One for the Road (short story)
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| "One for the Road" | |
| Author | Stephen King |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
| Published in | Night Shift |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Preceded by | "'Salem's Lot" |
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"One for the Road" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in Maine magazine in 1977 and collected the following year in the compilation Night Shift.
[edit] Plot summary
This tale is narrated in the first person by Booth, an elderly resident of a small town that neighbors Jerusalem's Lot, Maine. He details the events that took place one winter's night years ago, during a ferocious snowstorm, when he and his friend, a bar owner named Herb Tooklander (Tookey), attempted to rescue the family of a stranded motorist named Gerard Lumley. Instead, they barely managed to save themselves from the man's wife and daughter, who had been turned into vampires.
[edit] Connection to King's other works
This story acts as a sequel to 'Salem's Lot, and is also connected to the story of "Jerusalem's Lot" which is a prequel to both, and also appears in Night Shift. Both stories were later collected in the 2005 'Salem's Lot Illustrated Edition.
The character's name of Lumley is likely a reference to Brian Lumley.[citation needed]
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