| Character Name | | Description |
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Chopper | |
Mark Petrie's dog |
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Doc | |
Irwin Purinton's dog |
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Evvie | |
Person on the phone |
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Horris | |
Old man with intestinal cancer who spoke to Father Callahan |
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Jerusalem | |
Pig owned by Charles Tanner. The town was named after the pig |
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Kali | |
Hindu Goddess mentioned in passing |
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Roddy | |
Boy in the park in 'Salem's Lot pushing his sister in a swing. |
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Shirley | |
Worked at Dell's bar |
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Toni | |
Worked at Dell's bar |
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Wolfman Jack | |
Disk Jockey on a Monterey radio station |
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Albee, Edward | |
Spoke about monkey nipples |
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Anderson, Sherwood | |
American writer mentioned by Ann Norton |
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Ashford, ? | |
Maiden name of ? Mears, mother of Ben Mears. |
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Astaire, Fred | |
Dancer imagined by Father Callahan. |
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Bannock, John | |
Betrothed to a girl, but was accused of killing her. He was supposed to be an Incubus. |
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Barclay, Davie | |
Childhood friend of Ben Mears |
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Barlow, Kurt | |
Antiques expert. Vampire. Born as Kurt Breichen in Germany, and told about 'Salem's Lot by Hubert Marsten. |
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Bascomb, Buddy | |
Morgue attendant in Portland |
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Bergeron, ? | |
Priest |
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Bissonette, Raymond | |
Father Good friend of Father Callahan. |
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Boddin, Derek | |
Father of Richie. Brother of Franklin |
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Boddin, Franklin | |
Brother of Derrick. A friend of Virgil Rathburn that drove a 57 Chevrolet pickup |
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Boddin, Marie | |
Richie's mother. Spilt fat on her arm |
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Boddin, Richie | |
11-year-old school bully at Stanley Street elementary school. Son of Marie Boddin. |
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Bowie, ? | |
Son of Claude. He came back from Vietnam with a mechanical foot. |
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Bowie, Claude | |
Lived in 'Salem's Lot. His son lost a foot in Vietnam. |
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Bowie, Sandy | |
Maiden name of Sandy McDougall |
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Boyer, George | |
Worked at Gates mill on the 3 to 11 shift. |
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Breichen, Kurt | |
Kurt Barlow's birth name |
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Bryant, Corey | |
22-year-old who worked for the telephone company and was having an affair with Bonnie Sawyer until Reggie Sawyer found out. Son of Pete |
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Bryant, Pete | |
Corey's father |
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Burke, Matthew (Matt) | |
63-year-old English teacher |
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Butts, Pearl Ann | |
Ran off to New York City to become a Zigfield girl in 1907 |
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Buzzey, Frank | |
Convict in Ben Mears' book "Air Dance" |
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Callahan, Donald | |
Parish Priest of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. |
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Campion, Brad | |
Friend of Ben. Works at Yarmouth Liquor store |
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Carlyle, ? | |
Author quoted by Matt Burke |
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Carty, ? | |
Morgue attendant in Portland |
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Carver, George Washington | |
Author mentioned by Matt Burke |
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Cobham, Mrs. | |
Character in a movie |
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Cody, Ben | |
Name used by Ben Mears in a New Hampshire Motel |
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Cody, Jimmy | |
A young doctor in 'Salem's Lot. |
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Coggins, Fiona | |
Missing widow in 'Salem's Lot. Aunt of Gertrude Hersey. Reported missing 14 February, 1976 |
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Coleman, Gary | |
Went blind from a mysterious optic nerve degeneration. Student of Matt Burke |
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Coogan, Miss | |
Works at Spencer's Drugstore |
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Cook, Pete | |
Worked at Sonny's Exxon garage |
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Corey, Minella | |
Birdie Marsten's sister |
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Corliss, Aggie | |
Often wrote the local paper about drinking and other 'evils'. |
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Corliss, Clyde | |
In Milt Crossens store |
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Corson, Sheldon | |
Dragged Floyd off Ben when they were fighting. Stayed in Eva Miller's boarding house. |
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Craig, Ed (Weasel) | |
Ex-lover of Eva Miller, and drunk. Stayed in Eva Miller's boarding house. |
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Crane, Albie | |
Father of Joe Crane. |
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Crane, Joe | |
In Milt Crossens store. Son of Albie. |
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Crockett, Lawrence (Larry) | |
Real estate agent on 'Salem's Lot. Millionaire father or Ruthie Crockett. Second Selectman of 'Salem's Lot. |
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Crockett, Mrs. | |
Wife of Larry and Mother or Ruthie |
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Crockett, Ruthie | |
Lead in the school play. Daughter of Lawrence |
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Crossen, Milt | |
Ran "Crossens Agricultural Market" in 'Salem's Lot. |
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Curless, Dick | |
Drinks at Dells Bar |
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Curless, Rhoda | |
Lived in 'Salem's Lot. Moved to Portland and worked for St. Matthews Mission. |
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Danles, Kenny | |
Worked in the post office |
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Danles, Mrs. | |
Mother of Kenny Danles. |
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Dickens, Pauline | |
Lived in 'Salem's Lot and worked in the "Excellent Cafe". Moved to L.A. |
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Dickey, James | |
Author mentioned in passing |
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Dube, LaVerne | |
Girlfriend of Billy Smith. |
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Durham, ? | |
Kicked off the school bus for talking too loud |
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Durham, Harriet | |
Worked at Gates Mill. Wife of Lester |
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Durham, Lester | |
Worked at Gates Mill. Husband of Harriet |
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Evans, David | |
Lived in 'Salem's Lot. Was a mechanic in Sears Store at Gates Falls. |
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Evans, Mrs. | |
Wife of David. |
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Felson, Dave | |
In charge of bus motor pool and friends with Charlie Rhodes |
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Flip, Mr. | |
The Boogeyman of Father Callahan, as a child |
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Foreman, Carl | |
'Salem's Lot undertaker |
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Forester, Debbie | |
Her dress caught on fire at the 200 year celebration of 'Salem's Lot. |
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Gardener, Nolly | |
Deputy Constable in 'Salem's Lot |
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Garvey, Andy | |
Let air out of bus tires and was caught in the act by Bob Thomas. Suspended. |
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Gaye, Marvin | |
His song "I heard it through the Grapevine" was mentioned |
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Gendron, Mr. | |
Sells cheap books in Cumberland |
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Gillespie, Parkins | |
'Salem's Lot Constable that moved to Kittery to stay with his sister. |
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Gliccoucchi, ? | |
Tony Glick's grandfather's surname prior to changing it to Glick |
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Glick, Anthony H (Tony) | |
Husband of Marjorie and father of Daniel and Ralphie |
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Glick, Daniel Francis | |
Son of Marjorie and Tony. |
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Glick, Marjorie | |
Danny and Ralphie's mother. Wife of Tony. |
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Glick, Ralphie | |
Son of Marjorie and Tony. |
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Gorby, George M. | |
Danny Glick's doctor when he was admitted to hospital. |
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Gracon, ? | |
Priest in Los Zapatos. |
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Green, Maury (Moe) | |
Jewish funeral director in Cumberland, and husband of Rachel Green |
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Green, Rachel | |
Maury's Green's wife |
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Greenberg, Bob | |
Morgue attendant in Portland |
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Greer, Sally | |
Killed by her drunken boyfriend when she wanted to break up with him. |
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Griegson, Mary Kate | |
Sent note across the bus and was kicked off the bus by Charlie Rhodes for it |
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Griffen, Babs | |
Hal and Jacks sister. Beautician daughter of Charles. Owned "Babs Beauty Boutique" in 'Salem's Lot. |
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Griffen, Charles | |
Farmer who owned the largest dairy farm south of Mechanic Falls. Father of Babs |
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Griffen, Doug | |
Baseball player mentioned in passing |
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Griffen, Hal | |
18-year-old son of Charles Griffen. |
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Griffen, Jack | |
14-year-old son of Charles Griffen |
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Groggins, John | |
Minister of 'Salem's Lot Methodist church |
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Hanrahan, Tom | |
FBI agent in Portland |
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel | |
Considered to be conventionally religious by Father Calaghan. |
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Hersey, Audrey | |
Town gossip in 'Salem's Lot, and member of the Ladies Auxiliary. Sister of Jackson Hersey. |
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Hersey, Gertrude | |
Niece of Fiona Coggins that reported her missing. |
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Hersey, Jackson | |
Audrey Jackson's brother |
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Holcomb, Miss | |
Playground monitor at Stanley Street Elementary School. |
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Holloway, Daniel | |
Missing in 'Salem's Lot on May 29, 1976. Reported by Daniel's Grandfather. |
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Holloway Family | |
Reported missing on May 29, 1976 by Daniel Holloway's grandfather |
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Holly, Buddy | |
Singer, liked by Matt Burke |
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Holmwood, Arthur | |
Actor in the film "Dracula" |
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Hooker, ? | |
Local judge who fined Frank Kilby $50 for possession of drugs. |
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Houdini, Harry | |
Magician mentioned in passing |
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Hume, ? | |
Old priest who was replaced by Father Callahan |
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Jackson, Shirley | |
Wrote "The Haunting of Hill House" |
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James, Audie | |
Charlie Rhodes thought he was one of the people that let the air out of the bus tires |
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James, Charles (Sonny) | |
Owner of Sonny's Exxon gas station in 'Salem's Lot. Moved to Cumberland to open a repair shop. Childhood friend of Ben Mears. |
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Jointner, Elias | |
Jointner Avenue (The main street of 'Salem's Lot) was named after him in 1896. Member of the State House of Representatives. The road was previously Portland Post Road. |
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Kelly, John | |
The person Crockett thought was playing a joke on him when the Marsten house was bought |
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Kilby, Frank | |
Used dope and was fined $50 when caught. Local paperboy. Son of Horace Kilby |
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Kilby, Horace | |
Father of Frank Kilby. |
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Kingfield, Jerry | |
Disappeared in the marshes while fishing when he was 10 years old. |
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Kurtin, Peter | |
The Monster of Dusseldorf |
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Labree, Mr. | |
Works in Spencer's drug store |
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Lee, Christopher | |
Actor mentioned in passing |
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Lewis, John | |
Press-Herald features editor who wrote about 'Salem's Lot being a ghost town. |
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Lovecraft, H.P. | |
Writer and atheist mentioned in passing. |
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Lubert, ? | |
Wrote about the Lot and Hubert Marsten |
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Markey, Delbert | |
Owner of Dells bar in 'Salem's Lot |
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Marshall, Peter | |
Host of "The Hollywood Squares" on TV |
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Marsten, Birdie | |
Hubert Marsten's wife. Sister of Minella Corey. Murdered by her husband August 1939. |
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Marsten, Hubert Barclay | |
Owner of the Marsten House that Kurt Barlow eventually bought. Committed suicide (hung himself) on 12 August 1939 after killing his wife. Born 6 October 1889 and arrived in 'Salem's Lot in 1928 after retiring from being president of a large trucking firm. Really a mobster. |
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Mayberry, Buddy | |
Brother of Doug and friend of Royce McDougall |
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Mayberry, Doug | |
Brother of Buddy. Student of Matt Burke. |
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Mayberry, Glynnis | |
Spoke on the phone to Harriet Durham. Wife of Paul Mayberry. |
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Mayberry, Paul | |
Husband of Glynis Mayberry |
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McCaslin, Homer | |
County Sheriff |
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McCaslin, Mrs. | |
Wife of Homer McCaslin |
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McDougall, Randall (Randy) | |
10 month old son of Sandy and Royce. |
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McDougall, Royce (Roy) | |
Lived in 'Salem's Lot. Husband of Sandy and father of Randy. |
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McDougall, Sandy | |
17-year-old wife of Royce and mother of Randall. Married name of Sandy Bowie. She beat her son, and said that he had fallen by accident. |
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McFee, Peter | |
State Police chief who looked into some of the people who had disappeared in 'Salem's Lot |
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McGee, Travis | |
Writer mentioned by Royce McDougall. |
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McLeod, Larry | |
Mailman in the 1920's and 1930's. Found the dead Marstens |
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Mears, ? | |
Mother of Ben who had a nervous breakdown when her husband. She committed suicide when Ben was 14. Her maiden name was Ashford |
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Mears, ? | |
Merton Ben Mears's father. |
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Mears, Benjaman | |
Writer who discovered the truth about Jerusalem's Lot. He wrote "Air Dance", "Conway's Daughter" and "Billy said keep going". His wife died in a motorcycle accident where Ben was not injured at all. |
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Mears, Miranda | |
Ben's wife. Was killed when hit by a truck after a motorcycle accident in New York in May 1973 |
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Mephisto, Mr. | |
Hypnotist at Topsham Fair |
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Middler, George | |
Worked at the hardware store and sells ammunition. Secretly wears Woman's clothing. |
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Middler, Pat | |
Often sat in Crossen's store. |
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Miller, Eva | |
Ran a boarding house in 'Salem's Lot where Ben Mears stayed. |
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Miller, Ralph | |
Eva's husband. Was killed when he fell into a shredder at a sawmill in 1959 |
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Mullican, Mabe | |
Lived in Eva Millers boarding house in 'Salem's Lot |
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Munoz, Jesus de la rey | |
Father Gracon's interpreter |
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Norbert, Brenton | |
County examiners assistant |
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Norton, Ann | |
Mother of Susan Norton. Died. |
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Norton, Susan | |
Love interest of Ben Mears who became a vampire, but was killed. |
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Norton, William (Bill) | |
Susan Norton's father. 'Salem's Lot first selectman. Worked at the Portland Docks. |
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Overlock, Freddy | |
Father of Judy |
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Overlock, Judy | |
Daughter of Freddy. Ran off with Saladmaster salesman from New York in 1957 or 1958. |
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Patterson, ? | |
Minister of the Church of Latter Day Saints and Followers of the Cross. |
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Perkins, Mrs. | |
Ben Mears first grade teacher |
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Peters, Hank | |
Worked for Larry Crockett and did odd jobs. Friend of Jackie Talbert and got a dishonorable discharge. |
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Petrie, Henry | |
Prudential Insurance Company executive. Father of Mark and husband of June. |
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Petrie, June | |
Wife of Henry and mother of Mark. |
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Petrie, Mark | |
The young boy who helps Ben Mears destroy the Vampires. Son of Henry and June |
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Philbrook, Mike | |
Charlie Rhodes thought he was one of the people that let the air out of the bus tires |
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Phillips, Gordon | |
Had a car accident in 'Salem's Lot 4 January 1976 and was reported missing. |
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Plowman, Dr. | |
Local doctor in 'Salem's Lot |
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Poe, Edgar Allan | |
Poet mentioned in passing |
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Potter, ? | |
'Salem's Lot resident who died in Vietnam |
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Poulin, Romeo | |
Builder of a supermarket in Auburn. Silent partner of Larry Crockett |
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Prine, David | |
Doctor at John Hopkins hospital |
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Pritchett, Amanda | |
Wife of Charles Pritchett |
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Pritchett, Charles V | |
Owners of a farm in 'Salem's Lot. Bought Charles Griffin's farm, but moved out quickly after hearing strange things in the night. Husband of Amanda Pritchett |
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Pruitt, Upton | |
Deputy Game Warden |
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Purinton, Elsie | |
Irwin's dead wife. Wicked lady who died in 1973 by falling down the stairs and broke her neck. |
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Purinton, Irwin (Win) | |
Milkman in West Salem. 60 years old and about to retire. Owner of the dog Doc who was killed. |
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Rangers, The | |
Band who played at Dell's |
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Rathburn, Tommy | |
Died when he fell over a cliff drunk. Brother of Virge |
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Rathburn, Virgil | |
Brother of Tommy. Friend of Franklin Boddin. |
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Rauberson, Harold | |
Childhood friend of Ben Mears. Died of Leukemia |
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Rawcliffe, Amy | |
Friend of Susan Norton. |
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Reardon, Dr. | |
Tony Glick's doctor |
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Rhodes, Charlie | |
Driver of the school bus. |
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Rice, David | |
County Medical examiner |
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Robinson, Edward | |
Arlington Writer mentioned by Ann Norton |
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Rodgers, Ginger | |
Dancer imagined by Father Callahan. |
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Rodin, Mrs. | |
(Mrs Rodan) Teacher who was nicknamed Mrs Rodan after the Japanese monster movie Rodan |
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Rogers, Dud | |
Dump custodian in 'Salem's Lot. Liked shooting rats in the dump. |
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Royko, Billy | |
Died in Vietnam in a helicopter crash 2 months before cease fire. One of Matt Burke's students. |
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Ryerson, Michael Corey | |
Cemetery grounds keeper of the 3 cemeteries in 'Salem's Lot |
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Salk, Jonas | |
Writer mentioned in passing |
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Sawyer, Bonnie | |
Reg's wife. Having an affair with Corey Bryant. Was Miss Cumberland County in 1973. |
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Sawyer, Reg | |
Mechanic in Jim Smiths Pontiac in Buxton. Husband of Bonnie. |
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Silvius, Lester | |
At Crossins store |
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Simons, ? (Jumpin') | |
Husband of Coretta Simons |
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Simons, Coretta | |
Dying of intestinal cancer. Forgot about the $30, 000 she had hidden in the wall of her house. |
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Smith, Billy | |
Killed when driving drunk and he hit a tree. Boyfriend of LaVerne Dube, who was also killed in the car accident. |
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Smith, Carl | |
Widower who lived in 'Salem's Lot. Wife died in 1957. |
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Smith, Jim | |
Owned a Pontiac dealership in Buxton where Reg Sawyer worked |
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Smith, Mrs. | |
Wife of Carl Smith. Died in 1957 |
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Snow, John | |
One of the Vampires in Eva's basement with Barlow. Had bad arthritis. |
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Snow, Royal | |
Works for Crockett |
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Spencer, Mr. | |
Sold root beer in Spencer's Drugstore. He was the pharmacist before Mr Labree. |
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Starcher, Loretta | |
Librarian in 'Salem's Lot. |
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Stevens, Wallace | |
Poet mentioned by Parkins Gillespie |
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Stowens, Cynthia (Cindy) | |
Ben Mears aunt. He lived with the when his dad died. Died in 1972 |
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Straker, Richard Throckett | |
Bought the Marsten house and Village Washtub. 58 years old |
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Sylvester, Mickey | |
Worked at Gates Falls Mill, and lived at Eva Miller's boarding house. Told Reggie Sawyer about his wife's affair |
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Talbot, Jackie | |
Worked at Dell's bar. Good friend of Hank Peters |
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Talbot, Maureen | |
Mother of Jackie. Used to do the washing for Cynthia Stowens |
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Tanner, Charles | |
Belknap Pig farmer who owned a pig called Jerusalem. The pig escaped and ate in a wood lot, hence the town name of Jerusalem's Lot |
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Tenny, Brent | |
Sent note across the bus and was kicked off the bus by Charlie Rhodes for it |
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Thomas, Bob | |
Teacher who caught Andy Garvey letting the air out of the bus tires. |
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Tibbits, Floyd | |
Susan Norton's boyfriend and childhood friend of Ben Mears. Worked at Grants and was second in charge of credit. |
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Tremont, Elaine | |
Died of a heart attack after seeing a face in her window after dark on the 4th of June 1976 |
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Upshaw, Vic | |
Half brother of Vinnie Upshaw who owned a 39 Packard. |
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Upshaw, Vinnie | |
Lived in Eva Millers boarding house. |
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Van Helsing, ? | |
Character in the movie "Dracula" |
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Varney, Norris | |
Constable when Marsten died in 1939 |
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Verrill, Grover | |
Worked at Gates Falls Mill and lived at Eva's boarding house. |
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Vickery, Frank | |
Son in law of John Farrington, who found the dead body of John Farrington |
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Walsh, Francis | |
Crockett's lawyer in Boston |
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Webber, Jim | |
Old boss of Reggie Sawyer |
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Welby, Marcus | |
TV Doctor |
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Werts, Mabel | |
Fat Widow who is prominent in the church fund raisers. 74 years old. |
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Wilson, Gahan | |
Cartoonist mentioned by Jimmy Cody |
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Wolfe, Thomas | |
Author mentioned by Matt Burke |
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Wordsworth, Henry | |
Poet mentioned in passing |
