'salem's Lot

'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 . . .