Lord of the Flies to a fictional town that has appeared in a number of his novels. The book itself appears prominently in his novels "Hearts in Atlantis" (1999), "Misery" (1987), and "Cujo" (1981). Stephen King wrote an introduction for a new edition of "Lord of the Flies" (2011) to mark the centenary of William Golding's birth in 2011. The novel "Garden Lakes" by Jaime Clarke is an homage to "Lord of the Flies". The final song on U2's debut album "Boy" (1980) takes its title, "Shadows and Tall Trees", from Chapter 7 in the book. Iron Maiden wrote a song inspired by the
Lord of the Flies (The X-Files) departure in 1968. Two songs from Barrett's 1970 solo album "The Madcap Laughs", "No Good Trying" and "Terrapin", are featured in the episode. "Lord of the Flies" first premiered on the Fox network in the United States on December 16, 2001. "Lord of the Flies" earned a Nielsen household rating of 6.2, meaning that it was seen by 6.2% of the nation's estimated households and was viewed by 6.54 million households, and 9.9 million viewers. "Lord of the Flies" was the 51st most watched episode of television that aired during the week ending December 16. The episode eventually aired on