)
* Anti-Semitism
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* Antisemitism
* Black Markets
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* Black markets
 
* Bombs
 
* Bombs
 
* Bugs
 
* Bugs
 
* Cannibalism (mentioned)
 
* Cannibalism (mentioned)
* Car Accident
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* Car accident
* Chronic Illness (pneumonia, cancer, syphilis)
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* Chronic illness (pneumonia, cancer, syphilis)
 
* Classism
 
* Classism
 
* Claustrophobia
 
* Claustrophobia
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* Fire
 
* Fire
 
* Gangs
 
* Gangs
* Gun Violence
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* Gun violence
* Holocaust Refereces
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* Holocaust references
 
* Homophobia
 
* Homophobia
 
* Minstrelsy (mentioned)
 
* Minstrelsy (mentioned)
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* Naziism
 
* Naziism
 
* Nightmares
 
* Nightmares
* Parental Abandonment
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* Parental abandonment
* Plane-Jacking
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* Plane-jacking
* Police Brutality
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* Police brutality
 
* Pollution
 
* Pollution
 
* Poverty
 
* Poverty
 
* Progaganda
 
* Progaganda
* Racism/Racial Slurs
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* Racism/Racial slurs
* Radiation Poisoning (mentioned)
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* Radiation poisoning (mentioned)
 
* Rape (mentioned)
 
* Rape (mentioned)
* Sex Work (past)
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* Sex work (past)
 
* Sexism
 
* Sexism
* Sexual Harassment
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* Sexual harassment
 
* Slavery (mentioned)
 
* Slavery (mentioned)
* Slut-Shaming
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* Slut-shaming
 
* Soiling of self
 
* Soiling of self
 
* Stalking
 
* Stalking
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[[Category:Science Fiction]]
 
[[Category:Science Fiction]]
 
[[Category:Speculative Fiction]]
 
[[Category:Speculative Fiction]]
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The Running Man
Cover of The Running Man by Richard Bachman
Author(s) Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
Published May 1, 1982
Publisher Signet
Genre(s) Horror
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Age group Adult


The Running Man by Richard Bachman (pseudonym of Stephen King) is an adult horror science and speculative fiction novel, originally published on May 1, 1982.

Trigger Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Abortion (mentioned)
  • Anti-Irish sentiment
  • Anti-LGBTQ+ violence (mentioned)
  • Antisemitism
  • Black markets
  • Bombs
  • Bugs
  • Cannibalism (mentioned)
  • Car accident
  • Chronic illness (pneumonia, cancer, syphilis)
  • Classism
  • Claustrophobia
  • Death
  • Drugs
  • Fatphobia
  • Femicide
  • Fire
  • Gangs
  • Gun violence
  • Holocaust references
  • Homophobia
  • Minstrelsy (mentioned)
  • Murder
  • Naziism
  • Nightmares
  • Parental abandonment
  • Plane-jacking
  • Police brutality
  • Pollution
  • Poverty
  • Progaganda
  • Racism/Racial slurs
  • Radiation poisoning (mentioned)
  • Rape (mentioned)
  • Sex work (past)
  • Sexism
  • Sexual harassment
  • Slavery (mentioned)
  • Slut-shaming
  • Soiling of self
  • Stalking
  • Starvations
  • Smoking
  • Torture
  • War (mentioned)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Black side characters

Tropes