Salem's Lot

Stephen King Forum

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A dark wind is blowing into Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, in the guise of antique furniture dealers R.T. Straker and Kurt Barlow. Novelist Benjamin Mears has returned to the village near Portland to exorcise his childhood demons.

Immediately, townspeople begin suffering from strange flu symptoms, or disappearing altogether. Mears and local high school teacher Matt Burke understand the peril the town faces. Soon they're joined by an artist, a doctor, an alcoholic priest, and an 11-year old boy, forming a modern-day team of vampire hunters.

Stephen King's second novel, Salem's Lot, is the story of a mundane town under siege from the forces of darkness. Considered one of the most terrifying vampire novels ever written, it cunningly probes the shadows of the human heart -- and the insular evils of small-town America.

I liked this one. Although Vampires stories are a bit silly, this is well done, the sideline story about the forces of good and evil are interesting with the priest battling the vampires.

I can never quite believe it though when little children are the heros of stories like this. I know they say that anyone can find heroic strength and courage under the right circumstances, but something about a ten year old driving a stake through someone's heart doesn't sit right with me.

It's still a good book though! :tuo:

The priest from Salems Lot is a major character in Dark Tower 5, 6, and 7.

Are the Dark Towers books about Vampires then?

It's about a cowboy who is searching for the Dark Tower, a pylon that controls all time and space.

The Dark Tower series has links to most of Kings books. They travel to the Where/when of post plauge Kansas from the Stand in book 4.

They meet up with Father Calahan in book 5, and there are vampires in the story, yes.

Salems Lot plays a big part of the story.

Also, the book insomia has a lot of Dark Tower stuff in it.

The tailsman is also connected to The Dark Tower series, the second talisman book, Black House, has a lot to do with the Dark Tower.

IT is also part of the Dark Tower universe.

The short story, Low men in yellow coats, from Hearts in Atlantis is a Dark Tower story. The low men, at least some of them are a low form of vampire.

From a Buick 8 is also a Dark Tower yarn. It's about a car left behind by a low man, or vampire.


Shoot, it would have been easier to list the books not mentioned in the Dark Tower series.

The moment in that book that sticks out to me the most is when Father Callahan (the priest who feels like there is no real fight left) puts the cross up to the door and all the windows blow out.

"That is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me in my entire life."

^Okay, not sure if that's an exact quote, but you get the idea.


I also liked how Mears's girlfriend (I want to say Sarah) turned into a vamp. Didn't see that one coming.

Owe, man, Dave, you're making me want to read the dark tower series

Well, gotta think about this one a bit longer....

It's the coolest, most unique set of books you'll read.

Yeah I might have to get the Dark Tower series too. But I am getting Harry Potter first!

I also thought that Sarah (Jenny?) being turned into a vampire was a shocker.

Without giving too much away: Does the Dark Tower series deal with what happened to Father Callahan? Coz he got bitten and then left Salem's Lot, if he was a normal person, being bitten would mean he would turn into a vampire. But is he immune to that because of his faith? But his faith was corrupted by the head vampire being able to beat him. So many unanswered questions.

I'm pretty sure her name was Sarah... The first time I read it I was kind of suprised, the second time, not so much

Hmm... Well, the Dark Tower series would give me something to get into before the next Harry Potter, this is true