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There’s a Stephen King Tour in Maine That Takes You to the Real Life Derry

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If you’re a Stephen King fan, you NEED to add this to your bucket list.

Unless you’ve been living under a sewer grate, you’re aware that Maine is the single most important location in Stephen King‘s work; not only has King spent much of his life there and drawn lots of inspiration from it, but many of his stories are also set in Maine.

Of particular note, the town of Bangor is the real-life version of the fictional Derry, where the events of IT take place. And Bangor is where you’ll find the world’s only Stephen King Tour, which takes fans in and around Bangor to places that King has lived and worked, places that have inspired his stories, and actual film locations from his movies.

Each tour is hosted by Stuart Tinker, one of the leading experts on King Lore and legend. His tours run 3-hours long, stopping off at a whopping 30 locations!

From the tour’s official website…

“We can take up to 6 passengers in a comfortable, air-conditioned Chrysler Town & Country van, or up to 11 in our new Ford E350 Van. Some of the places from IT that you will visit are The Barrens, The Standpipe and Birdbath, the cemetery where Pet Sematary was actually filmed, places that Stephen King lived including his current residence and many more! We do 2 tours per day, the first usually starts at 9:00 am (but can start at 8:00 or earlier) and the second starts at 2:00 pm. (except in the winter when we need to start no later than 12:00 noon so we don’t finish in the dark)! We pick up and deliver at all the hotels in the Greater Bangor area.”

The price of the tour is $45.00 per person (children 12 and under are free), and you can book your own tour and/or learn more over on the Stephen King Tours website.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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