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'Salem's Lot

· Sold by Anchor
4.5
1.16K reviews
Ebook
560
Pages
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About this ebook

#1 BESTSELLER • 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 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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4.5
1.16K reviews
Laura Rutherford
October 22, 2014
This book has a great build up. It was very easy to get into and the characters are very like-able. I kept thinking I knew what was going to happen, but that changed several times. This book constantly had me thinking and trying to predict what would happen. The ending kept me from giving it 5 stars. I also read the later edition which had deleted scenes and some other extras, which totaled to well over 100 pages. I like to read a book and be done with it.
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Devin H
November 28, 2013
I enjoyed the book, even though it wasn't as scary as I expected. The chapters move from the main characters to just about every person living in the town, so it gets a little confusing and I had to back track a couple times. But in my opinion, it was worth it. It is a masterfully crafted tale and it shows off how wide King's imagination is. I would recommend this book to others.
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TDF Public
April 4, 2018
I loved... and hated this story since I was 9 years old when I was, grudgingly, allowed to watch the movie. It scared me like nothing else. I remember being sent to bed and slinking down the hall to my bedroom trying to stay in the light. I turned on the bathroom light to illuminate the doorway to my bedroom and peered in. I was just old enough for some part of my mind to say "Your being stupid." But still young enough for another part to respond "Yeah, I am sure that's just what the kid said before he got EATEN!" Then I was off like a shot, stepping on the last edge of light and jumping into bed and pulling the covers over my head. The book, of course, puts the movie to shame.
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About the author

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, and Doctor Sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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