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Summary: One of King's Best!
Review: 'Salem's Lot was definatly one of my favorite horror novels. It begins with a writer named Ben Mears who goes to a small southern Maine town for inspiration with his new book. Well, it turns out that these vampire lovers have moved there too. This book was action-filled and suspenseful, thought not very scary which is why I gave it four stars.
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Summary: terryfying and realistic
Review: I read this book many years aog and still remember it well. It is one of King's best novels. The reader can feel the terror of the characters. Don't turn the lights out and remember Danny Glick is only a fictional character!! I was extremely disappointed in the way this wonderfully scary book translated to the screen. DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE!!
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Summary: Salem's Lot is still creepy after 22 years.
Review: I read Kings Salem's Lot at the age of 12 in 1976. To this day there are lines from that story that make my skin crawl when I think of them. I remember how utterly frightened I was by it, but I had to finish reading it. Out of all the books I've read by Stephen King, Salem's Lot was one of the best.
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Summary: Absolutely the best King has ever written. A classic!
Review: 'Salem's Lot is absolutely the best, and possibly the most underrated, novel King has written. I have real all of King's novels and 'Salem's Lot tops them all with regard to the reader's involvement with the story. Warning...the book should in no way be associated with the dreadful "made for TV" movie of the same name...do NOT see the movie before reading the book!Please Steve...how about a 'Salem's Lot sequel?
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Summary: Beats the Hell out of Anne Rice.
Review: It makes sense that in his second book, frightmeister Stephen King would take on the big kahuna of the horror genre, vampires. What might not have been expected though is that he would turn out the best bloodsucker tale since Bram Stoker. The gritty, modern, vicious attitude of 'salems Lot is worth ten of the fey, frilly, victorian boredom cranked out by Anne Rice, Inc. With this novel King thoroughly establishes himself as the master of the fantastic made completely plausible, through his total creation of a living, breathing location populated with people you see going about their business around you every day; with the same wants, needs, habits, jokes, meaningless thoughts, concise observations...which he then, in his own words, "throws into the pressure cooker". Ben Mears has come back to his home town of Jerusalems Lot, Maine, to write a book exercising the inner-demons he's carried around ever since a frightening episode from his youth with the old, abandoned Marsten house. But someone has moved in, and the town slowly starts evaporating as people go missing...only to turn up when the sun goes down. King's early novels are some of the best reads around, but only 'salems Lot is the one that really gets under my skin and creeps me out, reaching that much-cliched point where sleep is hard to come by for fear of something lurking in a darkened corner. It's Stephen King at his young, ferocious best, and it's not to be missed.
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Summary: A Decendant Of Bram Stoker's DRACULA?
Review: After reading this book, I noticed how close it really was the the 1897 novel DRACULA. 'Salem's Lot is invaded by a vampire named Barlow who, just like Dracula moved to another place with more people to feed on. Also like the Count, Barlow must have a person open the "doors" for him. That guy is Straker. (Wait look at this Straker.....Stoker....hey, maybe I'm right...) These two guys come to 'Salem's Lot, and by a huge house. Then it starts to happen. People are beginning to be vampirized. If my Dracula/Salem's Lot comparsion is correct, then the Glick boy is like Lucy, the 20-year-old in DRACULA. But who really cares about DRACULA at this moment? I don't know. Anyway, this is King at his best, and I would suggest that anyone who likes horror fiction to read this. I read Salem's Lot when I was 10, and I'm almost 12 now and the images of the vampires still stick in my mind. Also, don't see the movie before you read the book. The movie is good, but the book is better. But for those of you who don't want to spend a couple of days reading about vampires, then Salem's Lot (the movie) should quench your horror needs.
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Summary: King's best work to date
Review: Having read all of Stephen King's novels I conclude that 'Salem's Lot stands out as his singular best work to date. While not an original story 'Salem's Lot adapts the classic Vampire tale to contemporary times. There are several truely terrifying scenes,such as the wait for Mrs. Glick to rise and the return of Mike Ryerson, that make this story a classic. We also witness King's emerging signiture of inserting modern slang and "jingos" to drive home the reality of what is taking place. Sadly, this book begs the question "Whatever happened to Stephen King?"
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Summary: A classic in every meaning of the word.
Review: I've read all of Stephen King's books to date, and this is a true standout. This is a story that is astounding in its sheer realism. This novel practically serves as a blueprint for horror stories everywhere. Excellent writing. A fine read. Classic King. This WILL keep you awake at night.
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Summary: VAMPIRES
Review: 'SALEM'S LOT by Stephen King was one of a few books that I enjoyed reading. This story is about the classis battle between the undead and life. This book if full of suspense, happiness, saddness, and action. The book starts off with a writer, Ben Mears, who returns to Salem's Lot to write a book. In the process of writing he falls in love, loses his love and friends, destroys his book, and ends up being scared. I gave this book four stars because it was not as scary as I thought it would be, I thought there would be more action and suspense.
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Summary: Scarey, "up at night with the lights on!"
Review: Mr. King would be very proud of himself to hear this. I think I was about 32 years old when I first read this novel. quite the opposite of "couldn't put it down" the story became soooo scarey for me that I had to put it down and come back to it later. It was like I needed a reality check. This book kept me up at night and afraid to get out of bed and put my feet on the floor; knowing there was a vampire under my bed! There were vampires outside my window! I highly reccommend this book if you want "SCAREY"
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