Salem's Lot (2024)
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A writer returning to his hometown for inspiration discovers a terrifying vampire presence.
The story
In 1975, writer Ben Mears returns to his former hometown of Jerusalem's Lot seeking inspiration for a new book. While establishing a relationship with a local woman, he becomes aware of a growing threat. The town's peace is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious man who opens an antique store and moves into a house with a dark history. As a sinister presence begins to spread through the community, Ben must navigate the escalating danger of a vampire presence that threatens the lives of everyone in the small town.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1975, writer Ben Mears returns to Jerusalem's Lot for inspiration and begins a relationship with Susan Norton. Nearby, a man named Straker moves into the Marsten House with a hidden vampire, Kurt Barlow. After a series of attacks and deaths, the local population begins to turn into vampires. Ben, Susan, and others attempt to fight back, but the infection spreads rapidly. The story culminates at a local drive-in theater where the vampires are hiding. In a final confrontation, Ben and a young boy named Mark must face the vampire horde and the master, Barlow. Ben eventually kills the master and manages to save Mark, while the town is left decimated by the vampire plague.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 113
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Gary Dauberman
- Writers
- Gary Dauberman · writer
- Cast and characters
- Lewis Pullman · Ben Mears; Makenzie Leigh; Alfre Woodard; John Benjamin Hickey; Bill Camp; Jordan Preston Carter; Nicholas Crovetti; Spencer Treat Clark; William Sadler; Pilou Asbæk
- Genres
- supernatural horror
- Themes
- vampires; small-town secrets
- Tone and mood
- horror
- Setting
- Jerusalem's Lot in 1975
- Premise and plot tags
- vampire; horror; adaptation
- Source material / true-story basis
- 1975 novel by Stephen King
- Franchise connections
- Salem's Lot
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 47 · scale: 100 · review count: 20
- Production trivia
- The film was shortened from a duration of almost three hours.; The film was originally set to be released in theaters in September 2022.
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