In The Gunslinger, what is the name of the town in which Roland kills every man, woman and child? The town is Tull. It is one of the earliest and darkest episodes recounted in Stephen King’s Dark Tower saga.
Roland Deschain reaches Tull while pursuing the mysterious Man in Black. The town initially offers him shelter, and he becomes involved with Allie, a bartender at the local bar. The Man in Black has already passed through Tull, leaving behind a series of supernatural traps, including the revival of Nort, a local man who had died.
The town’s preacher, Sylvia Pittston, believes Roland is an enemy connected with the demonic child she carries. She turns the townspeople against him, creating the violent confrontation known as the Battle of Tull. Roland survives by shooting the attackers, killing the town’s residents, including Allie.
Tull is sometimes confused with Gilead, Roland’s birthplace, or Lud, another important Dark Tower location. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 and revised by King in 2003; both versions retain Tull as the setting of the massacre.