Salem’s Lot (1975)

Brilliant! One of his Very Best. Stephen King’s take on the famous vampire novel and what a great effort it is.

Local novelist Ben Mears returns to his hometown of Salem’s Lot, Maine only to discover that a vampire has taken up residence in the town and the locals are becoming vampires.

This is a Very Good read, one of King’s personal favourites and the 1979 tv mini series does not do this book justice. I highly recommend you read the book, ignore the tv mini series and hope that a further adaptation is done which will give this novel the justice it deserves.

Carrie (1974)

The very first novel from Stephen King, the master of horror.

It’s an okay read, nice and short for anyone wanting to try a King book though the ending was a little disappointing, I preferred the 1976 movie ending but if you, like me, are a constant reader it’s definitely one not to miss.

Carrie is a young teenage girl, withdrawn and sensitive who faces taunting and abuse from classmates and her pious mother but when strange happenings begin around her, Carrie suspects that she has supernatural powers.

It was on my TBR list for ages and it was also one of the books on the buddy read list with with my daughter that we recently got around to reading.

Psycho (1960)

In my opinion, one of the best movies ever made by arguably the greatest director of them all.

This is an all time classic with Anthony Perkins giving a master class performance as Norman Bates and Janet Leigh looking her elegant best as Marion Crane directed by the one, the only Alfred Hitchcock.

Psycho should be near the top of anybody’s list of movies to watch before you die… Taking a shower has never been the same.