I think I love vampire stories??

It's a fact I need to face. Plagues spreading, characters making difficult decisions, catholic imagery, and all that jazz really entertain me. And 'salem's lot was exactly that: very entertaining.

We follow write Ben Mears who had a creepy experience at an old house when he was a child. So, of course, as an adult he needs to return to that same town and face the fear of said house. But he is distracted (aka falls on love) and, anyway, the house has new eccentric owners. And then a child goes missing. A dog is dead. Another child dies of mysterious anemia. You see where this is going.

In true King fashion, the ending is lackluster. But the journey is absolutely worth it. The middle portions of the book were a creepy delight.

Recommended if you like stories of vampires that terrorize whole towns, like Stephen King's uncanny ability to create a cast of several dozen believable New Englanders, and are in the mood for some gruesome descriptions. 4 stars.