Over two years after its proposed release date, the upcoming movie adaptation of Stephen King's iconic vampire tale Salem’s Lot has finally unveiled its first look, and it's just as spooky as the book. In the first look images shared in an exclusive with Vanity Fair , we get a first glimpse at the cast including John Benjamin Hickey’s Father Callahan getting grabbed by Mr. Barlow’s vampy clawed hand, Alfre Woodard’s Dr.
Cody finding out one of her deceased patients has escaped from the morgue, and an undead figure staring with glowing eyes through the window at Jordan Preston Carter’s Mark Petrie. We also get a shot of the Marsten House overlooking Salem's Lot AKA where the vampire plague starts. Check out some of the first-look images below or see more on Vanity Fair.
Alongside the first looks, it has also been revealed that the movie will skip a theatrical release and go straight-to-streaming on Max in October 2024. The movie was originally set for theatrical release on September 9, 2022, then was bumped to April 21, 2023, before scrapping a big screen release altogether . Based on King’s legendary Dracula-esque novel, the new Salem’s Lot adaptation is set in 1975 (when King’s book was first published) and follows author Ben Mears’ return to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book.
However, upon setting foot in the very place that haunted his childhood nightmares, the author finds the town is being preyed upon by a bloo.