StephenKing'ssecondnovel,theclassicvampirebestseller'SALEM'SLOT,tellsthestoryofevilinsmall-townAmerica.Forthefirsttimeinamajortradeedition,thisterrifyingnovelisaccompaniedbypreviouslyunpublishedmaterialfromKing'sarchive,twoshortstories,andeeriephotographsthatbringKing'sfictionaldarknessandeviltovividlife.
WhenStephenKing'sclassicthriller'SALEM'SLOThitthestandsin1975,itthrilledandterrifiedmillionsofreaderswithtalesofdemonicevilinsmall-townAmerica.Now,thirtyyearslaterandstillscaringreaderswitless,'SALEM'SLOTreemergesinabrilliantnewedition,completewithphotographs,fiftypagesofdeletedandalternatescenes,andtwoshortstoriesrelatedtotheeventsofthenovel.
Whiletheoriginaleditionof'SALEM'SLOTwillforeverbeapremierhorrorclassic,'SALEM'SLOT:ILLUSTRATEDEDITION,withtheinclusionofmaterialfromKing'sarchive,isdestinedtobecomeaclassicinitsownrightandamust-haveforallStephenKingfans.Inthisedition,thehair-raisingstoryofJerusalem'sLot,asmalltowninMainewhoseinhabitantssuccumbtotheevilallureofanewresident,istoldastheauthorenvisionedit,completewithfiftypagesofalternateanddeletedscenes.Withanewintroductionbytheauthor,twoshortstoriesrelatedtotheeventsandresidentsofJerusalem'sLot,thelavishlycreepyphotographsofJerryUelsmann,andastunningnewpagedesign,thiseditionbringsthestorytolifeinwordsandpicturesasneverbefore.
Nolibrarywillbecompletewithoutthisidealcollector'sitemforanyKingaficionado,thedefinitiveillustratededitionofthegreat'SALEM'SLOT.