Stephen King is well known for his power to instantly engross you into the horrific and the unknown. It is this unique ability that has made him one of the best-selling writers of our time selling over 350 million copies worldwide and earning him the distinguished title of Master of Horror.
In case you didn’t know, there’s an actual Stephen King tour, and you won’t find any other like this one in the world. If you are a King’s fan, this tour is for you, as it takes you to the places that he has lived and worked, places that have inspired his stories, and actual film locations from his movies.
The tour takes place in the town of Bangor Maine, which is the actual location for the fictional Derry in King’s “IT” and you’ll get to visit The Standpipe and Birdbath.
You’ll also visit the cemetery where Pet Sematary was actually filmed, and even Stephen King current residence. They do tours daily, all year round from early morning until afternoon.
The tour is hosted by Stuart Tinker, who is regarded as one of the experts on King lore and legends. The tour goes on for three hours and the tickets are priced at $50 per person and it will cover 30 locations. If you want to plan on a visit, you can check out their site for bookings. There are still availability for Halloween!
The tour owners, Stuart and Penney said, “We have been Stephen King Fans since 1974 when Carrie was first published and have remained so ever since. In 1990, we bought Betts Bookstore and always kept a complete catalog of both Stephen and Tabitha’s works in stock in hardcover and paperback for 20 years. Because of the help that the Kings gave us, we became well known throughout the world as the place to go to for Stephen King items.
During the last 9 years that we owned the store, we were 100%, Stephen King. After selling the store, we decided to do Stephen King Tours here in “Derry”, something we had done for the SKEMERs originally years ago, and it has become a tremendous hit.”
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