'Salem's Lot

Hardback Published on: 09/10/2025
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Bookseller Reviews

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'Salem's Lot
One of the best modern vampire novels.
A writer returns to the small town where he grew up, only to discover there are vampires lurking there. King takes the classic ideas of vampires and gives ... READ MORE
Lucy OConnor Walton on Thames
'Salem's Lot
Don’t open the window after dark!
Pick up a copy of a Stephen King novel , and you know that you will be in the hands of a master. The plot will whip along, the dialogue will crack, and the... READ MORE
Beth at Chesterfield
'Salem's Lot
A spine-tingling horror experience!
Ben Mears, a successful writer, returns to Jerusalem's Lot to write a book about the house that has haunted him since childhood. Upon arriving in his homet... READ MORE
Becca at Cambridge

Synopsis

A beautiful hardback edition of King's second published novel, 'Salem's Lot, produced for the fiftieth Anniversary with a new introduction by Joe Hill.

'Salem's Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets and solid church steeples. Of course there are tales of strange happenings - but no more than in any other such town.

Ben Mears has returned to the Lot to write a novel and exorcise the terrors that have haunted him since childhood - since the event he witnessed at the Marsten House. He finds the house has been rented by a newcomer, a man who causes Ben some unease. And then things start to happen: a child disappears, a dog is brutally killed - nothing unusual, except the list keeps growing . . .

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781399746960
  • Number of pages: 784
  • Dimensions: 220 x 140 x 60 mm
  • Weight: 861g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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'Salem's Lot
Well written
One of the main things I noticed about 'Salem's Lot was how well written it is. The way this man can string together a bunch of words which make your heart... READ MORE
Grayson123
'Salem's Lot
A little dull
I read this a long time ago. But the problems I found with it have stayed with me. I read it on the strength of the TV adaptation which was good. I found t... READ MORE
Book collector
'Salem's Lot
The King we all know
The master of horror, or King for a better word, made his mark in popular fiction with Salem's Lot, widely considered a centrepiece of horror which I agree... READ MORE
Nathan Devlin
'Salem's Lot
King’s classic vampire epic
Salem’s Lot is a gripping vampire classic, written in 1975 following Stephen King’s breakout hit Carrie which he wrote the previous year. It is an epic tal... READ MORE
Daniel Fletcher
'Salem's Lot
Vampires in a small town
An interesting read, there's a lot of build to the story before any kind of climax to it and then all of a sudden the main event is over, and yet every rel... READ MORE
Cherrie Raimes-Hall
'Salem's Lot
My first dip into Stephen king
While I do absolutely believe I could have chosen a better King book for my introduction to his writing, Salem’s Lot is an amazing piece of work. At the be... READ MORE
Sunny  Evans-La Porte
'Salem's Lot
My favourite vampire novel since Dracula!
I found this novel very gripping and vivid. Stephen King is a master of drawing you in and hooking you. I particularly liked how he described the town been... READ MORE
Joseph Morton
'Salem's Lot
Cracking slow burner
I've never been one to redo the synopsis in my review so if that's the droid you're looking for; move along, move along. After trying (and failing) to rea... READ MORE
Gary Westmoreland
'Salem's Lot
My Favourite Stephen King Novel
I have always loved this book. I remember reading it for the first time soon after watching the original TV series based on it. That was back in the earl... READ MORE
FJ Young
'Salem's Lot
Fangtastic!
A classic edition to add to my Stephen King library! It sits beautifully with the same special editions of Carrie and On Writing. Even though I read it yea... READ MORE
Anne Byrne
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'Salem's Lot
Top tier
I saw the 1979 TV miniseries many years ago when I was very young (6, I think). It was terrifying then, and always stuck with me. Years later, and I finall... READ MORE
Irvine Mennie
'Salem's Lot
Not for me
Although this book is well written, it's just not for me. I'm not a fan of horror stories and I particularly don't like vampires but, I can appreciate good... READ MORE
Sally Craft
'Salem's Lot
Look at it
Ok, so I’ll admit it I’m not a really big Stephen King fan, plus I’ve seen the film and if I’ve seen the film a won’t read the book and visor versa but loo... READ MORE
Marian
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