Being a favorite of King's works, it's only natural for fans to want a sequel to see what happened to the town after the events of the novel. This point was brought up so frequently, that they decided to answer it in the FAQ section on King's website. You can tell that it's a little out of date as it makes reference to King writing Wolves of the Calla as well as the remaining Dark Tower books.
This is interesting because King did write a sequel of sorts to the book. It was basically another vampire story that wasn't bad, but it didn't really add to the mythos.
I wouldn't mind seeing the two lores sort of combined. The original story had nothing to do with vampires. This makes sense as Barlow's arrival marks the beginning of the vampire invasion. As I mentioned in the article, this story is more Lovecraftian in nature.
I went back to the audiobook to see if there was any mention of the events from the story. There was one mention of a coven, but nothing specific.
Were I writing the next chapter in the saga of the Lot, I would somehow incorporate elements from the first story. The town would still be over run by vampires. In fact, I would have the protagonists be vampires.
They would bust into the church from the short story intent on engaging in some typical vampire blood sucking and sacrilegious debauchery, only to come upon a cult of worm worshipers once again trying to summon him to our world. The first story ended with the narrator's bastard relative returning to the town to try and clear the family name. I would have it reveal that he, rather than break down in fear, fell under the sway of the creature and decided to keep the bloodline going in order to ensure that the worm would, at some point, be able to return to our world.
The current descendant had been able to evade the vampires by hiding in the church, which they had avoided until now.
Now you've got a situation where these undead terrors of the night come upon a horror that shakes even them to the core. They're put in the odd situation of having to step up and fight off this horror lest it claim this world.
People always like the bad guy better than the good guy. By using traditional bad guys as good guys, it becomes a win/win situation.
I like the idea of one supernatural entity coming across another and being baffled, if not downright horrified by it. King touched on it in The Tommyknockers and Dreamcatcher with the aliens from both coming across some hint of Pennywise, this would take that to the next level.
I know it's easy to armchair quarterback (though it is fun), but that's the angle I would take were I to suggest another entry in the Salem's Lot saga.
This is interesting because King did write a sequel of sorts to the book. It was basically another vampire story that wasn't bad, but it didn't really add to the mythos.
I wouldn't mind seeing the two lores sort of combined. The original story had nothing to do with vampires. This makes sense as Barlow's arrival marks the beginning of the vampire invasion. As I mentioned in the article, this story is more Lovecraftian in nature.
I went back to the audiobook to see if there was any mention of the events from the story. There was one mention of a coven, but nothing specific.
Were I writing the next chapter in the saga of the Lot, I would somehow incorporate elements from the first story. The town would still be over run by vampires. In fact, I would have the protagonists be vampires.
They would bust into the church from the short story intent on engaging in some typical vampire blood sucking and sacrilegious debauchery, only to come upon a cult of worm worshipers once again trying to summon him to our world. The first story ended with the narrator's bastard relative returning to the town to try and clear the family name. I would have it reveal that he, rather than break down in fear, fell under the sway of the creature and decided to keep the bloodline going in order to ensure that the worm would, at some point, be able to return to our world.
The current descendant had been able to evade the vampires by hiding in the church, which they had avoided until now.
Now you've got a situation where these undead terrors of the night come upon a horror that shakes even them to the core. They're put in the odd situation of having to step up and fight off this horror lest it claim this world.
People always like the bad guy better than the good guy. By using traditional bad guys as good guys, it becomes a win/win situation.
I like the idea of one supernatural entity coming across another and being baffled, if not downright horrified by it. King touched on it in The Tommyknockers and Dreamcatcher with the aliens from both coming across some hint of Pennywise, this would take that to the next level.
I know it's easy to armchair quarterback (though it is fun), but that's the angle I would take were I to suggest another entry in the Salem's Lot saga.
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