Nick Pageant’s Reviews > ’Salem’s Lot > Status Update

I’m never not enthralled by this book. King’s ability to draw a character with a few lines of dialogue is a gift from the Lord above or perhaps the blessing of cocaine, either way, I love it.

“Hill House,not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it has stood for eighty years and might stand eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”

There was no sound but that brought on the breeze. The figure stood silent and thoughtful for a time. Then it stooped and stood with the figure of a child in his arms.
"I bring you this."
It became unspeakable.