Salem’s Lot

An author returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover that the townspeople are being attacked by a bloodthirsty vampire. (IMDB)

Writer Gary Dauberman intended to make vampires frightening again. He wanted to get away from the sexier, more romanticized undead that have infested pop culture for much of the past quarter century. Even if we enjoy Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, it felt good to see the return of ugly and purely evil vampires.

Salem’s Lot is a two hours long fantastic movie, stuffed with terrific actors who create memorable characters. The dialogues are great, some of it made us genuinely laugh. The effects are top notch and there was a real tension in some scenes.

This is not the first adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. Previously, it was adapted for television: the 1979 mini series Salem’s Lot (1979). A follow up in 1987 called A Return to Salem’s Lot (1987) was created for the big screen, and a TV mini series Salem’s Lot (2004) in 2004.

We haven’t seen the other versions and we didn’t read the book. However, we enjoyed this adaptation very much and I would recommend the movie to any vampire fan.