Salem's Lot (radio drama)
Ben Mears, a successful writer who grew up in the (fictional) town of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine (known to locals as "Salem's Lot" or "The Lot"), has returned home following the death of his wife. Ben plans to write a book about the “Marsten House”, an abandoned mansion that gave him nightmares after a traumatic (and possibly supernatural) childhood experience. Once in town, he meets local high school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a romantic relationship with Susan Norton, a young college graduate.
One for the Road (short story)
This tale is narrated in the first person by Booth, an elderly resident of Falmouth, Maine, a small town which neighbors Jerusalem's Lot. Although things got quiet after Jerusalem's Lot was consumed by a brush fire (set by the protagonists in "Salem's Lot", although they're never mentioned), some of the town's vampires have survived and begun spreading their influence again. No one from the surrounding communities ever ventures into Jerusalem's Lot, save for a loudmouth trucker who laughed off their superstituousness, only to never be seen again. Booth admits that people in Falmouth, including himself (a non-Catholic), carry crucifixes, rosaries, or devotional medals for protection. Though no one verbally speaks of Jerusalem's Lot being filled with vampires, they silently admit they believe it.