Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} 'Salem's Lot by Jerusalem's Lot (story) " Jerusalem's Lot " is a short story written by Stephen King, included in his 1978 collection Night Shift . The story acts as a prequel to King's 1975 novel `Salem's Lot . Summary. 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 between the two sides of the family. While running errands, Calvin finds that many people in the nearby town of Preacher's Corners, Maine think them mad for being willing to live in the mansion. The house is said to be "a bad house," with a history of sad events, disappearances, and mysterious noises which Charles attributes to "rats in the walls". Not long after their arrival, Calvin finds a hidden compartment in the library, containing an old map of a nearby deserted village called Jerusalem's Lot, a mysterious area the townsfolk avoid. Marked on the map is a church, with the label, "The worm that doth corrupt." Their curiosity piqued, Charles and Calvin set out to explore the remains of the town the next day. They find the quaint Puritan settlement heavily weathered and decayed, but is clear that no one has set foot in the town since its abandonment; not looters, collectors, children, nor animals, such as birds or spiders. The town, as described by Charles, is "sour". As Charles and Calvin explore the church described on the map, they discover an unspeakably obscene and sacrilegious Madonna and Child (Charles' 19th-century sensibilities prohibit any specific description) and an inverted cross. At the pulpit they find a book filled with Latin and Druidic runes, entitled De Vermis Mysteriis , or "The Mysteries of the Worm." When Charles touches the book, the church shakes and the two men sense something gigantic moving in the ground beneath them. The evil of the place overcomes both men, and they quickly leave the town. Later, in Preacher's Corners, Charles finds that he (like his relatives before him) is greatly feared and cursed by all, to the point of being chased away from one house with rocks and guns. Finally, Charles turns to the former cleaning lady of Chapelwaite for information about the connection of his home and Jerusalem's Lot. She cites numerous evil omens which have occurred since Charles' residence at Chapelwaite, such as gathering flocks of whip-poor-wills and a baby born without eyes. She further reveals that the family rift was caused when Robert Boone, Charles' grandfather, attempted to steal De Vermis Mysteriis from his brother Philip, presumably to destroy it. She explains that Philip was a minister who became heavily involved in the occult, so much so that "the mark of the beast was on him." On October 31, 1789, Philip Boone vanished along with the entire population of Jerusalem's Lot. Charles attempts to dismiss it all as superstition, but he is unable to forget what he saw in the church in the abandoned town. One morning, while Charles is asleep, Calvin discovers a diary in the library, encrypted with a cipher. Before he can examine it further, Charles enters. Tired of the noises behind the walls, Charles asks Calvin to venture with him into the cellar to check for rats. Two days pass before Charles has recovered enough to describe what they found hidden behind the walls: the ancient, undead corpses of two of his relatives, Marcella and Randolph Boone. Marcella fell to her death in the cellar, possibly from the missing stair run that is described by Charles as they descend into the cellar. Randolph is said to have hanged himself in the cellar due to the grief from Marcella's death. Marcella and Randolph approch Charles and Calvin from the dark corner and are described to still have the rope burn around Randolph's neck and Marcella's neck to be at an un-natural angle. Charles instantly recognizes them as "nosferatu." The two men fled the cellar, and Calvin immediately barred the door to prevent any pursuit from the creatures. Meanwhile, as Charles recovers, Calvin continues his search for clues. He eventually finds the key to the cipher. With it, he is able to interpret the diary and presents his findings to Charles. The diary contains a history of Jerusalems's Lot and a record of the events in 1789 leading up to its abandonment. It is revealed that the town was founded by one of Charles' distant ancestors, James Boon, who was the leader of a cult of witchcraft and inbreeding that had split from the Puritans. The journal goes on to explain how, many years later, Philip and Robert Boone later returned to the area after Chapelwaite was built, how Philip was taken in by the cult in Jerusalem's Lot, and how he acquired De Vermis Mysteriis at the behest of the ancient James Boon. Philip descended into madness, and plagues fell upon Preacher's Corners. Philip and Boon are said to have used the book to call forth some kind of supernatural force referred to by Philip as "The Worm". In his final entry, Robert curses the flocks of birds that have descended upon Chapelwaite. The diary ends there. Charles feels compelled to return to Jerusalem's Lot. Calvin does his best to prevent it, but he eventually gives in and accompanies his master to the village. Returning to the church, they discover a horribly butchered lamb on the altar, lying on top of De Vermis Mysteriis . Charles moves the lamb and takes the book, intending to destroy it, but a congregation of evil undead entities begins to emerge, including those of James Boon and Charles' great-uncle, Philip. Charles becomes possessed and begins to chant, summoning forth The Worm with an ancient spell. Calvin knocks down Charles, which snaps him out of his possessed stupor. Charles then manages to set fire to the book. The gigantic Worm, heavily hinted to be a form or incarnation of the Cthulhu Mythos deity Shudde M'ell, lashes out from below, killing Calvin, and then disappears. Before Charles can recover Calvin's body, the undead James Boon emerges from the Worm's hole, forcing Charles to flee the Church once more. In his final letter to Bones, Charles announces his intention to commit suicide, thereby ending the Boone family line and its connection to the evil of Jerusalem's Lot. The book concludes with an "editor's note" that attributes Charles' letters (as well as the death of Calvin McCann) to insanity, dismissing his claims of supernatural occurrences in Jerusalem's Lot. Finally, the editor notes that Charles was not, in fact, the last of his line; that a bastard relative still exists -- the editor himself, James Robert Boone. He has moved to Chapelwaite, hoping to clear the family name, and notes that Charles was right about one thing: "This place badly needs the services of an exterminator. There are some huge rats in the walls, by the sound." The note is dated October 2nd, the same date as Charles's first letter. Connections to other works. 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 . Jerusalem's Lot draws heavily in setting and style from H.P. Lovecraft's stories: The Rats in the Walls , ' The Dreams in the Witch House] , The Haunter of the Dark and The Shadow Over Innsmouth . Adaptation. The story was adapted into a segment of the graphic novel The Secretary of Dreams, Volume 1 . 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. Salem's Lot. 'Salem's Lot is the second book published by Stephen King. The book was published by Doubleday in October 17, 1975. The novel is preceded by the prequel "Jerusalem's Lot," and followed by the sequel "One for the Road," both included in King's 1978 short-story collection Night Shift and in the 2005 illustrated edition of the novel. The story of Donald Callahan continues in Wolves of the Calla , in which the former priest discovers a copy of the novel ' Salem's Lot . Contents. Summary. Ben Mears, a successful writer who grew up in the town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, has returned home after twenty-five years. Once in town he meets local high school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a romantic relationship with Susan Norton, a young college graduate. Ben starts writing a book about the Marsten House, an abandoned mansion where he had a terrifying experience as a child. Mears learns that the Marsten House -- the former home of Depression-era hitman Hubert "Hubie" Marsten -- has been purchased by , an Austrian immigrant who has arrived in the Lot to ostensibly open an antique store. Barlow is a recluse; only his familiar, Richard Straker, is seen in public. The duo's arrival coincides with the disappearance of a young boy, Ralphie Glick, and the death of his brother Danny, who becomes the town's first , infecting such locals as Mike Ryerson, Randy McDougall, Jack Griffen, and Danny's own mother, Marjorie Glick. Danny fails to infect Mark Petrie, who resists him successfully. Over the course of several weeks almost all of the townspeople are infected. Ben Mears and Susan are joined by Matt Burke and his doctor, Jimmy Cody, along with young Mark Petrie and the local priest, , in an effort to fight the spread of the , whose numbers increase as the new vampires infect their own families and others. Susan is captured by Barlow before Mark has a chance to rescue her. Susan becomes a vampire, but is eventually staked through the heart by Mears, the man who loved her. Father Callahan is caught by Barlow at the Petrie house after Barlow kills Mark's parents, but does not infect them, so they are later given a clean burial. Barlow holds Mark hostage, but Father Callahan has the upper hand, securing Mark's release, agreeing to Barlow's demand that he toss aside his cross and face him on equal terms. However he delays throwing the cross aside and the once powerful religious symbol loses its strength until Barlow can not only approach Callahan but break the cross, now nothing more than two small pieces of plaster, into bits. Barlow says "Sad to see a man's faith fail him", then forces the helpless Callahan to drink blood from Barlow's neck. Callahan resists but cannot hold out forever and is forced to drink, leaving him trapped in a netherworld, as Barlow has left his mark. When Callahan tries to re-enter his church he receives an electric shock, preventing him from going inside. Callahan disappears forever from "the Lot". Jimmy Cody is killed when he falls from a rigged staircase and is impaled by knives by the one-time denizens of Eva Miller's boarding house, Mears' one-time residence, who have now all become vampires. Matt Burke dies from a heart attack in the town hospital. Ben Mears and Mark Petrie succeed in destroying the master vampire Barlow, but are lucky to escape with their lives and are forced to leave the town to the now leaderless vampires. The novel's prologue, which is set shortly after the end of the story proper, describes the men's flight across the country to a seaside town in Mexico, where they stop to recover from their ordeal. Mark Petrie is received into the Catholic Church by a friendly local priest. The epilogue has the two returning to the town a year later, intending to renew the battle. Ben, knowing that there are too many hiding places for the town's vampires, sets the town on fire with the intent of destroying it and the Marsten House once and for all. Characters. Minor characters. Audiobook. The audiobook of 'Salem's Lot is read by Ron McLarty, a prominent audiobook reader. Adaptations. 'Salem's Lot was adapted for television twice. The 1979 miniseries starring David Soul as Ben Mears and directed by Tobe Hooper ( The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergiest ) was nominated for three primetime Emmys and an Edgar Award. In 2004, TNT premiered a miniseries version of ' Salem's Lot starring Rob Lowe, which received a primetime Emmy nomination. In 1987, Larry Cohen directed A Return to Salem's Lot. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. From and To can't be the same language. That page is already in . Something went wrong. Check the webpage URL and try again. Sorry, that page did not respond in a timely manner. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Sorry, that page doesn't exist or is preventing translations. Something went wrong, please try again. Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. Brennen muss Salem. Brennen muss Salem (englischer Originaltitel 'Salem's Lot ; der Apostroph am Anfang signalisiert die Kurzform von Jeru salem's Lot) ist ein 1975 erschienener Roman von Stephen King. In deutscher Übersetzung wurde das Buch erstmals 1979 veröffentlicht. Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Büchern von King handelt es sich hier nicht um einen Thriller mit wenig Übernatürlichem, sondern um ein richtiges Horrorbuch, das von den Kritikern und auch vom breiten Leserpublikum sehr hoch gelobt wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis. Inhalt. In seiner Kindheit erlebt der junge Ben Mears in seiner Heimatstadt Jerusalem's Lot Schreckliches. Er flieht vor seiner Vergangenheit – bis er schließlich in die Stadt zurückkehrt, um sich seinen Ängsten zu stellen. Er nimmt sich vor, das alte Marsten-Haus zu mieten, in dem er vor vielen Jahren als kleiner Junge den längst gestorbenen Besitzer lebendig an einem Strick in einem Zimmer vorfand. Doch muss er feststellen, dass das Haus bereits vermietet ist – unerwartet, hat doch die ganze Stadt Angst vor dem alten Haus. Die neuen Mieter sind scheinbar Geschäftsleute – eine Spedition hat eine seltsame, große Kiste dort abgeliefert. Ben möchte mehr über die Fremden herausfinden - und schon bald gibt es erste Opfer in Salem's Lot. Einige Menschen sterben an Blutarmut, bei dem Totengräber findet er schließlich Bisswunden am Hals. Ben Mears geht der Sache trotz Angst und Gefahren weiter auf den Grund – bis schließlich der Vampirismus ihm zunächst seine Freundin nimmt und dann gänzlich und unkontrolliert in der Stadt umhergreift. Verfilmungen. Das Buch wurde in den USA zweimal verfilmt: 1979 von Tobe Hooper und 2004 von Mikael Salomon. Zudem drehte Larry Cohen 1987 nach Motiven des Romans den Film A Return to Salem's Lot . Im April 2019 wurde bekannt, dass unter der Regie von Gary Dauberman eine dritte Version entstehen soll, diesmal fürs Kino. Hörbuch. Seit 2007 ist das deutsche Hörbuch zu Brennen muss Salem auf dem Markt (siehe hier). Jürgen Kluckert liest auf 17 CDs mit einer Gesamtspieldauer von 1.237 Minuten die Neu-Übersetzung von Peter Robert. Unterschiede zwischen der alten gekürzten und der vollständigen Neu-Übersetzung. Wie bereits bei Wissenswertes erwähnt, kam in Deutschland zunächst eine gekürzte Fassung des Romans auf den Markt. Nachfolgend einige Unterschiede: Die Hauptstraße von Jerusalem's Lot und ihr Namensgeber wurden bei der ersten Fassung falsch übersetzt. Aus der Jointner Avenue und aus Elias Jointner wurde Jointer mit nur einem n. Von Sheldon Corson erfahren wir in der ersten deutschen Übersetzung lediglich den Vornamen Sheldon. Erst in der Neu-Übersetzung ist (wie im englischsprachigen Original) von Sheldon Corson die Rede. Tony GlicksGroßvater war ein gebürtiger "Gliccucchi" – in der alten Übersetzung wurde aus ihm ein "Degliocchi". Einige Beerdigungsteilnehmer bei Danny Glicks Bestattung fehlen in der alten Übersetzung. Hier die Namen: Paul Mayberry, Glynis Mayberry, Pat Middler, Joe Crane, Vinnie Upshaw, Clyde Corliss, Milt Crossen. auch bei den fiktiven Werken des Schriftstellers Ben Mears waren die Übersetzer unterschiedlicher Meinung. So wurde aus Air Dance in der alten Fassung Tanz in den Lüften und in der neuen Lufttanz , und aus Billy Said Keep Going wurde in der alten Billy sagt, nur weiter so , während Peter Robert dieses Werk Mach weiter, sagte Billy nennt. Nur bei Conway's Daughter = Conways Tochter waren sich die Übersetzer einig. Verknüpfungen. Die beiden Kurzgeschichten Briefe aus Jerusalem und Einen auf den Weg (beide aus Nachtschicht ) spielen direkt in Jerusalem's Lot.