Favorite scenes from Salem's Lot

[Renzo]

Having just completed this novel, I have been continually milling various scenes over in mind for the past week (a sign of a good book). Here are some of my favorites; please provide some others that you enjoyed:

1. Mark's intro and encounter with the bully
Can't remember the bully's name but I remember he was huge! A classic introduction to one of my favorite characters in the book. I loved the way he was so calm and cool whilst taking down the giant. Once his father was introduced, you could understand how he got that way.

2. Ben's return to the Marsten House
Deep down he knew he would have to bury his past but could he have imagined what he would have to do in order to accomplish this? After losing his wife, he is forced to lose another love: Susan. I can't imagine seeing your lover as he saw her inside that house, under a sheet, peacefully at rest. And what he had to do... I will not soon forget that scene.

3. Father Callahan's disgrace
Great character. Awesome, in fact. I really thought he would be a casualty in this book but was I ever wrong. Keep in mind I have only read Carrie and Salem's Lot thus far, so while I do know his character resurfaces, I do not know to what extent. I think Father Callahan's character evolved the most during this book, particularly for the amount of exposure he was given. The scene that I refer to is, of course, where he is forced to drink Barlow's blood. A horrible fate for a priest. I certainly had/have a feeling that Callahan's character is much deeper and more powerful than what we are shown in this novel...

4. The ending
About three-quarters through the book I was wondering how SK was going to wrap things up. Given the nature of the spread of vampirism throughout the entire town, I thought it was well done. I think the right characters survived in the end and am very pleased overall.

Do you have any scenes or moments that stayed with you?

[Tooley]

1) When Mears kills Barlow .

2) The funeral of Danny Glick.

[Spawn]

For me it had to be Callahans disgrace, the scene was so good, and tension was palatable, it painted such a vivid picture, I felt like I was in the book seeing it unfold, amazing scene.

I also go really scared by the scene in the woods, when they could here the twigs getting crushed beneath the footsteps, that was scary.

[michal]

Well, father Callahan's character IS deeper than we see in the novel, and he returns to us in Wolves of the Calla and tells us of what happened to him since Salem's...

My favorite scene, without competition, is Mark and Suzanne in the Marsden House. I just love the nerve wrecking slowness of Mark escape. The sun setting, the slippery rope on his wrists, the voice from the cellar… Incredible!!!

[Born In Sin]

AHHH I shouldn't hit the spoiler button NOT done with the Dark Tower yet, burn my eyes out....

[Haunted]

1) When Mears kills Barlow .

2) The funeral of Danny Glick.

Doncha' mean the scenes after the funeral???

[Haunted]

This line describes to me the whole book.

"And yet they both knew, of course. They were not alone."

[Ben E Gas]

AHHH I shouldn't hit the spoiler button NOT done with the Dark Tower yet, burn my eyes out....

Don't worry. It doesn't ruin the dark tower for you.
I hadn't even read Salem's Lot until after the Dark Tower, so for me, I didn't even know who the guy was. I'm glad they added him into the dark tower because Salem's Lot didn't give me enough in telling me what type of guy he is.

[Ophelia]

My absolute favorite scene is the one with Don Callahan and Barlow in the Petries' kitchen, and what happens to Don afterward.

[thymeoperator]

AHHH I shouldn't hit the spoiler button NOT done with the Dark Tower yet, burn my eyes out....

same here!!! i thought it'd just be something about salem's lot so it'd be okay, but i was wrong

my fave bit is when susan feels the hand on her shoulder and you think she's going to be killed, but it turns out to be just mark - and then later she does get killed when you're no longer expecting it. that was great - a real 'nooo!' moment, but great, well done.