‘Salem’s Lot’ – The 7 Horror Sequences That Elevate Max’s New Stephen King Adaptation

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Salem’s Lot (2024). In the world of horror, it doesn’t get much scarier than vampires. There’s just something so creepy about a malevolent night creature lurking outside your window in the dead of night, persuading you to let him come in. One of the most unnerving examples of […]

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Gary Dauberman’s Initial ‘Salem’s Lot’ Cut Was 3 Hours Long and Included Marsten House Opening

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. […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Has No Bite, No Blood, No Heart [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Half a decade later, Gary Dauberman‘s long-awaited and much-delayed adaptation of Stephen King‘s ‘Salem’s Lot has hit… Max. The Losers assemble outside the Marsten House to a record a review for the ages, finally sinking their teeth into a production they’ve been covering nearly since the beginning of the podcast. Join co-hosts Randall Colburn, Jenn […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Review – New Adaptation Guts Stephen King’s Story for Empty Vampire Scares

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 […]

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Mysterious Unpublished Joe Hill Short Story ‘Ushers’ Getting a Film Adaptation from Screen Gems

An unpublished story from author Joe Hill (The Black Phone, “Locke & Key”), the mysterious Ushers has been picked up for feature film adaptation by Sony Screen Gems this week. Deadline reports that Gary Dauberman (Salem’s Lot) will produce the film. The website reports, “Under his first look deal with the studio, Gary Dauberman and his […]

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David F. Sandberg Directing Movie Adaptation of the ‘Until Dawn’ Video Game

Supermassive’s hit video game Until Dawn is celebrating its 10th anniversary next year, and The Hollywood Reporter reports today that a movie adaptation is on the way! David F. Sandberg, who directed Lights Out and Annabelle Creation before helming the two Shazam movies, will be seated in the director’s chair for the Until Dawn movie. […]

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Screen Gems Making Horror a Top Priority; Gary Dauberman on Board to Develop Feature Films

Sony’s Screen Gems, behind recent horror movies including Insidious: The Red Door, The Pope’s Exorcist and The Invitation, is looking to make an even bigger mark on the horror space, The Hollywood Reporter informs us tonight. On that note, they’ve signed Gary Dauberman (Salem’s Lot) to a first-look deal for the purposes of developing feature […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Remake May Be Headed for Streaming Instead of Theatrical Release

One of the biggest questions this year in terms of horror releases remains: Where’s the Salem’s Lot remake? According to Variety,  the Gary Dauberman-directed Stephen King adaptation may be heading to Max, the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform. Originally set for theatrical release on September 9, 2022, the new Stephen King adaptation was recently bumped to […]

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“Gargoyles” Live-Action Series in the Works from Gary Dauberman and James Wan’s Atomic Monster

Cult Disney animated series “Gargoyles” is getting resurrected in live-action series form, with two powerhouse horror names behind it. THR reports today that Gary Dauberman and James Wan’s Atomic Monster banner are teaming up to remake the 1990s cartoon as a live-action series for Disney+. Dauberman will serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner for the […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ – Official Details Reveal That the New Movie Is Set in the 1970s

The marketing campaign hasn’t yet begun but it looks like Warner Bros. is still sticking to the September 9, 2022 release date for Salem’s Lot, their brand new big screen adaptation of Stephen King‘s classic horror novel. James Wan produced for Warner Bros. and New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) writing […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Remake Footage Just Debuted at CinemaCon – Check Out Some Social Reactions

Warner Bros. is bringing a brand new feature film adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot to theaters on September 9, and the first footage just debuted at CinemaCon tonight. As always, this particular footage won’t be making its way online, but we do have some social media reactions that at least help paint a picture […]

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‘Salem’s Lot’ Remake Will Release Only in Theaters This September!

While we wait for a trailer, Warner Bros. has confirmed this afternoon that their new take on Stephen King‘s vampire story Salem’s Lot is coming exclusively to theaters later this year, currently set for September 9, 2022. This will actually be the first time this particular King classic has ever been on the big screen, as both […]

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New Take on Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ Set to Bite into Theaters Next Halloween Season!

James Wan is producing a new take on Stephen King‘s vampire story Salem’s Lot for Warner Bros. and New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) attached to write the script and also direct the film. Casting is well underway, as we’ve been reporting in recent days, and we’ve learned today that a release date has been […]

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Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ Returns to Life With James Wan-Produced Movie Starring Lewis Pullman

We learned a while back that James Wan was producing a new take on Stephen King‘s vampire story Salem’s Lot for New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) attached to write the script and also direct the film. Today brings the first casting news. THR reports that Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) has signed on […]

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