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    An R rated version set in 1975 would be sweet.

    The director of the new It would make a fantastic Salem’s Lot. I agree, would be fun to see a new reboot.[/QUOTE]

    An R rated version set in 1975 would be sweet.
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    Hard to believe it was 40 years ago today that...

    Hard to believe it was 40 years ago today that Benjaman Mears arrived in Jerusalem's Lot for a homecoming he would never forget...
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    I don't consider Susan Norton flaky or ditzy;...

    I don't consider Susan Norton flaky or ditzy; just someone in her early twenties trying to forge an identity. She was actually courageous, proactive, and impetuous when she decided that Ben, Matt, &...
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    SK is unabashed in admitting 'Salem's Lot...

    SK is unabashed in admitting 'Salem's Lot intentionally paralells Dracula. He's just a much better writer than Stoker was! Since SL is my favorite book I was willing to invest time reading the other...
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    Outside of the culteral gap, which is mostly...

    I agree. 'Salem's Lot doesn't hold up to modern times.[/QUOTE]

    Really?? I just finished a re-read recently and I still enjoyed it immensely though, the culture at the time is dated compared to...
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    Having read this book annually since 1976 I don't...

    Having read this book annually since 1976 I don't have a whole lot of objectivity. That said I never tire of the story and that is because of how well written it is. For me it elicits feelings of...
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    I've read this book annually since 1976 and it...

    I've read this book annually since 1976 and it remains my personal favorite. The pacing of the story, the way King brings the reader along for an intimate look at small town life, the foreboding and...
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    I have been fortunate enough to read the original...

    I have been fortunate enough to read the original manuscript of SL (titled Second Coming) and it is amazing how well written the story was in its first draft. SK had just turned 25 when he began...
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    Mark Petrie tied up in the room in which Hubie...

    Mark Petrie tied up in the room in which Hubie Marsten hung himself.
    'Salem's Lot is my all-time favorite book and one that I have read annually since 1976!
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