Salem's Lot: Everything We Know About The Upcoming Stephen King Adaptation
Stephen King's 1975 horror novel Salem's Lot is getting its first-ever feature film adaptation this year, at the hands of screenwriter and director Gary Dauberman. The book, which is King's second published novel, falls under the haunted house and vampire subgenres of horror and has been adapted as a miniseries twice: first by Tobe Hooper in 1979, and then by Mikael Salomon in 2004.
The author of Carrie, The Shining, and It (which remains the highest-grossing horror movie of all time), Stephen King adaptations rarely miss, so of course, the buzz around Salem's Lot is strong. With fans eager to know more about the movie, and its release date on the horizon, here's what to expect from the upcoming remake.
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Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot (nicknamed Salem's Lot) after 25 years to gain inspiration for his next novel. Planning to write about the old Marsten House, which comes with a dark haunted history, Mears learns the property has been purchased by business partners Kurt Barlow and Richard Straker who want to turn the place into an antique furniture store.
Barlow, an Austrian immigrant, is absent from town on an alleged buying trip, but Mears is suspicious. When he discovers the residents of Salem's Lot are being turned into vampires, Mears suspects the eccentric antiques dealer is to blame and assembles a ragtag group of people to protect his hometown.
Playing Ben Mears is rising actor Lewis Pullman. Best known for his roles in The Strangers Prey At Night and Bad Times at the El Royale, Pullman recently starred in Top Gun: Maverick, as supporting character Bob, and Amazon Prime's neo-Western sci-fi series Outer Range, as
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