If you read other King novels then these themes are very familiar. Salem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot: The Movie, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries and Blood Thirst) is a 1979 American miniseries television adaptation of the 1975 horror novel of the same name by Stephen King.Directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul and James Mason, the plot concerns a writer who returns to his hometown and discovers that its citizens are turning into … After killing Mark's parents by smashing their heads together, Barlow briefly takes the boy hostage. They are not your lovers. They are not your lovers. This is, in my opinion, one of Stephen King's finest books. Take a stab at guessing and be entered to win a $50 Biblio gift certificate!

Right after Matt warned them not to split up. People die as a result. But, we don't see the hidden rot that lurks beneath the sleepy facade.City folk have a distinct misconception about small towns.

I read it again recently as an adult and it was a different experience alltogether. SALEM'S LOT. Why? In two separate interviews in the 1980s, King said that, of all his books, Ben Mears, a writer who spent part of his childhood in The duo's arrival coincides with the disappearance of a young boy, Ralphie Glick, and the death of his brother Danny, who becomes the town's first vampire, turned by Barlow. Danny turns other locals into vampires, including Mike Ryerson, Randy McDougall, Jack Griffen, and his own mother, Marjorie Glick. There is a Witches series by Anne Rice that is long, kind of like a history, but it's not that scary. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2017 Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. At this point, I think I’ve skimmed off much of the cream, having read several of his undisputed classics (I don’t read a lot of horror, so it’s taken me a bit longer than most to recognize the genius of Stephen King. It felt like King was just trying to create drama without having any consistent lore to back it up. by New English Library

Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. Granted I haven't read every book he's put out .

They are vile, violent, and everywhere, and that's the way I like them.A novel about a creepy town and deadly vampires. Personally, I kind of dug Alice Hoffman's, "Practical Magic" - and I have heard there is a prequel coming out later this fall. Please try again Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.

I read Salem's Lot for the first time in the 1970s. There is a Witches series by Anne Rice that is long, kindMaybe some Shirley Jackson: "Welcome to Hill House" or some Richard Matheson: "I Am Legend." I just wrote a review and lost it, and then there's the *other* issue.Well this is annoying times two. He learns on arrival that the creepy, empty house he was hoping to rent (this house has a strong connection to an episode during the writer's childhood), has already been let to two mysterious men. - and we'll talk about vampires here in the dim. But these days things aren’t quite what they seem in the Lot, and Mears learns that the old house has been bought by mysterious stranger Straker, and his equally mysterious and (up til now), unseen …

The plot of the story talks about a man named Ben Mears who is returning to his childhood hometown, Jerusalem’s Lot, or ‘Salem’s Lot for short.

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Having read the original the day it came out (I literally could not put it down), I was just a bit disappointed when my Kindle version arrived with all kinds of amendments, editor's notes, and addendum. The town of 'Salems Lot is a small, sleepy town in Maine.

It's a slow burner, that ratchets up the tension. Good read.

The audio version is also excellent, narrated by Ron McClarty. One last point to make, watch the first Salem's Lot miniseries with David Soul, it scared the bejaysus out of me. It stands up well as a story, not too dated despite more recent developments in vampire stories. This might be a long book but my goodness is it worth the read.

Was I ever wrong....Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2019 I just wrote a review and lost it, and then there's the *other* issue.1.24.19-I just finished my third read of SALEM'S LOT, this time via audiobook. I always have a hard time enjoying vampire novels and I definitely think that stems from my love of this book.

So, after all these years, I thought I'd try again. Can Ben Mears and his friends stop the vampire in their midst before falling victim to his lust for blood?City folk have a distinct misconception about small towns. King doesn't shy away from the fact that vampires are creatures of horror and he presents them as such. As one would expect from King, it’s a scary book. I was a bit of a wimp before I entered my teen years...so I stayed away from anything vampire. I get so caught up in the story and I still get shivers when I get to the final show down! I find new things I missed, I view things from a different perspective. I don't know, but why can't they both be equally horrifying?Stephen King's take on vampires.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Because the vampires herein are not your friends. The narrator, Ron McClarty worked well for me and I found this tale as satisfying as it ever was.

This book frightened me to death. People in the town avoid the "Marsten House" as a man once killed his wife there and then committed suicide there by hanging himself.

Great fun but hard to keep track of the sheer number of characters introduced early on. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of