Going into ’Salem’s Lot, I didn’t know what to expect — so imagine my surprise when I realized it was a vampire story. This could have easily gone the route of camp or cliché, but it doesn’t. Instead, King treats his vampires seriously, crafting a chilling and believable story that feels both classic and fresh.
n today’s episode of “What Genre Did Michael Crichton Write?” we find he has a penchant for European historical fiction with a dash of American Western flair thrown in for good measure. Just when you think you’ve got him pegged as the guy who writs about deadly microorganisms or rogue neurosurgery experiments, here he is, transporting us to the grimy streets and gilded railcars of Victorian-era England.
With this book, I have now read everything by Thomas Harris. A whopping six novels – 4 of which feature Hannibal Lecter. This was not a Lecter novel. It was, in fact, Harris’s first novel and a response to the Munich Olympic massacre in 1972.
