The Friday Face-Off is a new meme created by Books by Proxy, where the idea is to compare the UK and US covers of a book with each week being a certain theme, this week’s theme is: “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home” – a cover with a house/abandoned house.
For the theme this week I have chosen: Salem’s Lot by Stephen King.
Cover A:
Cover B:
Cover C:
Cover D:
Cover E:
Cover F:
Cover G:
Cover H:
Cover A:
Quite a variety of choices this week with various different designs on the covers, but I’m choosing Cover A as my winner purely down to the fact that I’m getting old and sentimentality has taken over, as my good friend Jill at Rant and Rave about Books bought me it as it’s one of her favourite books and she wants me to read it! 🙂
Thoughts?? Agree?? Disagree??
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Cover A and H are definitely my favourite!
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Well – would you believe we’ve chosen the same book again! – I went for Cover D but I do like your choice too.
Lynn 😀
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Oh man, oh well, great minds think a like! I’m fairly sure from the themes me, you and Sarah picked that this was one of my suggestions as I’d got the book staring at me!😂
Fingers crossed for different next week!😀😂
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I had two possible choices – The Haunting of Hill House was my other choice – but the green cover just screamed out at me!
Lynn 😀
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I like cover e. I think the minimal use of graphics creeps me out the most – in a good way!
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A and H for me! Cover E looks like someone’s had a jolly good time on it, though, with all the white ‘stains’
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Sigh! 😦 Even vampires need their happy fun alone time! 🙂
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I’m actually wondering now if vampires can make a mess like that technically *strokes chin*. I should probably ask Jill on her next Q&A :’)
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Well, in The Strain TV show about Vampires, the master vampire gives out a thick white fluid!😂
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LOL! I know what I’ll be watching this weekend :’)
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Once again, a great choice, Drew! My favourite has to be Cover G – I’m aware the fact it is smaller slightly compromises its effectiveness, but I think the reddish sky and the ruined house below it give a great sense of atmosphere and threat.
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Ah, thanks, a great choice that Lynn also chose! We may get all three of us choose the same one week! 🙂
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I like A the most as well. The dark color scheme is beautiful
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I’m with you on that choice. I like that it hints at the story. Have you ever read it?
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I have not no, but I’ve got the book and that’s the cover I own. 🙂
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Ok. It’s really good and creepy.
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I like D, G, and H.
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I don’t know what this book is about, but I also like D and F. They catch my eye and are intriguing- if I was more Into horror I could reach for those covers first.
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It’s about Vampires, I’m not sure what the actual story is though as I haven’t read it yet.😀
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Well, either way, I hope it’s great. In fact, I’m certain it will be if this is a gift from Jill. 😀
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Well, quite possibly, but we don’t tell her things like that! 🙂
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Oops! 😉
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After reading the synopsis on Goodreads, I would say Cover A and H. Cover F looks good just not for this story. I don’t understand the green of Cover D, it looks like if I was on a line waiting for a friend, then I would use that book to wave it around so my friend can find me.
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I quite like Cover D with the garish lime green, I’ve got a couple of other King books planned for face-off posts and it seems to be a collection a publisher has done of his works as there’s some other rather hideous covers of similar style for other books.
You have a point though, if you waved it around the person would definitely see it!😂
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ohhhhhh lmao!!! Who would collect such horrid covers? hmmmmm
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Who knows, that’s the question!😂
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Definitely A and H! D literally hurt my eyes! xD
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Lol, it is quite bright!😂
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TOO bright!
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Thinking C and D on this one actually. I don’t know. I have been in a minimalist sort of mood as of late. And I cannot stop looking at that green haha. Which is odd, because normally I would probably find it atrocious! I don’t even remember which one I own. Scanning through my books now, but cannot locate it?!
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Ha, I would think if you owned the lurid green cover you’d be able to spot it!😂
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HAHA! I was seriously just saying the same thing to myself. I have a ton of King though. I believe, shamefully some are still packed up in my closet. I own more of his work than any other author. Close seconds include Anne Rice and Dean Koontz.
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I like Cover A! But I also like Cover F too. It looks creepy. I haven’t read Salem’s Lot… but I’m pretty sure I watched the movie. Didn’t they make a movie ?
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I don’t think they’ve made a movie, I think it was a TV mini series but I could be wrong.😀
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Oh well maybe that’s what I saw then! Lol.
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I love cover A! That’s exactly what I think of when I hear “haunted house book”.
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A is the best cover and it fits the book better than any of them. 🙌 It’s all about the house! I think people would get the cover more if they had read the book. I completely agree with your choice. The other covers just don’t make sense to me for this book. You’ll see what I mean after you read it. 🙂
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Ah, “all about the house” that explains why there’s houses on a few of the covers then!😂
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Yes! You need to find out why it’s all about the house. It’s awesome! 🙌
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I liked A the best as well, but I suspect most of that has to do with the fact that that is the version I read…
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I like your pick! I’ve never read this, but the synopsis sounds creeptastic!
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It’s supposed to be really good but I haven’t read it yet either.😀
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definitely agree with you on this one!
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Loved the movie with Rob Lowe! (I think that’s who was in it…)
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I’m not sure, I haven’t seen the movie or read the book yet, I know he’s in The Stand though.😀
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