Matthew Burke

Matthew Burke left the high school carrying his briefcase in his left hand and crossed the empty parking lot to where his old Chevy Biscayne sat, still on last year’s snow tires. He was sixty-three, two years from mandatory retirement, and still carrying a full load of English classes and extracurricular activities.

Callahan recalls teacher Matthew Burke as Ben Mears’s ally against the Salem’s Lot vampire, matching the original novel.

Callahan recalls teacher Matthew Burke as Ben Mears’s ally against the Salem’s Lot vampire, matching the original novel.