'salem's Lot
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 24, 2024
A Horror pick for readers exploring 'salem's Lot.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers drawn to horror set in a familiar, idyllic locale
- Themes
- American horror, Supernatural menace, Small-town danger
- Genres
- Horror, The Occult & Supernatural, Supernatural Thrillers
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NOW A NEW FILM STREAMING ON MAX • #1 BESTSELLER • Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. "A master storyteller." —The Los Angeles Times When two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work.
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In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town. With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.
Who it’s for
- Readers drawn to horror set in a familiar, idyllic locale
- Readers interested in a small-town group confronting growing evil
Where it sits
| Horror | 92% |
|---|---|
| Supernatural Thrillers | 47% |
| The Occult & Supernatural | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horror
- Psychological Fiction
- Suspense
- Authors
- Stephen King
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- December 24, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- American horror · Supernatural menace · Small-town danger
- Reading lane
- Horror