Stephen King Fans Get Engaged Outside Author’s House in Maine: ‘Dream Come True’

For Bruno Soler and Adriana Blasquez, there’s nothing romantic than a spooky Victorian mansion. 

The couple recently traveled from Brazil to Bangor, Maine, to see the blood-red mansion where Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, once resided. But upon arriving at the tourist destination, Adriana was shocked to find her partner getting down on one knee with a dazzling ring in his hand. 

“There’s a saying from Stephen King that says everything happens in Maine, so I took the opportunity because she’s such a huge fan of him,” Bruno told NBC10 Boston of his new fiancée. “Today, we’re making 13 years together — living together — and I thought, ‘Well it would be the perfect opportunity in front of his house to pop the question.’ ”  

For her part, Adriana expressed that the special proposal was a “dream come true” and said the moment would stay with her forever. “I’ve been reading Stephen King’s book since I was a teenager,” she told the outlet. “I grew up with him. 

Since the 78-year-old king of horror has played such an important part in their lives together, the duo also made it clear that the legendary author is “more than welcome” to attend their wedding when the time comes. 

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After King and his wife decided to leave their Bangor residence in favor of their home in Florida, the Bangor City Council approved the It author’s request to rezone his home as a non-profit in 2019. Since then, the property has been turned into a museum that houses an archive of King’s work, which was formerly kept at the University of Maine, as well as a writer’s retreat for a small group of writers. 

“The King Family has been wonderful to the City of Bangor over time and have donated literally millions of dollars to various causes in the community,” City Councilor Ben Sprague told Rolling Stone at the time. “Preserving his legacy here in Bangor is important for this community.”

After all, King had explained in a 1983 essay that the idea for It, which takes place in the fictional Maine town of Derry, came to him when he first moved into the home surrounded by a wrought-iron fence covered in spiders and bat-winged creatures. 

​​“I had a very long book in mind,” King wrote. “A book which I hoped would deal with the way myths and dreams and stories — stories, most of all — become a part of the everyday life of a small American city.”