Stephen King's the Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance Revised and Updated

by Robin Furth

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

  See NEW YORK CITY: MANHATTAN

  MAGIC SHOP

  See NEW YORK CITY: MANHATTAN

  MAINE (STATE OF)

  Maine is the home state of our kas-ka Gan, STEPHEN KING. It is also the setting for several scenes in Wolves of the Calla and significant stretches of Song of Susannah. When CALVIN TOWER flees NEW YORK CITY to escape from BALAZAR’S MEN, he and his sidekick, AARON DEEPNEAU, take up temporary residence in EAST STONEHAM, Maine. When Roland and EDDIE DEAN travel through CALLA BRYN STURGIS’s UNFOUND DOOR to find the anally retentive bibliophile, they land in front of the EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE, where Balazar’s men already lie in wait for them.

  In Maine, Roland and Eddie meet JOHN CULLUM, their dan-tete. Cullum leads them to Calvin Tower (from whom they finally buy the Vacant LOT), and also directs them to the home of Stephen King, where these two members of our tet finally meet their maker. In addition, Cullum brings Roland and Eddie to CARA LAUGHS, the magical DOORWAY BETWEEN WORLDS, which is the center of western Maine’s WALK-IN activity.

  When Roland and JAKE CHAMBERS return to Maine in 1999 to save Stephen King from the Dodge minivan which is destined to hit him, Jake dies. He is buried on a Maine roadside. Over his grave, IRENE TASSENBAUM promises to plant a ROSE. For further information about walk-in activity, see also NEW HAMPSHIRE (STATE OF).

  V:106, V:256, V:537, V:598, V:627, VI:4, VI:35, VI:123, VI:130–54, VI:158–216, VI:265–303, VI:397, VI:408, VII:17–53, VII:113–32, VII:266, VII:421–79, VII:521, VII:522, VII:559

  ALTERNATIVE AMERICAS AND THE STATE OF MAINE: The following towns don’t exist on KEYSTONE EARTH, hence we cannot assign them to specific counties. However, they do exist on other levels of the TOWER, and in a number of other STEPHEN KING novels.

  JERUSALEM’S LOT (’SALEM’S LOT): In one of the ALTERNATIVE AMERICAS, Jerusalem’s Lot is located in CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Jerusalem’s Lot (usually referred to as ’Salem’s Lot) was the VAMPIRE-infested setting for STEPHEN KING’s novel ’Salem’s Lot. Our good friend PERE CALLAHAN, whom we meet in Wolves of the Calla, was the Lot’s boozing Catholic priest.

  Although initially skeptical, Callahan eventually joined forces with BEN MEARS, MATTHEW BURKE, JAMES CODY, and MARK PETRIE to destroy the TYPE ONE VAMPIRE, BARLOW, who initiated all of the Lot’s problems. Although Callahan managed to save Mark Petrie (if not the boy’s parents) from this servant of the Outer Dark, the priest’s faith ultimately proved too weak to stand up against his enemy. Callahan was forced to drink Barlow’s blood, and though it did not turn him into a vampire, it disgraced him in the eyes of God. Outcast from the WHITE, Callahan fled ’Salem’s Lot for NEW YORK CITY. V:31, V:106, V:109, V:119, V:234, V:256–62, V:269, V:270, V:291, V:298, V:299, V:454, V:468, V:470, V:706, VI:171, VI:177, VI:211, VI:271, VI:280, VI:307, VI:329, VII:3, VII:15, VII:28, VII:593, VII:802

  MARSTEN HOUSE: The evil Marsten House was built by Hubie Marsten, the president of a 1920s trucking company that specialized in running Canadian whiskey into Massachusetts. Hubie and his wife, Birdie, settled in the Lot in 1928, but they lost most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. In the ten years between the disaster of 1929 and the rise of Adolf Hitler, Hubie and his wife became hermits, and Hubie went mad. In 1939, one of the Lot’s residents smelled something foul issuing from the building and so entered the house through the back door. He found booby traps (set for unwanted visitors) all over the place. He also found the body of Birdie sprawled on the kitchen floor (her husband had shot her in the head), and the remains of Hubie himself dangling from a rafter. When the VAMPIRE BARLOW and his servant STRAKER decided to take up residence in ’Salem’s Lot, they chose this scene of a murder-suicide as their abode. V:257, V:291–92 (indirect)

  PETRIE HOUSE AND KITCHEN: MARK PETRIE’s home. The fateful confrontation between PERE CALLAHAN and the VAMPIRE BARLOW took place here. V:258–61, V:280, VII:11

  SAINT ANDREW’S CHURCH: CALLAHAN’s church. After drinking BARLOW’s blood, Callahan was too polluted to enter this sacred space. V:261

  RECTORY: VI:307

  SPENCER’S DRUGS: Spencer’s Drugs doubled as the town’s bus station. V:261, V:262

  DERRY: STEPHEN KING’s version of BANGOR, MAINE. Like JERUSALEM’S LOT, it exists on one of the other levels of the DARK TOWER. Many of King’s novels (including Insomnia and It) take place in Derry. VII:412

  EAST OVERSHOE: East Overshoe is EDDIE DEAN’s humorous nickname for the town of EAST STONEHAM. V:627

  ’SALEM’S LOT: See JERUSALEM’S LOT, above

  ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY:

  AUBURN: VII:118

  CENTRAL MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL: STEPHEN KING was taken to this hospital after being hit by BRYAN SMITH’s Dodge minivan. VII:480, VII:485 (indirect)

  LEWISTON: VI:403, VII:480, VII:485

  LISBON:

  LISBON HIGH: VI:289

  CUMBERLAND COUNTY:

  BRIDGTON: In 1977, STEPHEN KING and his family lived in this town, which is located twenty-five miles from EAST STONEHAM. In Song of Susannah, EDDIE and Roland meet King here. Like many other western Maine towns, Bridgton is plagued by WALK-INS. VI:151, VI:170, VI:172, VI:207, VI:209, VI:211, VI:265–303, VI:389, VI:391, VI:411, VII:17, VII:20, VII:24, VII:33–48 (Eddie and Roland on road), VII:119, VII:123, VII:159, VII:435, VII:457, VII:476, VII:573

  BRIDGTON HIGH STREET: VII:40

  BRIDGTON PIZZA AND SANDWICHES: VII:41

  BRIDGTON SHOPPING CENTER: VI:265, VI:267, VII:41

  DEPARTMENT STORE (RENY’S): VII:41

  DRUGSTORE: VI:265, VII:41

  HIGHLAND LAKE: VII:40

  KANSAS ROAD: VI:266–67, VII:19, VII:24, VII:32–40

  KING HOUSE: Roland and EDDIE visit STEPHEN KING here, in his family home. King is so shocked to see them that he tries to run into the nearby lake. Afterward, he faints. VI:273–300, VI:301–2, VI:350 (bedroom), VII:17, VII:36

  LAUNDRY: VI:265

  LONG LAKE: VI:276, VII:24

  MAGIC LANTERN (MOVIE THEATER): VII:41

  NORTH CUMBERLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: VII:411

  SLAB CITY HILL: See ROUTE 7

  HARRISON: VI:280, VII:40, VII:433

  NORTH WINDHAM: VI:392

  DISCOUNT BEVERAGE: VI:392

  PORTLAND: V:598, VI:409, VI:410, VII:521

  BOOKLAND: VI:169, VI:208

  RAYMOND: VI:172

  SEBAGO LAKE (BIG SEBAGO): VI:172

  WINDHAM: VI:172

  KENNEBEC COUNTY:

  KING’S CHILDHOOD BARN: See entry in PORTALS

  KING’S HOME: See BRIDGTON, under CUMBERLAND COUNTY; LOVELL, under OXFORD COUNTY; and ORRINGTON, under PENOBSCOT COUNTY

  WATERVILLE: VI:389

  THE SILENT WOMAN RESTAURANT: VI:389

  KNOX COUNTY:

  MAINE STATE PRISON: Until it closed its doors in 2002, the Maine State Prison was located in Thomaston, Knox County. Hence, within the state it was known simply as Thomaston. VI:181

  OXFORD COUNTY: VII:18

  DENMARK: Like many of the towns in its immediate vicinity, Denmark was plagued by WALK-INS during the 1970s. This strange phenomenon may still be going on. VI:151

  EAST FRYEBURG: VI:181, VI:191

  EAST STONEHAM: East Stoneham is a small town located forty miles north of PORTLAND. This is where CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU go to hide from BALAZAR’S MEN. It is also where Roland and EDDIE are ambushed by these WOLVES of NEW YORK. In 1999, Roland and JAKE return to East Stoneham in search of STEPHEN KING, whose life they wish to save. With the help of IRENE TASSENBAUM, they find King walking down ROUTE 7 in LOVELL. Our dwindling tet manages to save King from being killed by BRYAN SMITH’s Dodge minivan, but at the cost of Jake’s life. V:598, V:620–24, V:627, VI:123, VI:130–54, VI:158–216, VI:265, VII:17–18, VII:24, VII:39, VII:123, VII:124, VII:465

  COUNTRY COLLECTIBLES: JANE SARGUS owns this shop. VI:165

  DIMITY ROAD: Dimity Road branches off of ROUTE 5. CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU stay near here on the ROCKET ROAD. VI:165, VI:167, VI:171,
VI:178

  EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE: The East Stoneham General Store, owned by CHIP McAVOY, is the site of Roland and EDDIE’s battle with BALAZAR’S MEN in 1977. In 1999, it is the site of JAKE and Roland’s entrance into our world. They meet IRENE TASSENBAUM here. V:621, V:624–25, V:707, VI:130–47, VI:162, VII:46, VII:87, VII:124, VII:128, VII:417, VII:421–29, VII:431, VII:437, VII:438, VII:442 (indirect), VII:468 (indirect), VII:479

  EAST STONEHAM POST OFFICE: V:621, V:622–24 (one mile from General Store), VI:133, VI:166, VI:177

  EAST STONEHAM TOWN GARAGE: VI:132

  EAST STONEHAM TOWN OFFICE: VI:132

  EAST STONEHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: VI:158

  KEYWADIN POND: JOHN CULLUM’s cabin is located on Keywadin Pond. VI:148–54, VI:161, VI:163, VI:169, VI:179, VII:44, VII:423, VII:469, VII:470

  CULLUM’S CABIN (SUNSET COTTAGE): JOHN CULLUM’s cabin is a tidy little bachelor pad located on the shores of Keywadin Pond. It reminds EDDIE DEAN of a hobbit hole. Years later, after Cullum leaves Maine to become one of the FOUNDING FATHERS of the TET CORPORATION, the cabin is bought by IRENE AND DAVID TASSENBAUM. They rename it Sunset Cottage. VI:149, VI:158–73, VII:39, VII:44, VII:469–71

  ROCKET ROAD: TOWER and DEEPNEAU’s cabin (number NINETEEN of JAFFORDS RENTAL CABINS) is on this small dirt road which branches off DIMITY ROAD. VI:178, VI:184, VI:194, VI:216

  JAFFORDS RENTAL CABINS: During their brief but eventful stay in East Stoneham, CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU stay in number NINETEEN of these lakeside cabins. Here Deepneau draws up the bill of sale which transfers ownership of NEW YORK’s magic LOT from Tower to the TET CORPORATION. VI:166, VI:167, VI:178–216, VII:128

  FRYEBURG: Home of the annual Fryeburg Fair. VI:166, VI:181, VI:407, VI:410, VII:40, VII:446

  YOUR TRASH, MY TREASURE: During his stay in Maine, CALVIN TOWER goes book hunting here. VI:166

  KLATT ROAD: VII:422

  LOVELL: Lovell is one of the many Maine towns plagued by WALK-IN activity. CARA LAUGHS (a home located on TURTLEBACK LANE in Lovell) is the DOORWAY BETWEEN WORLDS through which the walk-ins enter our world. Not surprisingly, this house is destined to be the home of STEPHEN KING. VI:151, VI:165, VI:180, VI:181, VI:210, VI:285, VI:394, VI:397, VI:398, VI:404, VI:405, VII:17, VII:18, VII:34, VII:35, VII:40, VII:45, VII:46, VII:47, VII:48–53, VII:115, VII:127, VII:142, VII:329, VII:339, VII:414, VII:422, VII:424, VII:428, VII:429, VII:432, VII:434, VII:439, VII:441–43, VII:520

  BERRY HILL: VII:446

  CENTER LOVELL STORE: BRYAN SMITH loves the Mars bars that are sold here. VII:433

  KEZAR LAKE: The KING family home is located on beautiful Kezar Lake. According to locals, Kezar is famous for its bizarre weather patterns. A section of its shoreline is also the center of western Maine’s WALK-IN activity. VI:181, VII:113, VII:117, VII:120, VII:128, VII:132, VII:438, VII:443

  SCHINDLER PLACE: VII:438

  TURTLEBACK LANE: Turtleback Lane is the center of western Maine’s WALK-IN activity. The lane is a loop which runs off ROUTE 7 and follows the shores of Kezar Lake. STEPHEN KING’s house, CARA LAUGHS, is located on this lane. VI:180, VI:210, VI:285, VI:301, VI:394, VI:397, VI:403, VI:404, VI:405, VI:407, VI:408, VI:409, VII:17, VII:34, VII:35, VII:46, VII:47, VII:49, VII:53, VII:113–32, VII:173, VII:304, VII:428, VII:429, VII:432, VII:434, VII:436–39, VII:441–43, VII:444, VII:445, VII:446, VII:542

  BECKHARDT COTTAGE: JOHN CULLUM is the caretaker for the Beckhardt Cottage. He, Roland, and EDDIE hold their final palaver here. VII:115, VII:117–27, VII:518

  CARA LAUGHS (KING HOUSE): See DOORWAYS BETWEEN WORLDS, in PORTALS

  FENN COTTAGE: VII:115

  ISRAEL COTTAGE: VII:115

  LOVELL-STONEHAM CHURCH OF THE WALK-INS: See STONEHAM, below

  MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE: This rickety wooden bridge spans the water near the MILLION DOLLAR CAMPGROUND. Hippies often come here to sell drugs. VII:433

  MILLION DOLLAR CAMPGROUND: This campground is located just over the Lovell/STONEHAM town line. BRYAN SMITH stays here with his two Rottweilers, BULLET and PISTOL. VII:432, VII:433, VII:434, VII:443

  SLAB CITY HILL: See ROUTE 7

  WARRINGTON ROAD: This road leads to ROUTE 7. VII:441, VII:443, VII:446, VII:447, VII:449

  NORWAY: VI:166, VI:185

  HOSPITAL: Despite CALLAHAN’s written warning stating that CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU should keep a low profile, Tower refuses to sleep in his rental cabin’s boathouse. He says that the damp there will land his wheezy friend Deepneau in Norway’s shitpot little hospital. VI:185

  NOTIONS: Although he should be in hiding, CALVIN TOWER insists on going book hunting here. VI:166

  OXFORD: VI:407, VII:425

  VIKING MOTORS: “The Boys with the Toys.” They sell Jet-Skis here. CHIP McAVOY has ordered some. VII:425

  ROUTE 5: JUNIOR ANGSTROM saw a naked WALK-IN on this road. VI:151, VI:165, VI:178

  ROUTE 7 (OLD FRYEBURG ROAD): Route 7 is a dangerous place to walk. In July of 1994, a Stoneham man named CHARLES McCAUSLAND was struck by a car and killed here, an event which foreshadows STEPHEN KING’s accident. King’s accident (and JAKE CHAMBERS’s death) takes place on the section of tarmac known as SLAB CITY HILL. In 1977, Roland and EDDIE meet CHEVIN OF CHAYVEN, a CHILD OF RODERICK, while they are driving along this road. VI:181, VI:403, VI:406, VI:410, VII:46, VII:48–53 (Roland and Eddie see Child of Roderick), VII:113, VII:422, VII:424, VII:430–33 (driving), VII:439–41, VII:443, VII:444, VII:446, VII:447, VII:449–68, VII:472–75

  MELDER’S GERMAN RESTAURANT AND BRATHOUSE: VII:440

  SLAB CITY HILL: This section of Route 7 is extremely dangerous because of its short sight lines. Worse yet, there is nowhere to jump if a car goes off the road and ends up on the shoulder. Slab City Hill is the place where STEPHEN KING is hit by BRYAN SMITH’s Dodge minivan. VI:403, VI:406, VI:411, VII:446, VII:451–68, VII:472–75

  WOODS OFF ROUTE 7: JAKE CHAMBERS manages to save the life of STEPHEN KING by grabbing King around the waist and using his own body to shield the writer from BRYAN SMITH’s oncoming Dodge minivan. Although King survives, Jake is killed. Roland buries his adopted son in the woods off Route 7. VII:465–68, VII:472–75

  ROUTE 93 (BOG ROAD): VII:17

  SOUTH PARIS: VI:302

  SOUTH STONEHAM: VII:45

  SOUTH STONEHAM SHOE: VII:45

  STONEHAM: Like DENMARK, EAST CONWAY, EAST STONEHAM, LOVELL, SOUTH STONEHAM, and SWEDEN, the town of Stoneham in western Maine is plagued by WALK-IN activity. (See also EAST STONEHAM, above.) VI:151, VI:165, VI:180, VI:280, VI:403, VI:404, VII:422, VII:432

  FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: This church is located on the corner of ROUTE 7 and KLATT ROAD. VII:422, VII:423

  STONEHAM CORNERS: VII:435

  LOVELL-STONEHAM CHURCH OF THE WALK-INS: Given the number of WALK-INS in this part of Maine, it’s not surprising that a church has grown up around the phenomenon. The Church of the Walk-Ins is located in Stoneham Corners. Its pastor is REVEREND PETERSON. The church’s sign reads, “We Seek the Doorway to Heaven—Will You Seek With Us?” VII:422

  STONEHAM FIRE AND RESCUE: VI:132

  SWEDEN: Sweden is another Maine town plagued by WALK-INS. VI:151, VI:181, VII:40, VII:433

  WATERFORD: Waterford is one of the many Maine towns plagued by WALK-INS. VI:151 (walk-ins), VI:165, VI:181, VII:40, VII:433

  DON RUSSERT’S HOUSE: Don Russert, a friend of JOHN CULLUM’s, is a retired history professor who once worked at VANDERBILT COLLEGE. Don actually interviewed a WALK-IN in his living room. VI:151–52

  PENOBSCOT COUNTY:

  BANGOR: TABITHA KING’s family lives in Bangor. VI:280, VI:389 (Nanatown), VI:398, VI:404, VII:512, VII:513, VII:545

  ORONO:

  PAT’S PIZZA: A pizza joint located close to the UNIVERSITY OF MAINE. They make great pizza. (The beer is good too.) I especially recommend the jalapeño-and-garlic pizza—it’s guaranteed to keep vampires away. (Unfortunately, it will probably drive away most of your friends as well.) VI:409