1 Sycamore Street

1 Sycamore Street is the plot of land on which Bowditch lives. He purchased this land in 1920 when he discovered what he calls the well of the worlds. Nearly 100 years later, Charlie becomes acquainted with Bowditch when he hears Radar howling because Bowditch fell off a ladder and broke his leg and hip. Bowditch wills his property to Charlie so that Charlie can protect the well and the world that exists beyond it.

Bowditch’s Shed

Bowditch’s shed is a location of magic and suspense. King foreshadows from the beginning of the novel that there is something about the shed that is not right. This sense is strengthened when Charlie hears something skittering around inside the shed, and then again later when Bowditch goes into the shed and shoots something that has become trapped in it.

After Bowditch dies of a heart attack, Charlie learns that the...