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The upcoming limited series Zero Day is all about conspiracy theories, but one thing’s for sure: the series has officially begun production in New York.

Joining the already star-studded lineup are Angela Bassett, Dan Stevens, Matthew Modine, Bill Camp, McKinley Belcher III, Gaby Hoffmann, Clark Gregg, and Mark Ivanir. Previously announced cast members include star and producer Robert De Niro, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, and Connie Britton. The six-episode series is created and executive produced by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael S. Schmidt.

Per the show’s logline, “Zero Day asks the question on everyone’s mind: How do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control? And in an era rife with conspiracy theory and subterfuge, how much of those forces...

Exclusive: Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt has rounded out an impressive cast for The Mastermind, her period art heist film for Mubi. Today’s nine additions include Hope Davis (Succession), Bill Camp (Joker), Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent), Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction), Eli Gelb (Broadway’s Stereophonic), Cole Doman (Gossip Girl), Javion Allen (Gray Matter), Matthew Maher (Air), and The Penguin breakout Rhenzy Feliz.

The actors join an ensemble led by Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, and John Magaro. While all roles are under wraps, the film centers on an audacious art heist in New England in 1970. Production is underway and will conclude by end of year.

Known for films like First Cow and Old Joy, Reichardt is directing from her own script. Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino are producing for filmscience, with Mubi financing the film and distributing in select territories, including North America, the UK, Ireland, Latam, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Turkey,...

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There's no shortage of Stephen King shows on TV. The prolific horror author's works have been translated to the small screen no fewer than two dozen times across five-plus decades, beginning with Tobe Hooper's "Salem's Lot" miniseries in 1979 and spanning all the way to an upcoming "Sleeping Beauties" adaptation and Mike Flanagan's highly anticipated take on "The Dark Tower." Plenty of King shows have enjoyed celebrated runs and completed the stories their creators planned to tell, but there are a few that slipped through the cracks and were canceled too soon. Among them is "The Outsider," an utterly creepy King adaptation that got the short end of the stick when it debuted in 2020.

"The Outsider" earned rave reviews when it premiered on HBO in January of that year, but by the time its finale aired, the world had other things on its mind.

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Teacup is a sci-fi mystery horror thriller drama series created by Ian McCulloch. Based on the 1988 book Stinger by author Robert R. McCammon, the Peacock series is set on an isolated ranch in rural Georgia and it follows the Chenoweth family and their neighbors who are trapped in an invisible barrier while they fight against a mysterious threat that wants to kill them. Teacup stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Diany Rodriguez, Caleb Dolden, Émilie Bierre, Bill Heck, and Rob Morgan. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, sci-fi horror elements, and compelling characters in Teacup here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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If you’re wondering what to watch on Max this month, here are the best new movies streaming in October 2024. They range from brand-new horror films to spooky classics to two very different serial killer thrillers, starring the likes of Josh Hartnett, Elizabeth Debicki, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. It’s a grab-bag of films perfect for your Halloween viewing. Check out our list below.

“Salem’s Lot” (Max) Salem’s Lot (2024)

Welcome (back) to “’Salem’s Lot.” While this new adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 novel was originally meant for theatrical exhibition, it finally debuted this month on Max. In this latest iteration, Lewis Pullman stars as Ben Mears, the Soul/Lowe character, a novelist who returns to his sleepy (and potentially doomed) home town of Jerusalem’s Lot to work on a new novel and finds that this hamlet has been taken over by filthy vampires. (Don’t you hate when that happens?...

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The Devil’s Hour is a British supernatural thriller drama series created by Tom Moran. The Prime Video series follows Lucy, a social worker who mysteriously wakes up every night at exactly 3:33 am in the middle of the so-called devil’s hour and after having some terrifying visions she soon finds herself connected to a series of brutal murders in the area. The Devil’s Hour stars Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi, Nikesh Patel, Alex Ferns, Meera Syal, Barbara Marten, Phil Dunster, Benjamin Chivers, and Brandon Bendell. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, complex story, and compelling characters in The Devil’s Hour here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The eerie town of Jerusalem’s Lot comes back to life in 2024 as Salem’s Lot, Stephen King’s classic vampire tale, gets a fresh adaptation. Directed by Gary Dauberman, known for his work on Annabelle Comes Home and It, this new version of Salem’s Lot weaves together the familiar elements of horror with a stellar cast of seasoned actors. Streaming exclusively on Max, this film plunges into the supernatural horrors hidden in the small town as a writer returns home, only to find something sinister lurking beneath the surface.

Here’s a rundown of the cast and the characters they bring to life in this chilling adaptation:

Salem’s Lot Main Cast & Characters Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears

At the heart of the story is Ben Mears, portrayed by Lewis Pullman. Ben, a writer, returns to Jerusalem’s Lot, hoping to gather inspiration for his next novel. Instead, he discovers his...

We present these interviews with the cast of the new adaptation of Salem’s Lot, based on the Stephen King novel. Gary Dauberman wrote and directed the movie which James Wan produced. The cast includes Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Nicholas Crovetti, Jordan Preston Carter, William Sadler, Spencer Treat Clark, Cade Woodward, Debra Christofferson, and Pilou Asbaek.

The film is out on Max in the US, is scheduled for release in UK and Irish cinemas on October 11, 2024. Stephanie Hitch asks the questions.

Salem’s Lot Cast Interviews

Plot:

Based on Stephen King’s terrifying novel, the movie follows author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) who is haunted by an incident from his childhood, as he returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book.

He soon discovers the town is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire and his loyal servant.

The...

Stephen King’s 1975 novel gets its first big screen treatment, courtesy of Gary Dauberman. Here’s our Salem’s Lot review.

There’s a particular flavour of horror films that don’t often get a lot of appreciation, especially as so-called “elevated horror” dominates the screens and critics’ notebooks. These horrors aren’t necessarily what we’d call good in the most traditional sense, but they’re perfectly fine and most importantly, hugely accessible for everyone.

Which brings us to Salem’s Lot, Gary Dauberman’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 vampire novel. Dauberman’s version of Salem’s Lot is the first time the book has been adapted to the big screen, although a shortened version of the 1979 miniseries did enjoy a short stint in cinemas, as did a feature film sequel to the miniseries, A Return To Salem’s Lot.

The film follows Ben Mears (played by Top Gun: Maverick’s Lewis Pullman...

Legendary author Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot (buy a copy of the novel Here) has received three direct adaptations over the decades. The first was the 1979 mini-series directed by Tobe Hooper, which had a running time of 183 minutes. A mini-series directed by Mikael Salomon followed in 2004, and that one had a 181 minute running time. So when it was announced that Gary Dauberman was going to write and direct an adaptation that would try to fit the story into a single feature, fans wondered how Dauberman would accomplish that… and how long this single feature would be. Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot was finally released through the Max streaming service last week (you can read our review Here), and the filmmaker has said he whittled the story down to a 113 minute film by focusing on the core group of characters and dropping subplots with side characters. Still, turning Salem’s Lot...

Salem's Lot is widely regarded as one of Stephen King's best - and perhaps more importantly, most terrifying - novels, which is why the new adaptation currently streaming on Max simply didn't cut it for the majority of fans and critics.

The movie follows the basic premise, but does not flesh out the main characters enough and is seriously lacking in scares and gore (pretty much every kill takes place off-screen) despite the R rating. It also leaves out some major story elements, including Ben Mears' childhood connection to the Marsten House.

In the book, this haunted house is almost a character in its own right, and is the source of evil in the town of Jerusalem's Lot that attracts Kurt Barlow and Richard Straker in the first place. Ben is left traumatized after sneaking into the house as a child, and returns to "The Lot" to confront his...

Viewers are wondering who Nicholas Crovetti is after watching Salem's Lot on Max.

Salem's Lot is a new horror film written and directed by Gary Dauberman based on Stephen King's 1975 novel. The film stars Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Pilou Asbæk, Alfre Woodard, Debra Christofferson, and William Sadler. 

This film marks the first feature adaptation of the book following previous miniseries in 1979 and 2004. The story follows writer Ben Mears, who returns to his hometown of Salem's Lot seeking inspiration, only to find it overrun by a vampire.

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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.

The filmmaker revealed in a recent interview with Den of Geek, “My first cut was about three hours. There’s a lot left out. My first draft of the script is 180-odd pages or something because you’re trying to include everything. And a lot of it has to do with a lot of the secondary characters and stuff that I spoke about. So it was sad to see that stuff go, but it’s like a necessary evil.”

One of the key scenes trimmed? Ben Mears’ chilling encounter with Depression-era hitman...

Plot: 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.

Review: I need to get it right out of the way that I’m not the biggest fan of the original 1979 Tobe Hooper version of Salem’s Lot. The story is interesting but I find it to be a 3-hour slog with about 15 minutes of cool moments. So I was ecstatic to see it finally get the remake treatment. Or rather, I was glad to see the book adapted another time, to try and get it right (they tried again in 2004 with another so-so miniseries). This would have been the first big-screen adaptation of the novel, but it was delayed for years, with Warner Bros eventually cancelling its theatrical release in favour of streaming release on Max.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo is bitten by the latest Stephen King adaptation, “Salem’s Lot.” The vampire film follows an author who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot, hoping to find inspiration for his next novel, only to uncover that a bloodthirsty vampire is terrorizing the town. The Gary Dauberman (“Annabelle Comes Home”) film stars Lewis Pullman, Mackenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, Alfre Woodard and more.

Continue reading ‘Salem’s Lot’: Lewis Pullman & Makenzie Leigh Talk About Their Stephen King Horror Remake, ‘Thunderbolts*’, & More [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.

After a series of lengthy delays, Warner Bros. and New Line's remake (or re-adaptation) of Stephen King's Salem's Lot is now streaming on Max, and a first look at this latest take on the novel's head vampire, Kurt Barlow, has leaked online.

In the book, Barlow was described as a fairly ordinary-looking middle-aged man, but the character was reimagined as a bald, pale Nosferatu-inspired monster for Tobe Hooper's '70s miniseries. Then, in the 2004 adaptation, the late Rutger Hauer played an interpretation of the evil vampire that was a lot more faithful to the source material.

As you can see from the image below, this new Barlow takes at least some inspiration from the creature we met in the original miniseries - though this version is even more monstrous-looking.

Barlow is utilized in much the same way as he is in Hooper's film, but does have...

At the heart of every cinematic re-adaptation is a question: Why? Gary Dauberman's Salem's Lot answers with a shrug, defined by disappointingly shallow storytelling and downgraded special effects. Tobe Hooper's 1979 miniseries isn't bulletproof, but neither is it as generic as Dauberman's take on Stephen King's northeastern vampire tale. It's not offensively terrible nor memorably inept, merely rudimentary in its vampiric lore and underwhelming compared to a billion other Count Dracula remixes we’ve endured over the decades. Dauberman's vanilla soft-serve of a King adaptation is begging for added flavors, hardly worth the wait as it crusted over in release-date purgatory.

Lewis Pullman plays a milquetoast Ben Mears, an author who returns to his Maine hometown of Salem’s Lot in search of closure. At the same time, conspicuous furniture seller Richard Straker (Pilou Asbæk) smuggles his vampire master — Kurt Barlow (Alexander Ward) — into a cursed manor that looms over Salem's Lot.

The Stephen King adaptations keep coming, and “Salem’s Lot” is the latest offering.

This is the third time King’s classic vampire novel – pitched as “Dracula” meets “Peyton Place” – has been adapted to the screen. This version stars Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, a writer fighting for his life after his hometown is overrun by bloodsucking fiends.

Here’s everything you need to know about “Salem’s Lot” and where you can watch it.

When does “Salem’s Lot” come out?

“Salem’s Lot” releases on Thursday, Oct. 3.

Is “Salem’s Lot” streaming or in theaters?

Although it was originally slated to release in theaters, the horror film was later briefly shelved before the decision was made that it would drop exclusively on Max for streaming.

Who’s in the “Salem’s Lot” cast?

The latest “Salem’s Lot” adaptation stars Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, Alfre Woodard as Dr. Cody, Bill Camp as Matt Burke,...

“Salem’s Lot” is once again getting the adaptation treatment, this time as a film from “Annabelle Comes Home” director and “It” screenwriter Gary Dauberman.

The latest crack at Stephen King’s acclaimed vampire novel managed to pull together a cast of recognizable faces despite being pulled from a theatrical release to go directly to Max. “Salem’s Lot” follows a writer’s return to his hometown, searching for inspiration for his next book, only to find out the place is slowly being overrun by vampires.

Here’s a rundown of the cast and characters in the horror adaptation.

Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears

Lewis Pullman plays writer Ben Mears.

Pullman is likely most recognized for playing Lt. Bob Floyd in “Top Gun: Maverick.” He’s also starred in Apple TV+’s “Lessons in Chemistry” as Calvin Evans and Prime Video’s “Outer Range” as Rhett Abbott, as well as the films...

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!

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Just when you thought it was safe to take out the trash, the Screambox Original horror-comedy Crackcoon landed on our streaming service and VOD platforms this past Tuesday.

The film has been fittingly described as “Rocket Raccoon meets Cocaine Bear” by Total Film, and you can watch the trailer for Crackcoon below for a taste of the bloody madness.

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Long before “True Blood” or “Twilight” brought vampires to small-town America, horror writer Stephen King imagined the creatures invading his backyard in rural Maine. Until then, bloodsucking bat-men were something only Europeans had to worry about, as Dracula and his castle-dwelling kin preyed on hapless villagers half a world away. Then came “’Salem’s Lot,” King’s second novel, in which the man who’d made witches a modern-day concern with “Carrie” asked American readers: What if an outbreak of vampirism struck your community?

A tepid new feature version returns to that question a half-century later, offering flashes of style and a more satisfying finale in an otherwise weak take on its dated source material. Whereas King seemed to be kicking another stuffy old genre into the present, writer-director Gary Dauberman’s retro-minded adaptation goes in the opposite direction, embracing the pageboy haircuts, polyester-blend duds and don’t-trust-anyone paranoia of that era.

Warner Bros. has been keeping writer/director Gary Dauberman‘s adaptation of the Stephen King novel Salem’s Lot (buy a copy of the novel Here) on the shelf for a long time – but they won’t be keeping it there for much longer. The movie, which was supposed to be given a theatrical release back in September of 2022, is now set to be released through the Max streaming service on October 3rd. During interviews with SFX magazine, Dauberman confessed that making this adaptation was more challenging than he expected it to be – and producer Michael Clear confirmed that there are elements that are purposely reminiscent of the Tobe Hooper-directed mini-series adaptation of King’s novel.

This is the third adaptation of Salem’s Lot. The previous two were both mini-series, which aired in 1979 and 2004. This new take on the concept is said to be set in 1975, the same year King’s novel was first published.

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Max is ready with an entertainment-packed October this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of HBO’s brilliant original comedy series Somebody Somewhere and also new original movies like Salem’s Lot. Just like every month, Max is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Max in October 2024.

Interview with the Vampire (October 1)

Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror drama film directed by Neil Jordan from a screenplay by Anne Rice. Based on Rice’s 1976 novel of the same name, the 1994 film follows the story of Louis, a vampire as he tells his life story to an eager biographer and his violent maker Lestat tries to make Louis stay with him. Interview with the Vampire stars Tom Cruise,...

It’s the fall of 1975 when writer Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) returns to his childhood home in rural Maine, hoping the sleepy enclave might offer something in the way of inspiration. His previous books have been derided by critics. His publishers, it seems, are losing patience.

Ben spends most of his days in the library, where his presence and research into the archives becomes the talk of the town. Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh), a fledgling real estate broker, catches his eye and the two form an easy friendship that eventually morphs into romance. But just as Ben’s settling in and tempering the suspicions of locals, one boy (Cade Woodward) disappears and another (Nicholas Crovetti) dies. It’s easy to wonder if this new guy — quiet, strange, from the big city — might somehow be involved.

Premiering on Max, Salem’s Lot is a clipped horror that partially works thanks to a...

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 on the shelves for years, the new adaptation gets jettisoned to streaming, along with most of King’s text. It’s an adaptation that feels heavily tampered with, gutting all story and character development solely in favor of vampire scares.

For the uninitiated, Salem’s Lot follows successful writer Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) as he returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot for inspiration for his next novel. His arrival coincides with that of shop owner Kurt Barlow (Alexander Ward) and his assistant Richard Straker (Pilou Asbæk). While Ben reconnects with his old town and its new residents,...

After a number of lengthy delays, it was recently announced that Warner Bros. and New Line's re-adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot will debut on the Max streaming service on October 3rd, and the first reviews and reactions are now online following the movie's world premiere at Beyond Fest last night.

Expectations were not very high after the film was pulled from its original theatrical debut and placed on the shelf for such a long time, but a lot of critics seem to have been won over by this new take on King's seminal vampire tale.

However, quite a few others were not nearly as impressed, and are not at all surprised that it's heading straight to streaming.

While the movie is said to feature some effective jolts, it sounds like director Gary Dauberman has taken a much lighter approach to the deadly serious novel than the well-regarded Tobe Hooper adaptation,...

Released in 2024, Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot presents a new cinematic telling of Stephen King’s legendary 1975 vampire novel. As a story exploring the sinister forces threatening a small Maine town, the source material has spawned multiple screen adaptations over the decades, most notably Tobe Hooper’s acclaimed 1979 TV miniseries.

In this latest film version, Dauberman—known for his work on horror films like Annabelle and It—aims to balance faithfulness to King’s chilling tale with enjoyable scares for modern audiences.

The plot follows novelist Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood home in Jerusalem’s Lot. There, strange events coincide with the arrival of antique store owners Richard Straker and Kurt Barlow. As residents begin to disappear, Ben and others come to suspect the village is suffering from an infestation of the undead.

Over the runtime, this review will consider how successfully Dauberman weaves iconic elements of...

Gary Dauberman's "Salem's Lot" has had a bumpy ride. The Stephen King adaptation was originally supposed to hit theaters in 2022. Then it got delayed to 2023. Then it got pulled from the release calendar entirely. Since "Salem's Lot" is a Warner Bros. production, there was a growing fear that this vampire movie would go the way of WB's "Batgirl" and "Coyote vs. Acme" and never see the light of day. King got involved, taking to Twitter and pondering why the studio was sitting on the flick. "Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it's embarrassing, or anything," the master of horror said. Rumors eventually began to swirl that "Salem's Lot" might skip theaters entirely and go directly to WB's streaming service, Max. Sure enough, the studio finally announced that was the case: "Salem's Lot" is destined to stream on Max this October, just in time for Halloween season.

Revisiting an iconic work by Stephen King takes guts. It’s especially tough when the property has already been adapted by a fan-favorite director. Yet Salem’s Lot looks to do exactly that, reviving the vampire franchise for the first time in nearly twenty years. This time, the King property gets the feature film treatment, hoping to differentiate itself from the 1979 Tobe Hooper and 2004 Mikael Salomon mini-series events. While this Salem’s Lot looks great, the shorter runtime leaves it sprinting through the exposition. It becomes a problem despite moments of brilliance.

A new Salem’s Lot

A young writer – Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) – returns to Jersulam’s Lot after spending a short time growing up in the small town. The local “haunted” house – The Marsden House – continues to haunt Ben and becomes a slight obsession. While in town, he begins dating Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh) and becomes friends with local teacher Matt Burke (Bill Camp). However,...

Stephen King wasn’t setting out to reinvent the vampire story with Salem’s Lot. His sophomore novel simply immigrated the bloodsuckers to an insular community of gossips so stagnant that it was already flirting with undeath. Remove the townie drama, and you have a simple creature feature—thin as Max Schreck...

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in October. The Max October 2024 lineup includes the debuts of the comedy series The Franchise, a Seth Meyers comedy special, the competition series Roller Jam, Max original films Caddo Lake and Salem’s Lot, and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Trap.

The October schedule also includes the Max documentary Louder: The Soundtrack of Change, HBO documentaries I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders and Breath of Fire, a new season of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, CNN original Have I Got News for You, and A24’s MaXXXine.

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Salem’S Lot (Max Original Film)

Debuts October 3

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.

Let’s celebrate the return of Nicole Kidman to her “rich but miserable housewife somehow involved in murder” in Netflix’s ‘The Perfect Couple.’

Last week it was funny murder, now it’s just murder. With Nicole Kidman returning to her favorite “rich, unhappy housewife with dark and terrible secrets” role in the new murder mystery, “The Perfect Couple,” it’s time to countdown the top 7 murder mystery TV shows you can binge on streaming right now. So settle in, put your detective badge on, and let’s head to the scene of the crime.

Top 7 Murder Mystery TV Shows On Streaming Right Now:

No. 7: Presumed Innocent (2024) | Apple TV+

No. 6: The Perfect Couple (2024) | Netflix

No. 5: Under the Banner of Heaven (2022) | Hulu

No. 4: The Staircase (2022) | Max

No. 3: Black Bird (2022) | Apple TV+

No. 2: Mare of Easttown (2021) | Max

No. 1: True Detective (2014) | Max

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Stephen King‘s 1975 bestselling novel Salem’s Lot is getting the movie treatment!

Max has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming movie adaption of the horror novel starring Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, Pilou Asbaek, and John Benjamin Hickey.

Here’s the synopsis: Author Ben Mears (Pullman) “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.”

Keep reading to find out more…Salem’s Lot is written, directed, and produced by Gary Dauberman, who is best known for writing horror movies including Annabelle, It, and The Nun.

Take a look at all of the TV shows Max has renewed and canceled in 2024 (so far).

Salem’s Lot will be available for streaming on Max starting on Thursday, Oct. 3.

Max has debuted a new trailer for the reimaging of the Stephen King supernatural thriller ‘Salem’s Lot.’

Based on Stephen King’s terrifying novel, the movie follows author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) who is haunted by an incident from his childhood, as he returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book.

He soon discovers the town is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire and his loyal servant.

Gary Dauberman wrote and directed the movie which James Wan produced. The cast includes Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Nicholas Crovetti, Jordan Preston Carter, William Sadler, Spencer Treat Clark, Cade Woodward, Debra Christofferson, and Pilou Asbaek.

Also in trailers – Damian Lewis & Kelly Macdonald star in trailer for comedy thriller ‘The Radleys’

The film will premiere on Max on October 3rd.

The post “It’s not safe…” Trailer drops for ‘Salem’s Lot’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.

The long-delayed adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot is finally about to release, and we have a trailer to boot.

It’s been a long time coming but the Warner Bros adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 vampire horror novel Salem’s Lot is just around the corner. Filming completed on Salem’s Lot all the way back in November of 2021, but the film has been in a strange state of limbo ever since. In the intervening years, Warner Bros top brass has seemingly gone back and forth regarding the film’s fate as the studio has repeatedly shifted its strategy regarding theatrical releases.

Originally, the film was set for a streaming-only release on the studio’s Max platform. Then, as Warner Bros moved away from those plans and began to focus on projects that could be released theatrically, it also began to delete films so that it could claim back their production budgets as tax write-offs.

To the chagrin of many Stephen King fans, Salem’s Lot — the latest movie adaptation of the horror master’s 1975 bestseller — will bypass theaters and debut on Max.

So we’ll be deprived of the big screen experience, and non-subscribers will have a hard time accessing the film.

That’s the bad news.

(Max (YouTube screenshot))

The good news is that early buzz about the project has been ecstatic, and a new trailer released today promises a suitably spine-tingling experience.

Over the familiar strains of Gordon Lightfoot’s “Sundown,” author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) “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.”

The film also stars Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and William Sadler.

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After a number of lengthy delays, it was recently announced that Warner Bros. and New Line's re-adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot will debut on the Max streaming service on October 3rd, and the first trailer has finally been released online.

The teaser introduces writer Ben Mears (Thunderbolts* actor Lewis Pullman), as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot to do research for his new book. Ben soon realizes that the "haunted" house that traumatized him as a child has some new occupants, and they have sinister plans for The Lot.

Ben joins Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh), Doctor Cody (Alfre Woodard), Mark Petrie (Jordan Preston Carter) and Father Callahan (John Benjamin Hickey) in an attempt to stop the evil Kurt Barlow before he consumes the entire town.

Though we do see other vampires - the nightmare fuel undead child scratching at the window scene from Tobe Hooper...

Endlich gibt es einen ersten US-Trailer der Neuverfilmung von „Salem’s Lot“. Wie erst unlängst bekannt wurde, wird die Stephen-King-Adaption nicht in die US-Kinos kommen, sondern direkt bei auf der Plattform Max gezeigt.

„Salem muss brennen“ war der zweite Romane von Stephen King, folgte in den Siebzigerjahren auf „Carrie“. Die erste Verfilmung fürs Fernsehen gab es bereits 1979 mit David Soul und James Mason in den Hauptrollen. Die Neuverfilmung von Autor und Regisseur Gary Dauberman, der sein Regiedebüt 2019 mit „Annabelle Comes Home“ gegeben hatte, mit Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp und Alfre Woodard in den Hauptrollen wurde Ende 2021 gedreht, in Folge der Erfolge der von Dauberman geschriebenen „Es“-Filme. Im Frühjahr 2022 wurden dann einige Nachdrehs durchgeführt. Der Starttermin wurde in der Folge immer wieder verschoben – von September 2022 auf April 2023, dann verschwand der Film aus dem Kalender von Warner Bros. Trotz der Unterstützung von King selbst, der den neuen „Salem’s Lot“ in den sozialen Medien lobte,...

Lewis Pullman is ready to sink his teeth into defending his hometown in the trailer for Salem’s Lot, which adapts the classic Stephen King horror novel.

The trailer was released Thursday ahead of writer-director Gary Dauberman’s feature hitting Max on Oct. 3. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Pilou Asbæk, Alfre Woodard and William Sadler round out the cast for the movie centering on writer Ben Mears (Pullman), who returns to his hometown and realizes he needs to defend it against a vampire.

“I’ve always written stories about things that are so terrible, you’ll run away until your brain won’t remember,” Pullman’s character says in the footage.

Later, Woodard warns, “This is not a disease you can catch.”

Dauberman directed and wrote the film that is adapted from King’s 1975 novel of the same name. Michael Clear, Roy Lee, James Wan and Mark Wolper serve as producers on...

The 1975 Stephen King horror classic Salem’s Lot is coming back to life, with a new feature-length adaptation heading to Max on October 3.

A new trailer, set against the backdrop of Gordon Light’s 1974 song “Sundown,” gives a peak of what happens when killer vampires descend on the sleepy Maine town of Jerusalem’s Lot.

This new adaptation of King’s novel – starring Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Pilou Asbæk, Alfre Woodard, and William Sadler – was written and directed Gary Dauberman, the co-writer on the 2017 adaptation of It and the 2018 sequel It Chapter Two.

Better late than never, right? The upcoming feature adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel, “Salem’s Lot,” has faced an uphill battle in its journey to the screen. In the works since 2020 and having been shot in 2022, it was originally set to be released theatrically in September of that year, but was pushed to April 2023. The warning signs should’ve been apparent then as Warner Bros., the studio behind the film, also set another horror property, “Evil Dead Rise,” for the same opening weekend. April 2023 came and went and “Salem’s Lot” was still being held back, but by October, in light of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes preventing new content from being made, WB were considering dropping the film on their streaming service Max. They decided not to in that moment, but by February 2024, backlash from fans and King himself seems to have reached a fever pitch.

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Yesterday, horrormeister Stephen King tweeted: “Salem’S Lot trailer is coming. It’s a good one.” And now that the trailer has arrived, it’s confirmed King was telling the truth. There’s a lot packed into the two-minute trailer, and it effectively captures the creepy, suspenseful, and terrifying vibe.

The film stars Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, Alfre Woodard as Dr. Cody, Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, and Bill Camp as Matthew Burke. Spencer Treat Clark plays Mike Ryerson, Pilou Asbæk is Straker, and John Benjamin Hickey is Father Callahan.

“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,” reads Max’s synopsis. Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) adapted Stephen King’s bestselling 1975 novel and directs. Dauberman’s also an executive producer along with Mark Wolper,...

"If we don't fight back, they'll come for us eventually." Warner Bros has revealed an official trailer for a modern horror remake of 'Salem's Lot, from the Stephen King story of the same name. The novel was first published in 1975, and it was made into a movie in 1979, starring David Soul as Ben Mears. This new remake or re-adaptation will be skipping theaters and going direct-to-streaming, playing on Max starting in October in time for horror season. 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. The title is a shortening of Jerusalem's Lot to just 'Salem's Lot, hence the two apostrophes. This new update stars Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, with Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Pilou Asbæk, Alfre Woodard, and William Sadler. This looks...

Max has revealed the official trailer for its new adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 book, Salem’s Lot.

The story follows Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman), a writer who returns to his hometown of Salem’s Lot in Maine to complete his novel, only to find that the town has been cursed with vampires. The trailer shows various residents of Salem’s Lot attempting to thwart attacks from vampires, end the mysterious curse, and make it out alive. It’s also soundtracked to an eerie rendition of Gordon Lightfoot’s “Sundown,” serving as a reminder of the vampires’ nighttime terrors. Watch the trailer below.

Directed and written by Gary Dauberman (known for his work helming The Conjuring universe), the new film is the first feature adaptation of King’s original novel. Previously, Salem’s Lot was adapted into a two-part miniseries in 1979 as well as in 2004. The new movie has been in the works for over four years,...

It's been a long road to Salem's Lot, but there's finally a trailer for Gary Dauberman's Stephen King adaptation. The film, which stars Lewis Pullman and Alfre Woodard, was filmed back in 2021. For years, neither King nor even Dauberman knew what was going on with it, but now audiences...

“’Salem’s Lot” is finally on its way.

The new adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 novel, considered by many to be one of the author’s very best, was shot in the summer of 2021 (with additional photography a year later). And then it just sat. For a while it was unclear whether Warner Bros. was just going to scrap the movie altogether, as it did with “Batgirl” and “Coyote vs. Acme.” Eventually the movie was shifted to premiere on the company’s streaming platform Max. We now have a date that it’ll debut (October 3) and a brand new trailer. Watch it below.

Lewis Pullman plays Ben Mears, a novelist who is drawn back to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, obsessed with a supposedly haunted house, with a history of bad fortune, which has become even more evil with the arrival of an ancient supernatural force. Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard,...

Max has revealed the official trailer and poster for Salem’s Lot, the film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 bestselling novel that will debut on Thursday, October 3.

The Max Original film Salem’s Lot reunites the producing teams behind the record-breaking horror franchises The Conjuring Universe and the It films.

Gary Dauberman writes, directs, and executive produces the film. The producers are James Wan and Michael Clear for Atomic Monster, Roy Lee for Vertigo, and Mark Wolper.

In Salem’s Lot, author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover that a bloodthirsty vampire is preying upon his hometown.

The cast includes Lewis Pullman (Ben Mears), Alfre Woodard (Dr. Cody), Makenzie Leigh (Susan Norton), Bill Camp (Matthew Burke), Spencer Treat Clark (Mike Ryerson), Pilou Asbæk (Straker), and John Benjamin Hickey (Father Callahan).

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Warner Bros. has been keeping writer/director Gary Dauberman‘s adaptation of the Stephen King novel Salem’s Lot (buy a copy of the novel Here) on the shelf for a long time – but they won’t be keeping it there for much longer. The movie, which was supposed to be given a theatrical release back in September of 2022, is now set to be released through the Max streaming service on October 3rd, and with that date right around the corner, a trailer for the film has arrived online! You can watch it in the embed above.

This is the third adaptation of Salem’s Lot. The previous two were both mini-series, which aired in 1979 and 2004. This new take on the concept is said to be set in 1975, the same year King’s novel was first published. Here’s the synopsis: Haunted by an incident from his childhood, author Ben Mears returns...

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 quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it’s embarrassing, or anything.”

Salem’s Lot 2024 is set “circa 1975 (when King’s book was first published).”

In Salem’s Lot 2024, “Haunted by an incident from his childhood, author Ben Mears returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover the town is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire and his loyal servant.

“Annabelle” writer Gary Dauberman is sinking his teeth into one of Stephen King’s most famous tales with the first trailer for the upcoming “Salem’s Lot,” streaming on Max on Oct. 3.

Based on King’s 1975 novel, “Salem’s Lot” follows Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman), a successful writer who moves back to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot to write his next novel, inspired by an experience he had in an abandoned house in the town. His arrival coincides with the purchase of the house by Kurt Barlow (William Sadler), an ancient vampire using his human familiar Richard Straker (Pilou Asbæk) to turn the citizens of the town. As more and more locals are transformed into vampires, Mears and his human allies are trapped in a fight for their lives.

In addition to Pullman, Sadler and Asbæk, the film also stars Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, Ben’s love interest; Bill Camp...