Just a thought about Salem's Lot and Tommyknockers
May 20, 2021 12:27:58 GMT
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Post by darkharbinger on May 20, 2021 12:27:58 GMT
Salem's Lot and the Tommyknockers are two of my fave SK books. I reread them quite often. But, until recently, I never reread them back back to back. When I did I noticed something interesting.
Now I know its a running joke to say sai King has particular tropes he likes to run with, but this is really the biggest example I've ever seen. Salem's Lot and the Tommyknockers are, when you boil it down, the same book.
Now I'll admit its not a perfect 1:1 analogy, after all the ship isn't destroyed the way Barlow is, but its pretty close. Thoughts?
Now I know its a running joke to say sai King has particular tropes he likes to run with, but this is really the biggest example I've ever seen. Salem's Lot and the Tommyknockers are, when you boil it down, the same book.
A writer returns.
The writer has a painful that plays heavily into their motivations.
A small town with a detailed back story.
An outside force that moves in and warps the whole town, turning them into vampires one by one.
Th evil is centralized in one small local (The Marsten House and the ship).
Some high level EC comics material (the vampire kids on the bus and the killer coke machine).
A huge forest fire.
Despite the best efforts, the whole town is absorbed by the invasion.
The writer wins but at a cost.
The whole town is destroyed in the end.
The writer has a painful that plays heavily into their motivations.
A small town with a detailed back story.
An outside force that moves in and warps the whole town, turning them into vampires one by one.
Th evil is centralized in one small local (The Marsten House and the ship).
Some high level EC comics material (the vampire kids on the bus and the killer coke machine).
A huge forest fire.
Despite the best efforts, the whole town is absorbed by the invasion.
The writer wins but at a cost.
The whole town is destroyed in the end.
Now I'll admit its not a perfect 1:1 analogy, after all the ship isn't destroyed the way Barlow is, but its pretty close. Thoughts?
