Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work—in fact, his hometown … hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town.
With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.
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One of Stephen King’s best! I had to put this one down late at night, and I read horror every chance I get!
My favorite scary story of all time. Stephen King IS the king.
Loved it, scared crazy.
Love everything Stephen King writes!
Love vampire books by Stephen King. This is one of his earlier books, one that many other writers have based their ideas on. It’s downright creepy & if you’re easily scared, don’t read it at bedtime!!
One of King’s best books.
One of the greats in the Fantastic world of Stephen King
I admit a bias: I love the way Stephen King writes. What I didn’t know when I ordered this book was it was about vampires. I’m not a fan of vampire stories. Nevertheless, this novel kept my interest because I never could predict what would happen next. I wouldn’t call them plot twists. It’s just that I was surprised when certain pivotal characters died or became possessed, or whatever you call becoming a vampire.
1st time reading anything by Mr. King. As I expected, the writing and structure were as good as his MEMOIR and the other half of that book which was instructional. Any book written to scare or frighten is not to my liking. As good as Mr. King is, that includes the bulk if his output.
This was a re-read for me so I was not on the edge of my seat like the first time, but it had been about 30 years and I still enjoyed it immensely.
For those who like King? It works.
I love Stephen King books but this one was just way longer than it needed to be. Glad I read it but I was really not crazy about it b
Read the book when first came out and loved it. Getting ready to read it for my third time. Very enjoyable read as are all of Stephen King’s work’s. I have just suggestion I regards to reading this book. Don’t read alone in the dark!
Although It has been many years since I read ‘Salames Lot’I still remember it. The scariest things we can read are things that we can identify with; Steven always does a good job in storytelling because we do find the scariest thing in those things we are familiar with. Steven King is still the master.
Great characters, and scared the crap of of me every time I read the book!
Not my favorite Stephen King book
3.7
In typical King fashion where he includes an excessive amount of details and run-on sentences. It started to pick up for me about 34% in. It’s a much longer book than I think it needed to be but still very entertaining and one by him that I actually looked forward to reading.
I also went into this one not knowing anything about it – it was a nominated winner for a book club. I think that also added to the fun with trying to figure out what was going on along with the characters in the book.
My first Steven King book just to see what he’s all about.
Not really into zombies but thought it would be scarier.
White knuckle tour. I couldn’t put it down. My favorite King book among many favorites. This is his best and I’ve read many.
One of Kings best ever!