Connection To King's Other Works
This story acts as a prequel to ’Salem’s Lot, and is also connected to the story of "One for the Road" which is a sequel to both, and also appears in Night Shift. Both stories were later collected in the 2005 'Salem's Lot Illustrated Edition. "Children of the Corn" recapitulates the image of the ghost town, the corrupted church, and the worship of an evil being. Jerusalem's Lot was also used in Wolves of the Calla, the fifth book in the Dark Tower series. It is used as the place where the Old Fella finds what he later thinks Roland wants upon his coming to the Calla. Charles Boone's manservant in the story, Calvin McCann, shares the last name of Jimmy McCann, a character from another short story by King, "Quitters, Inc.", also collected in Night Shift. There is no further correlation. In Pet Semetary, a character sees a highway exit sign for Jerusalem's Lot while driving.
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