Stephen King's SALEM'S LOT Film Will Be Helmed By The Director of ANNABELLE COMES HOME

New Line Cinema is set to produce a new feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 vampire novel Salem’s Lot and they have hired a director to take it on. That director is Gary Dauberman, who made his directorial debut with last year’s Annabelle Comes Home. He also wrote the other Annabelle films as well as The Nun. He was previously hired to write the script for Salem’s Lot and produce alongside James Wan.

The story follows "a writer who returns to his hometown, Salem’s Lot, in order to write about an abandoned mansion in the small town. As he discovers the home has been bought by a mysterious man from Europe, the man also realizes that the townspeople are slowly being turned into vampires. The writer bands together with a ragtag group to stop the spread of vampires, with the final confrontation happening in the house with the mysterious man.”

Salem’s Lot tells a great story. I loved the book and the creepy 1979 miniseries. When previously talking about the film, Dauberman explains that he wants this to be a truly scary vampire movie:

"I did have a unique way into it but again, I think the book in itself is unique. Certainly now, I haven’t seen a scary vampire movie in a long, long time and I’d really love to tackle that. It’s one of my favorite books. It’s one of my favorite Stephen King books. We felt it should have the cinematic treatment that we gave It. It was a miniseries as well. The experience of bringing that to the big screen was such a joy that I was so happy we will have the opportunity to do that for Salem’s Lot."

I’m excited about this movie and I can’t wait to see how this movie turns out, especially the talent on board to bring it to life.

Source: THR