Salem's Lot

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Salem's Lot

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2024,

1h 54m,

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Mystery & Thriller

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Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

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An old-fashioned spookfest, this Salem's Lot won't be the definitive adaptation of Stephen King's famed vampire tale but it makes for a passable reintroduction to a new generation.

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Kim Newman

Sight & Sound

Dec 18, 2025

As a stab at making vampires physically and spiritually threatening again after a run of fictions more sympathetic to their outsider status, Salem’s Lot is intermittently effective.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

Oct 25, 2024

D+

Salem’s Lot rises after years in the dark, a vampire tale with no heart and no stakes.

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Chris Hewitt (UK)

Empire Magazine

Oct 15, 2024

3/5

By no means the disaster many might have expected following its years-long delay. You’ll like it. Not a lot, but you’ll like it.

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Rebecca Sayce

The People's Movies

Jul 24, 2025

2/5

Despite all of its promise, Salem’s Lot is a shell of King’s acclaimed novel, encapsulating none of the terror or devastation of the vampire tale and instead falling flat on every level.

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Jeremy Aspinall

Radio Times

Feb 11, 2025

2/5

Dauberman retains the book's 1970s milieu yet does little to flesh out the characters or build any palpable tension before revealing the chilling evil about to suck the life from the community.

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

Jan 6, 2025

4/5

This new adaptation [of Stephen King’s novel] is imperfect, incomplete, but more than consistent with the original work and the tradition of vampire cinema it inspired…[Full review in Spanish]

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Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Director: Gary Dauberman
Producer: James Wan, Michael Clear, Roy Lee, Mark Wolper
Screenwriter: Gary Dauberman
Distributor: Max
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Vertigo Entertainment, Atomic Monster
Rating: R (Bloody Violence and Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2024
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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