'Salem’s Lot

Book Playlist

'Salem’s Lot Playlist

by Stephen King

17 tracks

balanced

Sep 13, 2026

2 mixes for this book

‘Salem’s Lot is a slow-burn descent from hometown nostalgia into creeping dread, where belief, fear, and complicity collide. This playlist moves from eerie, character-shaped atmospheres (isolated, candlelit, rural) into tense, night-haunted momentum—mirroring Ben Mears’ unraveling, the town’s escalating danger, and the fragile resistance of his small group.

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Track List

17 songs

1

Mexican Grand Prix - Reworked by Rm Hubbert

Mogwai · A Wrenched Virile Lore

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2

Channel 1 Suite

The Cinematic Orchestra · Motion

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3

Dusk

Simone · Dusk

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4

Even Flow

Pearl Jam · Ten

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5

Beat the Devil's Tattoo

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club · Beat the Devil's Tattoo (Deluxe Version)

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6

God of War (From "God of War" Soundtrack)

Bear McCreary · Epic Instrumental Gaming Soundtracks

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7

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel · In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

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8

Leather Temple

Carpenter Brut · Leather Temple

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9

Reptile

All la Glory · Bajo un Cielo Prehistórico (Homenaje a The Church)

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10

Black River

Black Bile · The Substance

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11

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Yoga Pop Ups · Yogi Translations of Radiohead

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12

The Last Goodbye

Billy Boyd · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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13

Hallowed Be Thy Name

Solitude Aeturnus · A Strange Illusion: The Tribute to Iron Maiden

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14

The Curse

Josh Ritter · So Runs The World Away

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15

The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

Andrew Lloyd Webber · Die großen Erfolge

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16

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

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17

Let’s Play Chess

Luminary Flux · Dream Department

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