Salem's Lot

Jason Burke:
[at a restaurant, asking Ben about his new novel] Marsten House still the center of the story?

Ben Mears:
Yep.

Jason Burke:
How about the Glick boys? You connect them with the house?

Ben Mears:
Everything in Salem's Lot is connected to that house. You can see it from every part of the town. It's like a beacon throwing off an energy force.

[Mike Ryerson stumbles against the table]

Jason Burke:
Mike!

Mike Ryerson:
[weakly] Hello, Mister Burke.

Jason Burke:
Mike... are you on something?

Mike Ryerson:
No.

Jason Burke:
Drugs?

Mike Ryerson:
Sick. I feel sick.

Jason Burke:
Since when?

Mike Ryerson:
First... I found my dog dead. Then there was the funeral yesterday. I fell asleep on Harmony Hill. Didn't wake up until morning.

Ben Mears:
This was after Danny Glick's funeral?

Mike Ryerson:
Ayuh. I went back to finish... Royal wasn't there. Started to feel... sick. [looks around for a waitress revealing bite marks on his neck as he turns his head] Can I have a drink?

Ben Mears:
[to waitress] Miss? Whiskey?

Jason Burke:
What do you remember, Mike?

Mike Ryerson:
Singing.

Jason Burke:
Singing?

Mike Ryerson:
Sweetest singing I ever heard. And a feeling like drowning. And eyes... eyes.

Jason Burke:
Whose eyes?

Mike Ryerson:
Bright... scary.

Ben Mears:
Whose?

Mike Ryerson:
Don't remember.