'Salem's Lot
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4.4 • 167 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
NOW A NEW FILM STREAMING ON MAX • #1 BESTSELLER • Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. • With an introduction by Joe Hill
"A master storyteller." —The Los Angeles Times
When two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work. In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town.
With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this Stephen King classic, vampires don’t speak like 19th-century dandies—they’re just straight-up terrifying. Struggling writer Ben Mears returns to his boyhood hometown in Maine with an idea for a book about an eerie house that’s creeped him out since he was a kid. Austrian antiques dealer Kurt Barlow now owns the place, and he turns out to have a nasty habit of sucking the townspeople’s blood and turning them into his undead minions. In only his second published novel, King’s inimitable style is already fully formed. His eye for vivid details makes this small-town Americana take on the Dracula story feel like it’s unfolding right in front of our eyes, while the conversational dialogue makes the whole thing feel a little too plausible. If you like creepy, you’ll love ’Salem’s Lot.
Customer Reviews
Stephen’s Vampire one
In a Mount Rushmore conversation about Stephen King novels, or vampire novels, Salem’s Lot would be right there on both. A bloody delight from cover to cover.
Still love this!!!
I read this book many years ago and I decided to read it again. It still scared the hell out of me and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time. One of my favourites!