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- The Best Monster BooksReading list
Salem’s Lot is a 1975 horror novel by Stephen King about a vampire that terrorizes the town of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine. It was his second published novel. The novel is set in the fictional town of Jerusalem’s Lot (or ‘Salem’s Lot for short), which is located in the state of Maine. The protagonist, Ben Mears, is a…
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Stephen King is one of the most prolific and popular authors of our time. He is best known for his horror novels, which often feature demonic or otherworldly beings. His book Salem’s Lot is a vampire novel that was first published in 1975. The story follows a journalist who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot…
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson; Lady, Lady I Did It by Ed McBain; Death Angel’s Shadow by Karl Edward Wagner; Pale Gray for Guilt by John D. MacDonald; ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King; Ghost Story by Peter Straub; Swan Song by Robert McCammon; Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke; Always Outnumbered…
- Darren ShanInterview
Probably ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. It was, I think, the first book for adults that I read (I was very young, no more than 10 or 11 years old), and it opened my eyes to what could be done with a novel. I saw that stories could be a lot darker and more involved than I had previously experienced, and that’s when I…
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I recall my parents bought me a collection of stories by Hans Christian Anderson. It had these wonderfully detailed illustrations accompanying many of his classic stories. Though to be honest I only used to flick through its pages from time to time. My love for reading didn’t really develop until I was about fifteen…
- Eileen CookInterview
How does anyone choose one book? For me books come into our lives at different times and resonate for different reasons. If I had to choose one, I would select ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. Not because it was my favorite book, but because when I was a kid the librarian tried to discourage me from checking it out…
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I first read “Jersualem’s Lot” in a tattered copy of Night Shift, and immediately rushed out and bought the novel as an audiobook. I was driving a lot at the time and desperate for anything to make my commute less painful, but so far had found very little that truly distracted me. Salem’s Lot absolutely captivated me…
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