And much like J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary masterpiece, there’s an important macguffin that pushes the quest to The Dark Tower along its merry path: The Horn of Eld.
Warning: spoilers for The Dark Tower are in play.
The Dark Tower has always stood out as Stephen King’s tribute to epics such as Lord of the Rings, as Roland Deschain’s journey spans as wide of a berth, and as perilous of an undertaking.
Basically, the way The Dark Tower’s story is set up in the books hints at the fact that this isn’t Roland’s first dance against the Man In Black.