Alright, coffee guzzlers, we've got a throwback from Stephen King. 'salem's Lot was published in 1975, and it is prolific King's second novel, following Carrie (Carrie was also astoundingly good). I just finished it for the second time. The first was deep in the fuzzy refrains of my early twenties, and somehow it stuck with me pretty well through my addled memories. There were moments that came to me new, though, and others that were refreshed and gleamed in vibrant NEW MEMORY.
Writer Ben Mears returns to a place of his childhood, Jerusalem's Lot, to write a novel. Here he meets a girl, a teacher and a doctor just as a great force of evil makes its move upon the townsfolk. An ancient vampire has moved into the town in a house standing atop a hill. The story starts innocently (and slowly) enough, but the body count beginning with a pair of brothers out after dark draws one deep into the fall of the tiny town. From there, the books moves the reader with breakneck speed through to the harrowing conclusion.
I admit, I was reminded a bit of Tommyknockers, the way the force of evil took the town slowly and strategically, and also with the cogs formed of the people's daily lives. However, 'salem's Lot came first.
It is, as always, a pleasure reading Stephen King. From The Dark Tower to Eyes of the Dragon, that man has earned every bit of his success.
Truly, this book is worth every second you could give it. Highly recommended as the only vampire book I've ever found to be truly frightening. I will admit, after that statement, that I've never really read any of the classics. I do very much enjoy Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, though.
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