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Encyclopedia > One for the Road (short story)
One for the Road
Author Stephen King
Country Flag of United States USA
Language English
Genre(s) Horror short story
Released in Night Shift
Publisher Doubleday
Media Type Print (Paperback)
Released 1978
Preceded by 'Salem's Lot

This is the title of a short story written by Stephen King and published in his Night Shift collection. Like some of King's other stories, it overlaps into the mythos surrounding ’Salem’s Lot. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Night Shift (1978 Doubleday) is the first anthology of short stories by Stephen King. ... Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... See also: 1977 in literature, other events of 1978, 1979 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Salems Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Night Shift (1978 Doubleday) is the first anthology of short stories by Stephen King. ... Look up muthos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... ’Salem’s Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ...


Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

This tale is told from the perspective of an old man (Booth), a resident of a small New England town that neighbors ’Salem’s Lot. He details the events that took place one winter's night years ago, during a ferocious snowstorm, when he and his friend, Tookey, attempted to rescue the family of a stranded motorist. Instead, they barely manage to save themselves from the man's wife and daughter, who had been turned into vampires. Vampires (or vampyres) are mythological or folkloric creatures believed to be the reanimated corpses of human beings who subsist on human and/or animal blood. ...


 

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