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Jerusalem's Lot is a horror short story by Stephen King, set in 1850 Maine. It tells of a man who discovers a cursed village and a book that summon a supernatural entity called The Worm.
Jerusalem's Lot is a fictional town in Stephen King's horror fiction, often shortened to 'Salem's Lot or just the Lot. It is the setting for novels, stories, and TV series featuring vampires, cults, and other supernatural threats.
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Charles Boone, in a series of letters addressed to an acquaintance nicknamed "Bones", describes the arrival of himself and his manservant, Calvin McCann, at Chapelwaite, the neglected ancestral home of Charles's estranged late cousin, Stephen. Stephen left the estate to Charles in an apparent gesture of good will, trying to repair an old rift betwe...
The story acts as a prequel to 'Salem's Lot and One for the Road. Calvin McCann shares the last name with Jimmy McCann from the story Quitters, Inc. which is also featured in Night Shift. It is unknown if this was coincidental or if Calvin is an ancestor of James Judas McCann. Jerusalem's Lot draws heavily in setting and style from H.P. Lovecraft's...
The story was adapted into a segment of the graphic novel The Secretary of Dreams, Volume 1. The story was also adapted into a television series on Epix called Chapelwaite.
Jerusalem's Lot is a fictional town in Maine that appears in Stephen King's short story and novel of the same name. The story explores the history and horror of a cult of witchcraft and inbreeding that summoned a monstrous entity called The Worm.
Nov 1, 2000 · When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them.
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Aug 18, 2021 · Chapelwaite is a new horror show based on Stephen King's short story Jerusalem's Lot, a prequel to Salem's Lot. The title was changed due to a rights issue with a possible Salem's Lot movie adaptation.
Jerusalem's Lot (or Salem's Lot or simply the Lot) is a town in Cumberland County, Maine that has served as a nexus for paranormal, supernatural and metaphysical events. The town was incorporated in 1765, before the U.S. existed and Maine became a state.
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Jul 20, 2020 · Jerusalem's Lot is a fictional town in King's horror universe, often associated with vampires. Learn about the novels, short stories, and adaptations that feature this cursed place.
