- Catholic Church, arson, Great Depression, hitmen
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. ([source](https://stephenking.com/library/novel/_salem_s_lot.html)) --- Also contained in: - [Night Shift / Carrie / 'Salem's Lot / Shining](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19558521W/Night_Shift_Carrie_'Salem's_Lot_Shining) - ['Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19859438W) - [Works (Danse Macabre / Salem's Lot / Shining)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24233994W)
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Stephen King, Stephen King
- First published
- 1959
- Pages
- 503
- Publisher
- Random House Proprietary, AST, Doubleday
- Editions
- 110
- Language
- Spanish, tur, French, Italian
- ISBN
- 9788581050454
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“Almost everyone thought the man and the boy were father and son.”
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to A
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