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Howard Bowditch is a central, mysterious character in Stephen King’s 2022 novel Fairy Tale , serving as the catalyst for a young man's journey into a magical, dangerous world. He is a reclusive, elderly man with a secret past and a hidden, magical portal in his backyard that leads to a parallel world called Empis. This story follows a teenager named Charlie who discovers the truth about his elderly neighbor and his extraordinary secret. bowditch