tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4290202722273892118..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (1975): Because The Night Belongs to UsWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-78717506371223049682017-05-31T11:58:07.704-07:002017-05-31T11:58:07.704-07:00David, absolutely!David, absolutely!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-73680149714904020122017-05-28T22:49:16.264-07:002017-05-28T22:49:16.264-07:00The part in the book where Danny and Ralphie Glick...The part in the book where Danny and Ralphie Glick are walking home in the woods from Mark Petrie's house creeps the hell out of me to this day. Such a very simple, very brief, and yet very terrifying section. Never again will I walk in the woods at night, even just outside my house. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086081761530021646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-55055230799636447232016-12-02T15:10:41.951-08:002016-12-02T15:10:41.951-08:00John, there was a remake for cable TV in 2004 or s...John, there was a remake for cable TV in 2004 or so with Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland, and it was just okay.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-19805525830987500012016-09-23T16:52:33.010-07:002016-09-23T16:52:33.010-07:00The face always looked like wrought iron to me, an...The face always looked like wrought iron to me, and you're right--it's tremendously evocative and strange. This is a great book, and one that lingers in the memory for years; even now, I can still remember details like the woman trying to feed her dead son, or the boys floating outside the window...they should remake this again. I don't think the movie did it justice.John Seaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-25472623816811586422015-06-23T03:39:05.324-07:002015-06-23T03:39:05.324-07:00That passage you quoted above, about Marsten killi...That passage you quoted above, about Marsten killing his wife, is just superb. Brilliant.<br />I REALLY need to read this again, it's been a long time!Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305014002247084812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-45562062363776781752011-08-29T06:08:11.994-07:002011-08-29T06:08:11.994-07:00Cool, Skoob, thanks for stopping by. This book doe...Cool, Skoob, thanks for stopping by. This book doesn't let go easily...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-36389417361483415682011-08-28T14:07:41.263-07:002011-08-28T14:07:41.263-07:00I was about 19 when I read this. I was working a n...I was about 19 when I read this. I was working a night shift in a factory, and somebody had left this lying around. The cover of the copy I read was just plain black (this in England) with slightly embossed/raised lettering indicating the author and the title. But still plain black. It scared the crap out of me. Been a fan ever since. I write humorous news spoofs on the net, and in part, King wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-18630659259989837792010-12-14T00:24:41.989-08:002010-12-14T00:24:41.989-08:00I think King's book Salem's Lot is one of ...I think King's book Salem's Lot is one of the most scariest book that I have read. Actually, King was not my favorite writer not until a friend of mine suggested his books. So, given the fact that I am also a fan of horror stories, I decided to try Salem's Lot. The first chapter was a little bit vague but as the chapter goes on, I found it very exciting. Each chapter was well writtenGastonia DUI Lawyerhttp://www.powmac.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-78080214748670392472010-06-01T10:52:28.814-07:002010-06-01T10:52:28.814-07:00I devoured this one sitting in my yard at the age ...I devoured this one sitting in my yard at the age of 14 utterly rapt and clutching the thing in the lap as I read. One of King's very best.AmandaMLyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416497472705278963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-49548848352424976322010-05-25T15:38:38.889-07:002010-05-25T15:38:38.889-07:00Great take on 'Salem's Lot.
Far and awa...Great take on 'Salem's Lot. <br /><br />Far and away the scariest scenes in the book are those involving the Glick boy, whether he's outside the window or laughing softly in Matt Burke's spare room.The Idler After Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349725567379546628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-43456962712355733482010-05-22T21:14:42.800-07:002010-05-22T21:14:42.800-07:00"But I wonder, is that feeling even possible ..."But I wonder, is that feeling even possible today?"<br />The first thing that popped into my head was: I wonder if he's heard of 'The House Next Door'? I found it not too long ago in a used book shop and yes, that feeling IS possible! Then I checked your archives and sure enough, you've read it! 'House of Leaves' is similarly dread-inducing (though a very tough AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084216883655540363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-15941040797169050092010-05-21T08:18:41.124-07:002010-05-21T08:18:41.124-07:00Thanks for the compliments! I recall watching some...Thanks for the compliments! I recall watching some of the original TV movie way back when on an old b/w TV with rabbit ears! Don't think my mom let me watch all of it. But of course the book is way more powerful and in-depth. Without a doubt a modern horror classic.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-10827851859672708402010-05-20T22:39:05.524-07:002010-05-20T22:39:05.524-07:00Great, great cover. Understated almost to the poin...Great, great cover. Understated almost to the point of invisibility, but troublingly eerie at the same time. My ideal of not only how a horror book should, but the feelings it should arouse, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-69068689204583855152010-05-20T18:16:24.662-07:002010-05-20T18:16:24.662-07:00This has been a book that I've been dying to r...This has been a book that I've been dying to read for a while. There's just something about it that seemed to say to me "THIS is Stephen King's scariest book" and I've vied to devour it ever since. <br /><br />Perhaps I feel that way from my memories of the TV movie. I remember seeing that in fifth grade around Halloween. Of course it was the scene with the vampire boy Jose Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152405075039057304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-16584107718645915062010-05-20T16:22:10.678-07:002010-05-20T16:22:10.678-07:00Just re-read the scene where Mike Ryerson, the gra...Just re-read the scene where Mike Ryerson, the gravedigger, is burying the recently dead Glick boy. I've re-read that scene time after time and it never fails to raise goosebumps. Shudder!lazlo azavaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947137317385572671noreply@blogger.com