num_pages: 817
description: 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. But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work 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."
language: English
title: 'Salem's Lot
titlecomplete: 'Salem's Lot
characters: Dud Rogers, Nolly Gardener, Tookey, Father Donald Callahan, Harriet Durham, Royal Snow, Susan Norton, Richard Throckett Straker, Buddy Bascomb, Matt Burke, Benjamin Mears, Cynthia Stowens, June Petrie, Larry McLeod, Danny Glick, Miss Coogan, Weasel Craig, Larry Crockett, Charles Boone, Hal Griffen, Sonny James, Joe Crane, Mark Petrie, Loretta Starcher, Dr James Cody, Mike Ryerson
genres: Audiobook, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy, Adult, Mystery, Supernatural, Fiction, Vampires, Paranormal
ratings_count: 432477
places: Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, Maine
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Signet