Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

25 reviews

maddycumerlato's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I started this book knowing that for many, it was considered one of King’s scariest novels to date. It definitely delivered in that respect. Never have I felt so unsettled and afraid for fictional people before.

Ben Mears and Mark Petrie (and Matt Burke, Susan Norton, Eva Miller, Weasel Craig, Matt Ryerson, among others who fell victim to ‘Salem’s Lot) will forever have my heart and hopes for safety in their fictitious universe… as crazy as that sounds.

Whenever I open a Stephen King novel, I know I can expect amazing worldbuilding, amazing characters, and amazing plot movement. Salem’s Lot gave me all three of these with no giant flaws in the way of me enjoying the HELL out of this book

(even as a person who just can’t get behind stories about vampires… I’ve tried. Not usually my thing)

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My 5 star read for this Halloween. Truly chilling, just as you’d expect it to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual assault

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Homophobia

darkpizza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

seanajk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Bullying, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Cursing

kellyd's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well-written. King knows how to craft a sentence; that's for sure. Scenery, character description, small town life, all beautifully done. The plot is reminiscent to Dracula. I must ask though: how is this scary or considered horror? Was anyone actually afraid reading this?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape