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Henry Northrup

Henry Northrup is recorded in 1 distinct story.

Henry Northrup is the English professor and longtime chess companion of Dexter Stanley. He uses the crate creature to kill his wife and disposes of the crate.

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The Crate

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Henry Northrup is the English professor and longtime chess companion of Dexter Stanley. He uses the crate creature to kill his wife and disposes of the crate.

The Crate ↗By Stephen KingCollected in Creepshow
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… AND THIS IS HENRY AND WILMA NORTHRUP, THE ENGLISH DE-- …

Wilma’s husband and Dexter Stanley’s chess companion. He lures Wilma to the crate creature and drops the crate into Ryder’s Quarry.

Comic adaptation

The Crate ↗By Stephen KingCollected in Creepshow