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‘Salem’s Lot’ at 50: Stephen King Brings Classic Vampires Into the Modern World [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

October 31, 2025 Jenn Adams Podcasts, salem's lot, Stephen King

“The town knew darkness.” When most non-horror fans conjure up the image of a vampire, they picture Bram Stoker’s legendary Dracula sitting in his dusty Transylvanian castle flanked by his devilish vampiric brides. But Constant Readers invariably picture an erudite antiques dealer and his bald familiar lurking in the darkness of the Marsten house. Stephen […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ – The 7 Horror Sequences That Elevate Max’s New Stephen King Adaptation

October 7, 2024 Jenn Adams Editorials, Gary Dauberman, Horror, Movies, salem's lot, Stephen King, Vampires

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Salem’s Lot (2024). In the world of horror, it doesn’t get much scarier than vampires. There’s just something so creepy about a malevolent night creature lurking outside your window in the dead of night, persuading you to let him come in. One of the most unnerving examples of […]

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Now Showing: On ‘Salem’s Lot’, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’, ‘Alien on Stage’ [Halloweenies Podcast]

October 7, 2024 Michael Roffman Alien, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Curfew, Halloweenies, Hell High, Podcasts, salem's lot, The Forever Purge

With Now Showing , your Halloweenies gather each month for a review on something new and something old in horror. This month, co-hosts Michael Roffman and Rachel Reeves are joined by Sammie Kuykendall of The Lady Killers: A Feminine Rage Podcast. Together, they discuss recent fare like ‘Salem’s Lot , Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , Alien on […]

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Gary Dauberman’s Initial ‘Salem’s Lot’ Cut Was 3 Hours Long and Included Marsten House Opening

October 4, 2024 Meagan Navarro Derek Mears, Gary Dauberman, Movies, salem's lot

The long-awaited movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot from director Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) is now available to stream on Max, unleashing a stylish vampire outbreak without much in the way of story. It turns out that there was a much longer cut of the film that Dauberman ultimately trimmed down for a leaner runtime. […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Has No Bite, No Blood, No Heart [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

October 4, 2024 Michael Roffman Gary Dauberman, Podcasts, salem's lot, Stephen King

Half a decade later, Gary Dauberman‘s long-awaited and much-delayed adaptation of Stephen King‘s ‘Salem’s Lot has hit… Max. The Losers assemble outside the Marsten House to a record a review for the ages, finally sinking their teeth into a production they’ve been covering nearly since the beginning of the podcast. Join co-hosts Randall Colburn, Jenn […]

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First Week of October Kicks Off With These 15 New Horror Movies!

October 3, 2024 John Squires CrackCoon, featured, Frankie Freako, Hold Your Breath, House of Spoils, It's What's Inside, Little Bites, Monster Summer, Movies, salem's lot, Spin the Bottle, The Forest Hills, The Platform 2, topnews, V/H/S/Beyond

Are you ready for one of the biggest Octobers of all time? This Halloween season is packed with 50+ new release horror movies, a good portion of them releasing this week alone. Here’s all the new horror releasing from October 1 – October 6, 2024! For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to […]

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Children of the Vampire: Horror’s Many Returns to ‘Salem’s Lot’ Over the Years

October 2, 2024 Jenn Adams A Return to Salem’s Lot, Castle Rock, Chapelwaite, Editorials, Jerusalem’s Lot, Movies, One for the Road, salem's lot, Stephen King, Tobe Hooper

WARNING: The following contains minor spoilers for various adaptations of Salem’s Lot. In addition to character-driven novels and disturbing horror, Stephen King is known for writing folksy stories set in the rural Northeast. His bestselling It takes place in Derry, a close approximation to Bangor, Maine, and he’s been returning to Castle Rock, a town […]

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How Tobe Hooper’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ Remixed Stephen King’s Tale of Small Town Horror

October 1, 2024 Jenn Adams Adaptation, Editorials, Movies, salem's lot, Stephen King, Tobe Hooper, Vampires

1974 was a big year for horror. In April, a young writer named Stephen King published his first novel, Carrie, kicking off five decades of bestselling fiction. In October, Tobe Hooper released The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a chaotic nightmare centering a cannibalistic family in a bone-strewn home. Both creators would go on to become […]

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Max Celebrates Halloween with “No Sleep October” Collection, Including ‘Salem’s Lot,’ ‘MaXXXine,’ and ‘Trap’

October 1, 2024 Meagan Navarro Caddo Lake, MAX, Movies, salem's lot, Trap

October is here! Which means peak Halloween season is now underway, and that includes the launch of “No Sleep October,” a month-long celebration for Halloween and horror fans alike at Max. Max’s brand new exclusive films, a best-in-class horror library, imaginative curations, designs, and specially designed art featuring iconic stars from fans’ favorite scary movies […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Review – New Adaptation Guts Stephen King’s Story for Empty Vampire Scares

September 26, 2024 Meagan Navarro Gary Dauberman, Movies, Reviews, salem's lot, Stephen King

Writer/Director Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot makes it easy to see why the previous two adaptations of Stephen King’s 1975 novel were miniseries. King packs his stories with rich character work and humanity, so much so that the 1979 and 2004 adaptations couldn’t condense 439 pages into any less than 181 minutes of runtime. After sitting […]

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Beyond Fest 2024 Lineup Includes ‘Salem’s Lot,’ ‘Terrifier 3,’ the “Shush Cut” of ‘Hush,’ and So Much More

September 12, 2024 Meagan Navarro Beyond Fest 2024, Cloud, Hush, Movies, salem's lot, Saw, Terrifier 3, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, V/H/S/Beyond

Beyond Fest 2024 announced today its complete, insanely packed slate of programming comprising 82 features, including 16 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 1 North American Premiere, 3 US Premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. Buckle up for 15 days of cinematic mayhem. The fest returns to Los Angeles for its 12th edition spanning September 25 […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ – Watch the Trailer for Max’s Stephen King Horror Movie

September 12, 2024 John Squires featured, Movies, salem's lot, Stephen King, topnews

The long-awaited movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot from director Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) is coming exclusively to Max this Halloween season. Salem’s Lot premieres on Max on October 3, 2024. Watch the official trailer for Max’s Salem’s Lot below. Stephen King had recently tweeted praise for the film. He wrote earlier this year, “I’ve seen the new SALEM’S LOT and it’s […]

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“Die Jason! Die!”: Six Badass Horror Movie Fans Like Tommy Jarvis [Friday the 13th Week]

September 11, 2024 Luiz H. C. Editorials, Friday the 13th Week, Friday The 13th: The final chapter, Fright Night, horror fans, Movies, salem's lot, Scream, The Gate, The Lost Boys, The Monster Squad, tommy jarvis

Presented by Paramount Scares, Friday the 13th Week sees Bloody Disgusting heading to Camp Crystal Lake for a series of features that celebrate the Voorhees family and their influence. Yesterday, Rachel Reeves highlighted other camp-adjacent scares. Today, Luiz H.C. takes inventory of all the horror movie fans in horror similar to franchise hero Tommy Jarvis. […]

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New ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Sinks Its Teeth into Max on October 3, 2024

September 10, 2024 John Squires MAX, Movies, salem's lot, Stephen King

The long-awaited movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot from director Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) is coming exclusively to Max this Halloween season. Announced today, Salem’s Lot premieres on Max on October 3, 2024. Stay tuned for the official trailer, coming very soon… Stephen King had recently tweeted praise for the film. He wrote earlier this year, “I’ve seen […]

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Two-Minute Clip from the New ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie Prepares for a Barlow Sighting

September 6, 2024 John Squires MAX, Movies, salem's lot, Stephen King

The long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot from director Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) is finally hitting Max this October, and Entertainment Weekly ran a preview piece today that includes the first clip from the new movie. The outlet explains, “In EW’s exclusive clip from Salem’s Lot, Ben [Lewis Pullman] and Susan [Makenzie Leigh] join Alfre Woodard as Dr. […]

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