'Salem's Lot Formats: Hardcover/Paperback/Trade/Limited Edition/Audio/Kindle/TV Miniseries/DVD First Edition Release Date: 1975
Synopsis:
Author Ben Mears returns to ‘Salem's Lot to write a book about a house that has haunted him since childhood only to find his isolated hometown infested with vampires. While the vampires claim more victims, Mears convinces a small group of believers to combat the undead.
I grabbed this book from my dad's bookshelf when I was twelve and have been terrified of vampires ever since. I still get nervous when I glance out a window in the middle of the night, worried that Danny Glick's piercing eyes will be there to greet me (I'm 26 years old). The passages about the seasons changing in New England are breathtakingly poetic and realistic. Hands down, one of the most chilling and beautifully written books I've ever read.
Posted By: GinaGina - 01/29/2010 - 11:02 PM EST
I have read a lot of Stephen Kings books, this was my first, I was in junior high and it scared the hell out of me, but I couldn't put it down.
Posted By: OneShot - 01/04/2010 - 5:20 PM EST
I read this novel at the age of 15. It was the first book I had ever read that captured my full attention and filled me with absolute terror. Thirty-five years later and I still see his friend floating at the window, asking to come in. I have never looked at a window in the dark the same way since.
Posted By: Anonymous - 01/01/2010 - 5:06 AM EST
This book is seriously scary...couldn't sleep for weeks after reading it...
Posted By: Drick - 12/24/2009 - 4:27 PM EST
Horrible book. The ending is the worst part of it. It's a shame to say that another Sk's book got to wrong way ending like that.
