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Salem's Lot

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Salem's Lot
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NR,3hrs 1min
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2004
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: In this TV adaptation of the Stephen King novel, a journalist with traumatic memories of his haunted childhood returns to find his hometown being infiltrated by vampires. As a boy in Jerusalem's Lot, ME, Ben Mears (Rob Lowe) took a dare and broke into a local mansion called the Marsten House. There, he had the misfortune of discovering the corpses resulting from a scandalous murder/suicide. Decades later, he returns to find that a mysterious antiques dealer (Donald Sutherland) and his unseen business ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Although it's more expensive and more faithful to the Stephen King novel than Tobe Hooper's 1979 network TV adaptation, this two-part made-for-cable Salem's Lot suffers in comparison. Peter Filardi's script spends so much time establishing its premise, its large cast of characters, and its psychobabble subtext that boredom sets in before the first big scare. Once the would-be thrills and special effects ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Ben Mears
Matt Burke
Richard Straker
Susan Norton
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