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Salem's Lot
 

Salem's Lot

by Stephen King

Stephen King's second book, 'Salem's Lot (1975)--about the slow takeover of an insular hamlet called Jerusalem's Lot by a vampire patterned after Bram Stoker's Dracula--has two elements that he also uses to good effect in later novels: a small American town, usually in Maine, where people are disconnected from each other, quietly nursing their potential for evil; and a mixed bag of rational,... (read more)

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Marcus W
  • Rated 5 stars

“Like vampire stories? Then you owe it to yourself to read this story of a small New England town which is beset upon by a very dark force. Taking first a child and then snowballing before most ihabitants know what is going on, the menace within the night grows as a few unlikely heros (who may show up in a certain "Dark Tower" series) make a stand in a house with its own dark past and a very dark new inhabitant.

Must read”

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Lauren D
  • Rated 2 stars

“It took forever to get into and wasn't as scary as it was perceived as. Definitely not Mr. King's greatest work.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.899504 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.527778 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • FU MANCHU

    fu manchu said:

    “King when he was king.”

    posted Sunday, July 13 2008
  • Matt S

    matt s said:

    “The priest comes into one of Stephen kings books later. He will turn back up you just have to find him.”

    posted Tuesday, May 6 2008
  • Amanda

    amanda said:

    “Come and join other Stephen King fans in the STEPHEN KING group to discuss "Salems' Lot" and other King novels. Join us: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/10679/about ”

    posted Tuesday, February 5 2008
  • Chris H

    chris h said:

    “re-reading this...better than i remember it being. actually, it's quite excellent. and i agree with a previous post, it is very scary in some parts. unique vampire story indeed.”

    posted Tuesday, January 29 2008
  • Dite D

    dite d said:

    “i think is one of king`s greatest book...it had an interesting ending, kind of unexpecting, unlike the other books he wrote...”

    posted Thursday, January 10 2008
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