'Salem's Lot in VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE

Jan 20, 2014 Dan rated it it was amazing

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It is one of the greatest vampire tales ever written since Dracula first came into publication in 1897. It is Stephen King’s second novel, and is the book that he says, “…typed [him] as a horror writer.”. So far, two movies have been based on 'Salem’s Lot…

Many people dislike the 2004 version, but I enjoyed both adaptations equally. Most of you die-hard King and hardcore vampire fans know the story: Ben Mears (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 28, 2019 Atlanta rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, horror, vampires

Salem's Lot is a classic vampire story. Its King's second novel. This was my first time listening to it. One of the things that struck the most was how cruel the vampire was. He really looked down on his human prey. I don't know enough the genre to know if that is how vampires generally are, but I was surprised by the malice he had towards those he fed upon. This novel also shed some light upon the term "emotional vampire" that is used to describe narcissists and other toxic people. The vampire ...more

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Sep 23, 2010 Chris rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This book scared the heck out of me!!! I recently bought my Kindle and decided this was the first book I was going to buy for it. With this being, from what I had read of the reviews, one of King’s scarier books. I decided to read this at night with all the lights out except for the light on the Kindle case. With reading this at night and of course King’s talent for the macabre, this scared me so much, that in the middle of the night I had to walk around my apartment and check all the doors and ...more

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Aug 31, 2011 Mickey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I thought this was a really good book and I am glad to have read it. It is the second Stephen King book I have read. I think the author's purpose was to scare people, like them sleeping with one eye open, fear of the dark, etc. The theme that I noticed was of not everyone is as they seem and that not everyone is good. The style I think was a narration since it was told in third person and it seemed to read in a chronological sort of way. I personally thought it was good. ...more

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Sep 11, 2010 A.R. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The first great modern vampire tale. I am just in awe of S.K.'s talent, so rare. One can see the similarity with Nosferatu, but only in the movie version. Of course King's too smart for that. The way he gets you into the characters, then makes the mayhem happen, amazing. His writing has such personality, rich with humor, then horror. Everything was perfect, especially the correlation between a dead small town and the undead burg it becomes. Brilliant! ...more

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