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Salem's Lot

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Salem's Lot

by Stephen King

Gallery Books | October 1, 2000 | Trade Paperback

Published a year after his stunning debut novel, Carrie, ''Salem''s Lot firmly cemented Stephen King''s name in the literary lexicon of great American storytellers. His rich and finely crafted tale of a mundane New England town under siege by the forces of darkness is both a homage to Bram Stoker''s classic Dracula and an allegory of our post-Vietnam society. Considered one of the most terrifying vampire novels ever written, it cunningly probes the shadows of the human heart -- and the insular evils of small-town America.
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    Rating: 4/5

    My hopes may have been a little too high, but it was still very good.

    LibraryCin

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    13 months ago

    3.75 stars

    Jerusalem's Lot (a.k.a. 'Salem's Lot) is a small town. Ben has just moved here to do some writing. At the same time, two mysterious men have moved into town - they've bought the old Marsten House, a creepy old house that's been boarded up for years... since Hubert Marsten killed his wife and himself in the home. After a short time, people start dying and/or disappearing. There is something very wrong here...

    It was quite good, and scary, but I think my hopes were set a little too high. I did manage to really scare myself the first night I was reading it - on my own, in the house, at night - but after that, I didn't get as scared as that first night. Overall, though, I still think King did a really good job with the atmosphere of the book. And, it's a really good story. If you want to be scared, read it at night; if you want to avoid that, daytime is better.

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    Rating: 5/5

    One of Kings best

    Patricia Pearce

    14 months ago

    I loved this book. His characters were strong and believable as always. The vampires were evil with no romance about them. The ending is well done, which I can not say the same for his book "It"

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    Rating: 4/5

    One of Kings bests.

    rawshell

    3 years ago

    The story line percieved in the original movie gives the novel no justice what so ever. I'll admit the beginning of the story is hard to get into, but when the book picked up mid way through, I found it incredibly hard to put down. Stephen King lets your mind create it's own vision with his erie style of writing. It's a phenomonal book that kept me reading into late hours of the night as I glanced over my shoulder more than once. Definately a creepy book that I wish didn't end as soon as it did.

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    Michael Parente

    Rating: 5/5

    Arguably King's Best Novel

    Michael Parente

    13 years ago

    Salem's Lot may be one of the most frightening and amazing novels I have ever read. I read Stephen King a lot but I read mostly his newer novels. After watching the Salem's Lot movie, I didn't think I'd read the book because the movie was pretty dumb. Although I did read it and I was amazed. If you want a good read pick up Salem's Lot about a town that becomes infested with vampires, and with an ending that leaves you wanting more. Pick up Salem's Lot and also read "Jerusalem's Lot" and "One for the Road", two short stories found in "Night Shift" that are affiliated with "Salem's Lot."

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A year after his chilling debut novel Carrie, Stephen King delivered this brilliant vampire classic. 'Salem's Lot now features a fascinating introduction in which King describes his inspiration for the novel. Dark forces besiege an ordinary New England town in this powerful tale drawing on Bram Stoker's Dracula and symbolizing post-Vietnam society. Delving into the darkness in the human heart, this frightening vampire tale exposes the evils that can lurk in small-town America.

From the Publisher

Published a year after his stunning debut novel, Carrie, ''Salem''s Lot firmly cemented Stephen King''s name in the literary lexicon of great American storytellers. His rich and finely crafted tale of a mundane New England town under siege by the forces of darkness is both a homage to Bram Stoker''s classic Dracula and an allegory of our post-Vietnam society. Considered one of the most terrifying vampire novels ever written, it cunningly probes the shadows of the human heart -- and the insular evils of small-town America.

About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are Hearts in Atlantis, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Bag of Bones, the screenplay Storm of the Century, and The Green Mile. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

Trade Paperback

480 Pages, 5.31 x 8.25 x 1.18 in

October 1, 2000

Gallery Books

English


067103975x
9780671039752

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Kirkus Reviews A super exorcism...tremendous.

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