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Stephen King master of horror and one of the most successful writers of his generation was born just down the road at Maine Medical Center in Portland. This isnt news to Mainers who have spent the past couple of decades hearing the same old tag even when traveling in Europe Oh Maine thats where Stephen Kings from right Today the King family divides its sum- mers between Palmer Lake in Lovell and their mansion in Bangor. Lovell holds bit- tersweet connotations for King who in 1999 was hit by a van while taking one of his long walks around the area. It has been suggested that Lisbon High School inspired the setting for alumnus Kings first published novel Carrie. Its def- initely set in Lisbon High School asserts Margaret Frankenberger who works in the school office and graduated a year ahead of King. Stephen mentions kids we grew up with by name. Indeed the schools stark gymnasium huddled close to Route 196 bears a strong resemblance to the fateful site of Carries high school prom. A number of Kings other novels are also set in Maine including Bag of Bones Pet Sematary and Cujo in which the rug- ged landscape and historic brick towns serving as dramatic backdrops to the nar- rative. The fictional town of Derry the location of Kings terrifying novel IT is often cited as a recognizable imitation U nless youve been living in a galaxy far far away you cant have failed to notice the resurrection of the biggest movie franchise in history this year. After Star Wars VII The Force Awakens broke the years box-office record its director is prob- ably in need of some vacation time. Cam- den residents keep your eyes peeled. J.J. Abrams and his wife Brewer native Kate McGrath own a summer retreat in 60 acres of prime lakefront real estate just outside of town. This isnt just a place for Abrams to dutifully visit the in-laws either. Speak- ing to the New York Times in 2006 Abrams revealed hed been coveting his own place Downeast for some time. For the past few years weve rented a house in Camden Maine. Id love to buy one. When he final- ly purchased his dream vacation home the directorwriterproducers delight was ap- parent. Real Maine Real Estate in Yarmouth received the following enthusiastic note according to realmaine.net Holy Shnikies Youre a Ge- nius Amazing Work With The Price. THANK YOU Huge Thank You. I Know You Worked Hard And Brilliantly To Make This Happen. Katie And I Really Appreciate It. Born in 1966 Jeffrey Jacob Abramss feverish rise to Hollywood power includes his Emmy-winning production of Alias featuring Jennifer Garner and Maine native Rachel Nichols as well as Lost. Mov- ies include Mission Impossible 3 Star Trek Star Trek into Darkness Star Trek Ghost Pro- tocol and on and on. Abrams has also visited Maine for busi- ness as well as pleasure. In 2006 Stephen King invited him here for a panel discussion on creativity according to the Bangor Dai- ly News. The pair obviously hit it off Abrams now produces the Hulu series 11.22.63 based on Kings novel of the same name. Given the rumors that Abrams has passed the Star Wars torch on to Rian John- son perhaps the film wunderkind will have moretimetoenjoytheviewsfromhisMaine mansion this summer Stephen King JJ Abrams of Bangor. Lets just hope we dont find Pennywise The Clown skipping through The Queen City. Although the famously reticent King rarely gives interviews he keeps his army of fans sated with regular tweets about his latest projects. Immi- nent releases include his latest novel End of Watch the finale to the New York Timesbestsellingtrilogythatbeganwith Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers. On the silver screen the first film of Kings hugely popular fantasy series The Dark Tower is due for release in 2017. The sci- fi epic will star Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. King fans stay tuned. writer Director