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'Salem's Lot
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A superb novel set in classic Stephen King territory - a small new England town about to be engulfed by terror.
Turn off the television - in fact, why don't you turn off all the lights except for the one over your favourite chair? - and we'll talk about vampires here in the dim. I think I can make you believe in them.
Stephen King, from the introduction. Salem's Lot is a small New England town with the usual quota of gossips, drinkers, weirdos and respectable folk. Of course there are tales of strange happenings - but not more than in any other town its size.
Ben Mears, a moderately successful writer, returns to the Lot to write a novel based on his early years, and to exorcise the terrors that have haunted him since childhood. The event he witnessed in the house now rented by a new resident. A newcomer with a strange allure. A man who causes Ben some unease as things start to happen: a child disappears, a dog is brutally killed - nothing unusual, except the list starts to grow.
Soon surprise will turn to bewilderment, bewilderment to confusion and finally to terror....
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- Nyree
- 11-11-2015
nail bitting
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. feeling lost now its ended. best be buying another Stephen King Thriller
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- DJC
- 24-12-2016
Great Listen
King's second book after Carrie, and definitely worth a listen. Very clever composition and writing with familiar characters and a certain nostalgic charm. Would recommend.
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- Deborah
- 19-08-2016
Stephen King at his best
just as creepy as the first time i read it 20 years ago. loved the way the narrator captures the tone of each character.
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- Suzy Woozy
- 12-10-2018
Stephen King at his best.
One of my favorite Stephen King books. The reader was great. I can't recommend this book enough.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-02-2023
Gripping
I couldn’t stop listening. It reminded me why I love Stephen Kings books so much.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-05-2022
good story but the narrator changes?
Story 10/10. Narrators 5/10. The narrator changes at chapter 9 which threw me off. As you get through the chapters the pauses between get longer. Just sitting waiting in long awkward silence? Why? It take away from the story and becomes annoying.
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- Blackfyre87
- 03-07-2019
A terrifying Masterpiece
An amazing experience.
Do not listen at night!
This is one of the scariest stories I have ever experienced. In some moments I was genuinely shivering.
This is a fantastic story. There are scenes in this book which will make you look twice to your windows, and turn your knuckles white with dread. Stepehen King stretches out the suspense until the mind reaches snapping point, then somehow stretches that suspense further and darkness deeper.
However, one drawback is that Mr King makes the scares increasingly pulpy as the story progresses, which do not meet the incredible standard he is capable of.
However, when he is simply telling a tale of extreme suspense, he is unrivalled in his craft.
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- Zalman Livshiz
- 09-09-2018
A classic from the master
One of the Stephen King classics that never gets old. The Master's take on a vampire story that is sure to satisfy.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-2017
great read
this is a great reading of this super novel. one of my favourites done justice.
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- Darran Haynes
- 27-11-2017
amazing
watched the film many years ago but found the book much more rewarding (& terrifying!)
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