#59 in Horror
'Salem's Lot
- 509
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
King spends most of this novel making a small Maine town feel inhabited, and that patience is what makes its fall to the vampires hurt. The build-up is long, and some readers find the crowd of minor figures hard to keep apart and the love story the weakest thread. It rewards readers who prefer dread that gathers gradually to quick shocks.
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About the book
'Salem's Lot is a 1975 American horror novel by author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot in Maine, where he lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 1,525 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 91% of the weight and the score stays at 7.8 — the Horror average of 7.5 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 98 | 6% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 7 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 1.4K | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is 'Salem's Lot?
It has 509 pages — longer than 75% of the ranked books in Horror.
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