Stephen King at King's alma mater, the University of Maine in Orono, for many years and had been covered by numerous King experts. King rewrote the original 1973 manuscript for its publication. King has used other pseudonyms. The short story "The Fifth Quarter" was published under the pseudonym John Swithen (the name of a character in the novel "Carrie"), that was published in "Cavalier" in April 1972. The story was reprinted in King's collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" in 1993 under his own name. In the introduction to the Bachman novel "Blaze", King claims, with tongue-in-cheek, that "Bachman" was the person using the
Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King) mini-series "Salem's Lot", adapted from King's novel, a 1987 mini-series sequel, "A Return to Salem's Lot", was produced. King's original novel was also adapted for the 1995 BBC radio drama "Salem's Lot", and the 2004 television mini-series "Salem's Lot". The town is mentioned in Alan Moore's 2002/03 comic book series "The New Traveller's Almanac". It is mentioned by rapper Eminem in his 2002 song "Lose Yourself". The town is mentioned in the Nirvana song "Serve the Servants" on the "In Utero" album. Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King) Jerusalem's Lot, Maine (often shortened to 'Salem's Lot or just the Lot) is a