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Ok. I'm excited now.
I was just mentioning yesterday that I wanted to watch the original 'Salem's Lot and then complained to hubs that I couldn't find it anywhere. He just came home with a present! Our Walmart has next to nothing for movies do what are the odds?? It's too late tonight but I'm diving in by the weekend.
Thinking of turning my #ReadKing into a #ReadAndWatchKing experience now. There are SO many adaptations it might be a good time.

A creepy little reread and one of my favourite King's so far. Back when vampire stories were done right! Now to see if I can find the mini-series before I move onto the next #ReadKing

#ThingsInCommon
A Lullaby for Witches + 'Salem's Lot = Set in New England

#bookspinbingo #Roll100 #aestheticallymatched
@Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

#MarchStats

Books completed:
The Fellowship of the Ring - 4.5⭐
'Salem's Lot - 5⭐
Aurora Rising - 4.25⭐

Still reading:
The Lord of Chaos
The Wolves of Calla
Aurora Burning

Total pages read: 1,491
Avg. pages/day: ~48.1

I'm a lil bit in late 😅😅

#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz
Thanks @Eggs for the tag!

1. Vampire novels... I'm not sure it can be considered as a proper genre 😅
2. Tagged one ❤
3. Anne Rice, of course ❤❤

1️⃣ Horror 💀
2️⃣ ✔️
3️⃣ Robert R. McCammon

#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz

I was wondering why everyone was so quiet today...my #tarottakeover post for yesterday never posted!!!

The last draw is the unknown. What is underneath. What worries us. And of course the card is the Three of Swords. A card steeped in isolation, heartbreak, and betrayal. They just can't ever be polite can there?

I will likely never wax rhapsodic about Stephen King‘s sentences or comment on his lyricism, but damn if he isn‘t one of the best storytellers out there. Here, he builds suspense beautifully, shows us just enough, and isn‘t afraid to take down major characters. And he‘s so good at creating deplorable characters! This one was fun.

My reading buddy is making sure I don't get too scared.

#catsoflitsy

Outside Verbatim

I hadn't read this one before and it was a good one. An oldie as its King's second novel from 1975 focused on vampires in the small town of Jerusalem's Lot. An enjoyable read!!

2022 Reread #2 - A while ago, I decided to start reading King in order of publication. I considered skipping books already read, but after rereading Salem‘s Lot, I‘m not. I originally read this in 2009, which was long enough for me to forget some details. I thoroughly enjoyed this all over again. I forgot how much I loved and loathed some of the characters. Ugh, Mrs. Norton. Definitely worth 18 hours on audio. #Booked2022 #adaptedforthesmallscreen

I have not been active in Litsy for some time. I‘m going to try to remedy that. I signed up for two buddy reads four-ish years ago. I bought a lot of hardcover and softcover books by Stephen King for the #losersclub. I also signed up for the Terry Pratchett read along. I‘m not sure why, but I quickly lost interest in the Pratchett books. Around the same time, we had a couple of deaths in the family, both of my parents passed. Continued…

“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.”

I've decided that the current flu floating through my house is not a flu but an evil demon of sickness looking for the perfect host.

I'm over it. Time to boil that bitch out!

#bookandbath #ReadKing #exorcismbath

Haven't read enough King to say how this ranks in comparison to others in his bibliography, but it was suspenseful.

“Salems Lot” by Steven King is about a man named Ben Mears who has returned to his hometown Jerusalems Lot to explore the history of the Marsten house. A old large house that is the subject of story‘s that may or may not be true and will help him with inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys travel into the woods and only one returns alive Mears begins to understand that something evil is at work.

I mostly enjoyed this. Like much of Stephen King's books there was some weirdness in the depiction of women. Parts of it got quite spooky, but it's not my favourite of his books.

I'm still working on these, but wanted to make sure that my hours counted toward my point totals!
#scarathlon #teamslaughter

#panspookathon #20in4 #campweekendween #itsbritneywitch #trickortreatathon #wickedathon #spookoweenreadathon #vampathon #bookspinbingo #fallintoreading #spoopathon #spooktober
12*10*20=2,400+1=2,401 pts
@Clwojick

Look what came through my letterbox today 💕

Thanks for alerting me to the availability of another literary miscellany that I needed in my life @vivastory - it looks amazing 😊

Also looking forward to another Stephen King... he's one of the most readable authors I've come across.

Thank you again @MaleficentBookDragon #AllHallowseveswap

Thanks for the tag @Ast_Arslan 🙋‍♂️

1️⃣ Not particularly but I did read 'salems Lot last year around Halloween time, another one I think is a cool read for that time of year is 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury 🖤

2️⃣ I certainly hope so because we've got lots of candy, cakes and little Halloween baggies for it! 🍭🍬🍪

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

I lost my post 😂 so here is the short and sweet: not a great week for #screamathlon2021 but I saw my kids ❤️ @StayCurious #teamhendrix

Week 2: 250
Total Points: 700

The King delivered (as usual) ready to watch the series.

So glad I read the intro by King, I didn‘t know what to expect, but I‘m glad I went in knowing his intention was ‘what if Dracula came to Maine instead of England?‘ Cause yeah, that sums it up, and he did a perfect job answering that!

This was my #bookspin pick @TheAromaofBooks
#RoaringWolf cover has green and orange @Roary47 @Littlewolf1
#screamathlon @4thhouseontheleft
#wickedathon #scarathlon2021 @StayCurious

When you‘re behind on the #scarathlonphotochallenge but Stephen King has you covered! #carnival #cemetary #vampires @Linsy @StayCurious @Clwojick

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Every so often I come across a King that just doesn't do it for me. This was one of those. I might have enjoyed it more with a different narrator.

This was my #bookspin @thearomaofbooks
#scarathlon #teamhendrix
15+1+(10H×10×18R)=1,816
@StayCurious
Was hoping to watch the miniseries of this one for #screamathon, but I didn't like it enough to pay to watch. @4thhouseontheleft
#littenlisten @aperfectmjk #spookoweenreadathon @TheSpineView

My #bookspinbingo for October (I've completed 3 already). Both #bookspin and #doublespin are Stephen King. 🤷‍♀️
@TheAromaofBooks

Quickly went through my physical books to choose potential picks for my #scarathlon #tbr Anything I should prioritize getting to?

Lots more possibilities with ebooks and audiobooks as well! I need a whole year of spooky and/or mystery reading.

@Clwojick

I can‘t believe it‘s taken me so long to read this considering my undying love for all things Stephen King. I‘m only 1/3 way through and I still have no idea what‘s going on in this town (no spoilers please!)

#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz

1. Vampires, of course ❤
2. Salem's Lot ❤
3. Medusa 🐍

@Mavey wanna play?

Not sure how I feel about the casting/directing choice for the upcoming adaptation of one of my favorite King novels. I love IT, especially chapter 2, but I don't think it's so much the writing that makes those movies special as it is the performances & Andy Muschietti's direction.

People KNOW me! 😁 I LOVE BOOKS!!

A friend insisted to me yesterday that Stephen King was both “better than” (!!!) & “the modern-day equivalent of” Ray Bradbury. Admittedly, I‘ve never read any Stephen King but everything inside of me rebelled at the notion.

He recommended Salem‘s Lot (I‘m sure because he‘s a high school friend & I was utterly obsessed with Buffy as a teen) but I have some questions:

1) He‘s wrong, right? 😅
2) Which King would you recommend that I start with?

I had no idea King wrote a vampire story. It was in 75 and I‘m curious if it‘s responsible for the modern day vamp resurgence we have now. It reads like a classic (with an interesting twist) but in 1975 it would have been original and terrifying.

I want to get up, but this is where I live now, at least until her dinner time.

Almost done with this book (finally).

#dogsoflitsy

I'm still down with a cold and can't wait to be able to breathe through my nose again. Started this today after realizing that I should've hit borrow on the copy of UNDER THE DOME I was reading a sample of in Libby yesterday because someone checked it out today. Go figure. 🤷‍♀️

This feels very early King to me so far.

in the prologe King stated he wanted to write a different kind of vampire novel and I expected that, but in the end it is another “regular” vampire novel - at least for me. For my taste the “heros” ended up finding out what was going on too early. The really interesting part for me started with the epistolary (last) chapter. I keep on wondering why he did not write the whole novel like that? 🤔🤔🤔

One of absolute favorite King novels! I have always loved this book!

I don‘t know but the pictures used for this novel already make sure that the reader feels a slight discomfort…. 😳😳😳

Opens first page - giggles because of the anticipation. 😬😬😬

My phone was down for repairs yesterday so here is my first week of totals for #littenlisten with @aperfectmjk

21 hours total

Reading by the lake 😍

#curiouscovers #blackandwhite I‘ve actually never read this book ,my friend loaned it to me . Even though I read books carefully I may end up returning it to her and reading a different edition.😬Too nice a copy for a mishap.

@TheSpineView
#Two4Tuesday

Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author and @Mavey

1. Horror and mistery
2. I'm not used to be scared by books, but #SalemsLot gave me some chills ❤

Wanna play? You're tagged! 🧡🤟🏻

What is your favorite Stephen King book?

💛💛💛💛 I love Stephen King. It did start a bit slow for the first 200 pages, but was atmospheric and honestly chilling in parts. I did get to the stage where I felt it got a bit repetitive (like how many times can a vampire kill someone) but overall a classic Stephen King and a good read.

I recommend not reading it at night. It starts slow but it picks up and man how it flows is just phenomenal!

An epistolary-style short story, one of two, found at the end of the newer editions of Salem‘s Lot. This was darker and a little less interesting to me than One For the Road. It takes place long before the events of Salem‘s Lot on and around the same piece of land. It‘s definitely creepy, with the abandoned church and the occult symbolism on the inside, and the main character‘s descent into madness.

Also found in Night Shift #readingStephenKing