Book Review!

Today's book is a Stephen King classic. I don't read or watch much horror because, well, I'll be honest: I'm a scaredy-cat. But I definitely have a much easier time reading horror than watching it, so although I only read it in the light of day, it wasn't too bad to get through this book.

                                                                                                                                                                                                            

If you couldn't tell, this is a vampire novel. I'm a big fan of Stephen King, I think he's an excellent writer, even if he does scare the crap out of me. I actually have a stack of beautiful hardcover SK books that I haven't even read yet because I'm a "buck buck" (chicken). Published in 1975, it comes long after Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and gives a modernized perception of vampires. On the other hand, it also comes long before Stephanie Meyers' 2005 popular series Twilight, which I believe ridiculously romanticizes vampires and fuels teenage lust and angst. 

This story is set in a small town in Maine, where a man goes back to his hometown only to have the town become overrun by vampires. It's spooky, but well-written and I loved reading it. I learned a couple of fun facts about this book as I was researching for this post, and here's a couple of cool things about it:

-It was made into a TV series twice; once in 1979 and again in 2004.

-BBC made it a seven part radio series.

-'Salem's Lot is shortened from Jerusalem's Lot because the publishers thought it sounded too religious.

-There have been several different covers, I picked this one because it's the cover of the copy I own.

-The original title was Second Coming, but King changed it because his wife said it sounded too much like a bad smut novel title.

That's all for today guys! Thanks for stopping by!