Blunting a Stephen King Story on Max
SALEM'S LOT Director on How Adapting Stephen King's Novel Was "More Challenging" Than He Expected
I’ve been very excited about finally being able to watch the new film adaptation of Stephen King ’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot . The movie has been met with mixed reviews, but I can’t wait to watch it for myself.
Stephen King’s Vampire Classic ‘Salem’s Lot’ Is Now a Nightmare-Inducing Film
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.
‘Salem’s Lot’ Review: Blunting a Stephen King Story on Max
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”),
Salem’s Lot Director Reveals First Cut of Stephen King Movie Was 3 Hours
Writer-director Gary Dauberman discusses the long journey of finding the new Salem's Lot, including major support from no less than Stephen King who fought to get the movie out into the world.
Salem’s Lot cast explain how the movie stays true to Stephen King’s story despite its many plot changes
Exclusive: Salem’s Lot stars Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodward, and Makenzie Leigh explain how they honored author Stephen King in the new adaptation despite storyline changes
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How Will the ‘Salem’s Lot’ Remake Compare to the Original?
Though we don’t know if the remake will include this scene, the odds are good; both of Dauberman’s It films include almost ...
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SALEM’S LOT Offers Vampire Horror to Sink Your Teeth Into
L ike the classic depiction of a vampire, the film adaptation of Salem’s Lot from Warner Bros. almost didn’t see the light of ...
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Salem’s Lot Cast Discuss Making a Horror Movie Setting
Salem's Lot, while undoubtedly a horror movie, is a story about a small group of people banding together to protect their neighborhood from the threat of the undead. This mix of drama and horror ...
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‘Salem’s Lot’ Review: The Latest Stephen King Remake Raises the Bloody Bar
Gary Dauberman’s remake of “Salem’s Lot,” however, raises the bar. It may be the only Stephen King remake that gets it right. Tobe Hooper’s classic mini-series adaptation from 1979 is ...
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Salem's Lot streams on Max beginning Thursday, October 3. One of the joys of being a Constant Reader of Stephen King’s horror is seeing how the master applies the trappings of genre to whatever ...
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Salem’s Lot: Stephen King fans disagree over new adaptation after it’s shunted onto streaming
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'Salem's Lot' on Max is a terrible disservice to Stephen King's vampire classic
“Salem’s Lot,” the tale of a small New England town ... The 1979 made-for-TV movie, directed by Tobe Hooper, is outstanding; the Glick brothers floating outside Mark Petrie’s window ...