The Writer of Stephen King's SALEM'S LOT Movie To Make a Unique and Scary Vampire Movie
Horror movie master James Wan is producing a feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s classic vampire novel Salem’s Lot. That film is being written by Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle: Creation) and during a recent interview with /Film, he talked about what he is planning for the film.
I’m a fan of King’s Salem’s Lot novel and I even liked the creepy miniseries that was made in 1979. A couple of things that Dauberman is looking to deliver is something unique and scary. 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."
He’s right. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen a terrifying vampire movie. Hopefully, he and the creative team are able to deliver that!
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 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.”
Stephen King stories are on fire right now. Every studio wants a piece of his work to adapt into a movie or TV series. After the movie It became such a huge success, King explained “that people decided well, there must be gold in some of that old shit.”
I can’t wait to see what we get to see in this Salem’s Lot movie!