Inside years-long delay for Stephen King's Salem's Lot
This Sequel to Salem's Lot Should Have Been Adapted Before the Original Was Ever Remade
A critical success, eight years later, B-movie director Larry Cohen directed a (limited) theatrical sequel titled A Return to Salem's Lot from an original script. In other words, this sequel to Salem's Lot wasn't based on the already published sequel Stephen King had written in 1977,
Salem's Lot film adaptation: Key changes from the iconic Stephen king novel explained
The latest adaptation of Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot is now in cinemas and the film has made a number of changes from the source material.
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Salem’s Lot: A bloodless retread of Stephen King’s vampire classic
Salem’s Lot was Stephen King’s second novel to be published (after Carrie) and one of his personal favourites: imagining a vampire assault on small-town Maine let him craft what he likes to call “Peyton Place meets Dracula”.
Why Stephen King's Salem's Lot Sequel Has Never Gotten a Hollywood Adaptation
The short story ‘One for the Road’ returned to Salem's Lot, but the Hollywood studios don’t seem interested in making a sequel to the Stephen King classic.
This Stephen King Miniseries Is Based on a 'Salem's Lot' Prequel
Prepare for the new adaptation of Salem's Lot by watching Chapelwaite, a miniseries based around Stephen King's short story, Night Shift.
Salem’s Lot review – anaemic adaptation of Stephen King’s 70s vampire novel
It’s an ingenious, shapeshifting entity, the vampire movie; a genre that lends itself to layers of symbolism and subtext. From The Twilight Saga’s syrupy themes of adolescent romantic yearning to the bruising loneliness of a bullied child in Let the Right One In and the revisionist political history and absurdity of El Conde – featuring an undead incarnation of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet – the vampire film is rarely just about vampires.
All the changes Salem's Lot film makes to original Stephen King book
Salem's Lot is the latest film adaptation of Stephen King's novel and it's out in UK cinemas now. But the beloved book has been given a number of changes for the new film.
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Movie review: ‘Salem’s Lot’ retelling hurries through nostalgic horror
Salem’s Lot” is back again, and while it feels like a speed-reading of the classic horror story, it’s a solid reminder of how ...
‘Salem's Lot' Star Lewis Pullman Says ‘Thunderbolts' Audition Was Like Joining the FBI: ‘There Were Shredders Everywhere'
Lewis Pullman stars in Max’s new film adaptation of Stephen King's second horror novel, "Salem's Lot." He plays Ben Mears, a ...
The New Salem’s Lot Movie Doesn’t Connect To Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, But The Director Pitched A Sequel Series That Would Have
From our interview with Salem's Lot director Gary Dauberman. SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains light spoilers ...
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‘Salem’s Lot’ And The Bloody Fountain Of Youth
In this Stephen King adaptation, a vampire drinks blood to live forever. Can young blood have anti-aging effects for the ...
Streamin' King: A New 'Salem's Lot' Feature Film Takes A Crack At Improving Upon The 1979 Miniseries Misfire
This is the first Stephen King title to become a movie since 2019’s It Chapter Two, and the result is dismaying.
'Salem's Lot' minimizes the messaging, focuses on the vampire scares
Stephen King’s 1975 vampire novel “Salem’s Lot” has been adapted a couple of times, first with the Tobe Hooper 1979 ...
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“Salem’s Lot” Is A Fun, Exhilarating Time
I had heard of the film “Salem’s Lot” and if I’m not mistaken it was bested by horror writer Stephen King. I never read the ...
SALEM’S LOT : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Salem’s Lot is one of the few higher-profile Stephen King adaptations never to see the big screen, and this new direct-to-Max movie isn’t breaking the mold. Originally slotted for a 2022 release, the ...