This was a great book, Stephen King does a wonderful job of bringing the folklore of the vampire to life. This story takes place in the little town of 'salem's lot, or more formerly Jerusalem's lot. Slowly but surely vampires start to take over the town, and it's up to Ben Mears, Mark Petrie, Jimmy Cody, Susan Norton, Father Callahan, & Matt Burke to stop them. Mark was my favorite character, since I am a child also, and I love monsters and horror. I reccomend ths book to all King and horror fans.