Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
Horror Fantasy
Published 1975 Pages 484 ~8h Rating ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.16 Audience Adult Heat 🔥🔥🔥 Pacing Mixed Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 4 — Dark
Violence, trauma and morally harsh outcomes
Synopsis
A stranger with an evil secret harms the lives of many inhabitants of a small New England town.
Tropes
Ancient Evil AwakensDark LordGothic CastleRebellion
Awards
★ World Fantasy Nominee★ Locus Nominee🏆 British Fantasy Winner
Tone
Dark & SeriousGrimdarkMysterious
Content Warnings
graphic-violencechild-deathpsychological-trauma
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