SALEM'S LOT Trailer Description Teases A Terrifying Take On Stephen King's Vampire Tale

SALEM'S LOT Trailer Description Teases A Terrifying Take On Stephen King's Vampire Tale

The first footage from New Line's upcoming re-adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot screened last night during CinemaCon, and we have a detailed breakdown of what was shown right here...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 27, 2022 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Movies

Stephen King fans have been anxiously awaiting a first look at New Line's upcoming adaptation of Salem's Lot, and while we may have to wait a little longer to see the footage for ourselves, we have a detailed description of the teaser trailer that screened for those in attendance at CinemaCon last night.

The teaser begins with a group of people led by Bill Camp's character searching for a missing boy in the woods. It's noted that this is not the first child to go missing in Jerusalem's Lot, as we see a few quick shots of the townspeople being terrorized by vampires. Then, right at the end, we get a good look at the glowing-eyed bloodsuckers of King's classic tale.

Via /Film.

"We see a vampire on fire, a vampire facing down a priest, and a vampire hidden in a dark, closet-like space, inches from Matt and the aforementioned kid. The most indelible sequence, though, shows the sudden, frightening appearance of tons of vampires via a tricky pan shot. The camera focuses on a man running down the street alone, then the camera quickly pans away as someone calls his name. When it pans back, the street is suddenly swarming with vampires. It's a great, classic-feeling horror movie scare."

Salem's Lot also stars Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Pilou Asbæk, Makenzie Leigh, and Spencer Treat Clark Recent IT adaptation writer Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) directs, and also penned the screenplay.

The book tells the story of a writer named Ben Mears who returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot only to find himself drawn to an old house that traumatized him as a child. The Marsten House is an evil place, and an evil place attracts evil men. Unfortunately for Ben and the rest of the town, this time the evil men in question are powerful vampire Kurt Barlow and his devious familiar Richard Straker.

Salem's Lot was previously adapted as a 1979 miniseries from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper, featuring a scene with child-vampire scratching at the window which terrified an entire generation. There was also a far less successful 2004 version starring Rob Lowe. 

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Forthas
Forthas - 4/27/2022, 9:48 PM
In Honor of Salems Lot... I give you my 10 greatest vampire films of ALL time

1) Let the Right One In/Let Me in
2) 30 Days of Night
3) Fright Night
4) Lost Boys
5) Interview with a Vampire
6) Bram Stoker's Dracula
7) Byzantium
8) Near Dark
9) From Dusk til Dawn
10) Salem's Lot
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/28/2022, 12:07 PM
@Forthas - A great list... I'd put My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To in there somewhere... if you haven't seen it, highly recommend.
Forthas
Forthas - 4/28/2022, 7:41 PM


Just finished watching it on TUBI! Real heavy on the creep factor and suspense. I think I would revise my list and put it at either 8 or 9. Can't wait to share my Werewolf list someday!

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