Despite Stephen King’s prodigious output of fiction and the 50-odd movie adaptations of his work, he remains a tough nut to translate. The argument could be made that the only filmmakers to capture the delicious dread lying under the skin of the creepier King story have been Brian De Palma (“Carrie”) and Stanley Kubrick (“The Shining”),

Stephen King has shared his enthusiasm about the upcoming Salem's Lot adaptation in the best way possible. "My and my friend the Count await the premiere of the latest 'SALEM'S LOT, October 3, HBO Max ," he wrote on Twitter, along with a photo of him with a framed poster of the movie, holding a Dracula figure – perfect for a vampire movie.

This year, Stephen King fans around the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Carrie, which is notably the first novel that the author had published – but Constant Readers will note that it wasn’t his first piece of published fiction.

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Every Constant Reader has their own special Stephen King origin story. For example, my personal fascination with the author dates back to watching director Mary Lambert’s Pet Se

The once AWOL adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ squanders its potential by lacking any of the bite of its source material.

Salem’s Lot is one of Stephen King’s best books, and though Tobe Hooper’s 1979 TV miniseries adaptation is an uneven creature of the night, it features one scene—of a young vampire trying to gain entry into a friend’s home via a second-floor bedroom window—that’s the stuff of nightmares.

The latest screen adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel "Salem’s Lot" is finally seeing the light of day on Max this week. Find out when you can stream it.