but i just realized that i forgot to mention the boob euphemism of choice for this book was JAHOOBIES. Belated as it might be, I am finally making my way through his surprisingly versatile oeuvre. Another huge part of my love for this book is the amazing cast of characters. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Carey. A man who causes Ben some unease as things start to happen: a child disappears, a dog is brutally killed - nothing unusual, except the list starts to grow. As with many adaptations of the author's work, themes and characters are altered for the screen, oftentimes condensing the books in order to abide film and television time constraints.. King's novel centers around writer Ben … [ Ben stays and makes stakes while Jimmy and Mark check out the neighborhood.

Reciprocal dealer courtesies extended.Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:Sign up for our newsletter for a chance to win $50 in free books!The Nebula Award has been awarded to stories in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre every year since 1966. While the vampires claim more victims, Mears convinces a small group of believers to combat the undead. Having seen the film over and over again through the years I was reluctant to read the book, thinking I already knew what happens. People die as a result. Salem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot: The Movie, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries and Blood Thirst) is a 1979 American miniseries television adaptation of the 1975 horror novel of the same name by Stephen King.Directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul and James Mason, the plot concerns a writer who returns to his hometown and discovers that its citizens are turning into … With David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia.

I love reading books multiple times because each time I read it I feel completely different about it. I first read this when I was about twelve, and the story stays with you. Parts if it made me laugh in bed while reading, others creeped me out... especially the image of these child vampires overcoming the town's crotchety bus driver after baiting him onto the bus in the middle of the night. King also deals with his favourite topics, such as decaying Americana, under achievers, alcoholism. It's both heartbreaking and terrifying and that's a huge part of why I love it so much. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I just wrote a review and lost it, and then there's the *other* issue.Well this is annoying times two. The best vampire book since SALEM'S LOT would have to be I love reading books multiple times because each time I read it I feel completely different about it. Great fun and you can see the influence of Bram Stoker throughout. I liked this story, a writer staying in a boarding house to write a book about a haunted house from his childhood that continued to bother him even in his adulthood. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations ), I still easily finished it. Overall I've reread it 4 or 5 times so it's a guilty pleasure of mine . [ decides to go hunt down the big, evil, ancient powerful vampire all by herself armed only with a broken fence slat. Luckily the evenly tanned George Hamilton awaited me...along with some mighty impressive disco dancing.

It's the Holy Grail for collectors of Stephen King books - a true first edition of Salem's Lot from 1975, the author's second book. Granted I haven't read every book he's put out . Salem's Lot is a small New England town with the usual quota of gossips, drinkers, weirdos and respectable folk. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.“But when fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed.

Now it is an enduring preoccupation. [Like many people, my first experience with 'Salem's Lot had to do with Tobe Hooper's amazing made-for-television adaptation. King doesn't shy away from the fact that vampires are creatures of horror and he presents them as such. Can Ben Mears and his friends stop the vampire in their midst before falling victim to his lust for blood?When writer Ben Mears moves back to 'Salem's Lot, a sleepy Maine town he spent a few years living in as a child, he has bitten off more than he can chew. They are not your lovers. And he has written many, many fine books. Each time its like reading a new book. 1991 When writer Ben Mears returns to the town of ‘Salem’s Lot, he hopes to rid himself of a bad experience from his childhood by writing a book about the old Marsten house. The narrator, Ron McClarty worked well for me and I found this tale as satisfying as it ever was. In 2003, he was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. There is nothing remotely lovable about Barlow's children of the night. I've gone through a phase of reading some classic horror (Frankenstein, The Exorcist and Dracula), and this is easily the pick of the lot. Summer Reading is sponsored by Lifetime’s Book to Screen Movies.

This was the second Stephen King novel I read, with the first being Pet Semetary, and unfortunately I have to say I enjoyed this quite a bit less. Of this he recalls, People die as a result. I've read it evey year since. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. We love bookish celebrities, entrepreneurs, and others who consistently b...Thousands of miles away from the small township of 'Salem's Lot, two terrified people, a man and a boy, still share the secrets of those clapboard houses and tree-lined streets. Unnecessary.