
This version of book three of the Dark Tower series, The Wastelands, takes inspiration from the 80s action classic Escape from New York, directed by John Carpenter. Jake rejoins the ka-tet and meets the billy bumbler Oy before venturing into the apocalyptic city of Lud, encountering the fearsome Tik Tok Man, and eventually riding away on a psychopathic monorail named Blaine.