As a devoted fan of Stephen King since youth, I am familiar with Salem’s Lot and its chilling narrative of bloodthirsty vampires infiltrating a small town.
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As a devoted fan of Stephen King since youth, I am familiar with Salem’s Lot and its chilling narrative of bloodthirsty vampires infiltrating a small town. Many will recall the 1979 TV series adaptation, a tale potent enough to dissuade late-night trips to the kitchen or even a glance out the window.
The latest adaptation of King’s 1975 bestselling novel Salem’s Lot, directed by Gary Dauberman and produced by the team behind The Conjuring universe, has quick-pace thrills and is more terrifying than the original TV series. While it lacks the character development, and yes, the nostalgia is part of it, the film also brings a new approach, cinematically, in terms of how the terror builds up and maintains its momentum in under just two hours.
Set in the mid-70s, Salem’s Lot follows author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in…