![]() They later married and had Charlie, who was born with her fire-starting power and, as she grows up, only has a modicum of control over it. They were given a drug called Lot Six, which gave them unusual abilities: Andy gained the power to “push” people-to convince them of anything he desired, or even force them to do things Vicky received some mild telekinetic ability, and both gained the ability to communicate telepathically. It’s soon revealed that Charlie’s father and mother, Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson, volunteered for a scientific study when they were college students. Eight-year-old Charlene “Charlie” McGee has a unique ability, indeed: She can set things aflame with the power of her mind. Like that debut, Firestarter is effectively a dark superhero origin story about a girl with terrifying psychic powers. ![]() ![]() When Stephen King published Firestarter in 1980, he was in the midst of a run of classic horror novels that began with 1974’s Carrie. ![]()
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