'salems's Lot by Stephen King

I'm reading this one on recommendation. 'salem's Lot is Stephen Kings second novel and is mainly about rising author Ben Mears and his experiences in a town which he visited shorty as a child. In order to write his new novel on the infamous Marsten House, where a man killed his wife 32 years prior, Ben returns to Jerusalem's Lot to examine the house, hoping it will serve as a muse for his novel. The town, like many others, is a source for gossip, mostly including the new 'outsiders' that have recently moved in for who knows how long. The book frequently switches stories, ranging from insignificant townspeople in shaky marriages to the grieving family of two boys, both of whom are assumed dead. So many stories combined in one book seems impossible to follow, but the individual accounts of each person connects to the other in some way. No doubt the characters will meet up at some point in time.
When the Marsten House is inexplicably occupied by two seemingly harmless businessmen, strange occurrences take place in the dry old town of 'salem's Lot, including the disappearance of one of the Glick boys, and the 'death' of the other. From the inferences told by old Matt Burke, puncture marks on the neck of his former student Mike Reyerson and the reaction Mike had after Matt introduced him to a crucifix, one can assume what is lurking about in 'salem's Lot. Indeed, Matt assumes as much, causing others who he confided in to question his sanity.
Now, Ben Mears and his girlfriend Susan Norton are determined to prove him right, ignoring rational thought. All three want to think that Danny Glick and Mike Reyerson had died from the same unknown causes, but Matt's description is impossible to ignore, with his encounter with Mike, having been announced dead hours before, and the high evil laugh of a child in the guest room which Mike had occupied before his 'death.' With these factors in mind, Matt, Ben, and Susan, consider the impossible and embrace the evil in 'salem's Lot.