"Captain Trips" is the nickname for the deadly flu depicted in 'The Stand' Stephen King has green-lit fans’ suggestion that “Captain Trips”, the nickname for the deadly flu detailed in his novel The Stand, be altered to “Captain Trumps” for the coronavirus pandemic.
The acclaimed writer, who recently saw his book The Outsider adapted for a HBO miniseries, responded to a hashtag on Twitter being circulated among fans. “Sure, call it Captain Trumps, why not?
It fits,” he wrote on Twitter on Thursday (April 9). King is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. Sure, call it Captain Trumps, why not?
It fits. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 9, 2020 His latest Tweet at the time of writing sees the author call out the US president for dismissing