Salem's Lot - The Letters to Bones

[Beano]

Hello Everyone,

I have just finished reading Salem's Lot. I have a question about the Letters to Bones from the Charles Boone character.

How does this short story tie in with the main story?

All the other short stories tie in with the main story but the series of letters dont, that i can see.

Am i missing somthing?

Thanks in Advance,
Regards,
-Beano

[staropeace]

Its a short story with a victorian flavor. It stands on its own merits.....alone.

[strange]

its a sort of prequel to the story explaining things about the town. Like One For The Road is a sort of sequel after. It's not a big tie in but just adds a bit more to our of 'Salem's Lot

[michal]

It's about Salem's Lot and there for establishes one of the book's claims - that some places are simply evil and that evil reside in them long after the people that caused it are long gone

[Prince of Darkness]

Hi,

I read both at the same time just recently. Here are the things I picked up:

The town name is the same, albeit not the histories. Charles Boone says something about Mr. Bones's friend, "Bigelow" who is perhaps "Barlow". The church that was desecrated was perhaps on the same hill as The Marsten House, which would kind of explain Hubie's evil heart and the evil nature of the house itself. Also, Mark touches a book when he and Susan venture into The Marsten House for the first time. The book he touches is the same one Charles reads that summons The Worm That Doth Corrupt (Yog-Sothoth).

I hope I helped,

Long days and pleasant nights

[Beano]

Thanks for your replies everyone :smile2:

I especially liked your reply Prince of Darkness. I missed some of the subtle things you mentioned. Im deffinatly going to have to re visit Salem's Lot again.

Not for a while though, iv only just begun to get a good nights sleep without getting woke up in the middle of the night thinking there is an undead person in the walls :sad: :laugh:

-Beano