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Richard Throckett Straker is the secondary antagonist of the horror novel Salem's Lot, the central antagonist of the 1979 adaptation, and secondary antagonist of the 2004 adaptation. He is master vampire Kurt Barlow`s mortal servant, who tries to help his master infect the town of Jerusalem's Lot into vampires.
In the 1979 miniseries adaptation, he was portrayed by the late James Mason. In the 2004 miniseries adaptation, he was portrayed by Donald Sutherland.
Contents
- 1 What Makes Him Pure Evil?
- 1.1 In general exclusive
- 1.2 Novel exclusive
- 1.3 1979 exclusive
- 1.4 2004 exclusive
- 2 Trivia
- 3 Navigation
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
In general exclusive[]
- Sacrificed young Ralphie Glick in a satanic ritual and later presenting him as a sacrifice to Barlow.
- Helped Barlow infect the entire town of Jerusalem's Lot.
- Presented Susan Norton as a sacrifice for Barlow.
- Rather than caring for his master, Straker fanatically worships Barlow for the evil he does instead of caring for him. Technically speaking, he is obsessed with him rather than care for him.
Novel exclusive[]
- Despite of the high heinous standards in the Stephen King Dark Tower mythos, Straker stands out due to his low resources.
- Sacrificed young Ralphie Glick to Barlow.
- Captured Susan Norton and Mark Petrie, giving the former to his master while the latter escapes.
- Because of his actions, Barlow was able to come to Salem's Lot, turning its natives into vampires, while Straker was fully aware that it happened.
- It is heavily implied Straker sacrificed children to Satan and Barlow many times.
- Though he was hung upside down and drained of his blood by Barlow, it is more than deserved due to how horrible he is.
1979 exclusive[]
- Sacrificed Ralphie Glick in a satanic ritual, eventually presenting him to Barlow.
- Captured Susan Norton and Mark Petrie, sacrificing Susan for Barlow while Mark escapes.
- Because of his actions, Barlow was able to infect the entire town of Salem`s Lot.
- Like in the novel, it is implied that Straker sacrificed children many times.
- Mocked Father Callahan that he is no match for his master Barlow.
- Grabbed Dr. Bill Norton and speared him onto the wall with antlers.
- Though he was shot to death by Ben Mears, Straker deserved it.
2004 exclusive[]
- It is implied Straker had sacrificed children in brutal ways many times.
- Drowned young Ralphie Glick in a satanic ritual, before cutting his head off, storing it in a van, and had Ralphie turn into a vampire by Barlow.
- Mocked Eva Prunier about her childhood.
- Captured Susan Norton and Mark Petrie, intending to sacrifice them both to Barlow, however, Mark beats up Straker an escapes.
Trivia[]
- There is nowhere to assume that Barlow forced Straker into servitude, but, if it is confirmed that Straker is a brainwashed servant of Barlow, that will strip him of his Pure Evil status.
- It is unknown if he will be Pure Evil or not in the new film adaptation, though it is likely.
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