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'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires.
- Stephen King, Marta I. Guastavino
- 1975
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Ben Mears, a successful writer who grew up in the town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, has returned home after twenty-five years. Once in town he meets local high school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a romantic relationship with Susan Norton, a young college graduate. Ben starts writing a book about the Marsten House, an abandoned mansion where he h...
'Salem's Lot was adapted for television twice. The 1979 miniseries starring David Soul as Ben Mears and directed by Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist) was nominated for three primetime Emmys and an Edgar Award. In 2004, TNT premiered a miniseries version of 'Salem's Lot starring Rob Lowe, which received a primetime Emmy nomin...
Oct 17, 1975 · 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.
May 2, 2024 · ‘Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King, is a classic horror novel where writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home, Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine. He aims to write about the haunted Marsten House but discovers the town is being systematically turned into vampires by a powerful, ancient evil that has arrived.
Nov 19, 2014 · ‘Salem’s Lot is without question the scariest Stephen King book I have ever read, and I can understand why the author himself has noted on several occasions that it is his favorite of all his novels. It’s different. It’s faster. Freight train faster.
’Salem’s Lot (1975) is the second published novel by Stephen King, his first being Carrie (1974). The book won the Locus Award for best fantasy and was adapted as a television miniseries in 1979 and 2004. It also inspired a movie sequel, A Return to Salem’s Lot.
A 1975 horror novel by Stephen King, his second one published following Carrie.
