Stephen King adaptation is 'half-baked' thriller
Salem's Lot: Stephen King adaptation is 'half-baked' thriller
"A fresh Stephen King adaptation should be exciting," said Christina Newland in The i Paper. "It's a shame, then, that Salem's Lot" – a small-town chiller set in 1970s Maine – has "zero new ideas or even a particularly frightening take" on the author's 1975 novel.
Next Stephen King Horror Movie Has A Huge Advantage After Salem's Lot's Divisive 2024 Remake
A mong the upcoming adaptations of the works of Stephen King is The Monkey, and it already has a huge advantage after the divisive 2024 remake of Salems Lot. The short stories and
Salem's Lot film adaptation: Key changes from the iconic Stephen king novel explained
The latest adaptation of Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot is now in cinemas and the film has made a number of changes from the source material.
Salem's Lot star Lewis Pullman would have been "terrified" to have Stephen King on set
The film's cast talk to RadioTimes.com about being "scared" on set and stepping into the world of the horror icon.
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Salem’s Lot: A bloodless retread of Stephen King’s vampire classic
Salem’s Lot was Stephen King’s second novel to be published (after Carrie) and one of his personal favourites: imagining a vampire assault on small-town Maine let him craft what he likes to call “Peyton Place meets Dracula”.
Salem’s Lot review: Insipid take on Stephen King’s horror classic is dead on arrival
We’re wanted back at “the Lot”, a place where everybody is hiding secrets, where the neighbours keep disappearing and where thirsty, ­undead bloodsuckers rarely use the front door. Fun times.
Salem's Lot: A Faithful But Shallow Adaptation Of Stephen King's Classic Vampire Novel
The vampire story dwells among the undead of literary and cinematic genres, ever available for reanimation. This year alone has seen the publicatio
"Just do the books." Mike Flanagan on adapting Stephen King's The Dark Tower
Mike Flanagan talks about his upcoming adaptation of The Dark Tower and why he believes other adaptations haven't worked.
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Review: 'Salem’s Lot' meets expectations, but nothing more
Movie reviewer Joshua Hill says 'Salem's Lot' is all fangs, no bite. The film offers just what you expect out of a modern ...
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New Stephen King Movie Is Now the Most-Watched Release on HBO’s Max: “Big payoff”
This long-awaited Stephen King adaptation is finally streaming. Upon release, it was the most-watched movie on Max. Learn ...
Salem’s Lot Stars Lewis Pullman and Makenzie Leigh on Bringing Stephen King to Life
Salem's Lot stars Lewis Pullman and Makenzie Leigh break down what they love, and what they would have loved to do, about the movie.
Salem’s Lot film review — Stephen King chiller is as creaky as a coffin lid but oddly gratifying
Benighted fools — haven’t they seen a single Dracula film? In contrast to the wry postmodern chiller mode in which all the characters are experts in genre tropes, everyone in the new adaptation of ...