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Samuel D. Landry

Samuel D. Landry is recorded in 1 distinct story.

The writer who created Clyde Umney and enters his detective world, eventually taking Umney’s place. His resemblance to Umney and their body exchange do not establish a shared identity.

Also recorded as Sam, Sam Landry, Samuel Landry.

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Umney’s Last Case

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The writer who created Clyde Umney and enters his detective world, eventually taking Umney’s place. His resemblance to Umney and their body exchange do not establish a shared identity.

Umney’s Last Case ↗By Stephen KingCollected in Nightmares & Dreamscapes
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Landry explicitly claims authorship of Umney and distinguishes the created detective from himself.

Umney’s Last Case ↗By Stephen KingCollected in Nightmares & Dreamscapes