‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
1975/470 pgs

What would happen if Dracula came into our current world. This is the infamous premises that Mr King built this story from. Although the book is a good read and I would recommend it to anyone, it’s not a very fast read. It doesn’t hook you in like It. The novel starts with a author returning to his home town, Jerusalem’s Lot, to write a new novel. The other reason was to face a childhood experience and nightmare that has haunted him about the Marsten house. The house is the infamous house that resides in every small town, the haunted house the murdered ghosts still roam today.

After our protagonist arrives in town and actually inquired about the house because he wanted to rent it, he discovers that it was recently purchased. The new owner and his partner also open a antique store in the town and soon after, people begin to disappear and come back to life to take the life of someone else by sucking their blood to ease the craving that is building inside. The infamous vampire has arrived.

If one has read Dracula, they can definitely see the influence Mr Stoker had on Mr King. The story is not identical and the plot is not the same. Howeve r in some of the plot ides’s you can definitely see Mr. King’s salute to the story that started it all.

As mentioned, I would recommend this book. It was a fun read, again, I never got to the point that I couldn’t put it down. It still is a wonderful story and in the end, it makes you wonder if there is more. Father Callahan is first introduced in this book.

Enjoy a good cup of coffee and a wonderful book.

Lopaka