Salem's Lot

1979

Action / Horror

35
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 65% · 20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 65% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 31585 31.6K

vampire

Plot summary

Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves.

Director

Tobe Hooper Photo
Tobe Hooper

Top cast

Marie Windsor Photo
Marie Windsor as Eva Miller 2 episodes, 1979
James Mason Photo
James Mason as Richard K. Straker 2 episodes, 1979
Barbara Babcock Photo
Barbara Babcock as June Petrie 2 episodes, 1979
Joshua Bryant Photo
Joshua Bryant as Ted Petrie 2 episodes, 1979
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.64 GB
988*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
3 hr 3 min
Seeds 10
3.05 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
3 hr 3 min
Seeds 38

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by neil-476 8 / 10

Scary. Seriously.

Reviewed by trannongoble 8 / 10

Remember "Atmosphere?"

There is something that makes a great horror film other than special effects and gore. It's called atmosphere. Many of the legendary horror films had this element. Salem's Lot is definitely one of them! Music build-up, subtlety, and the great acting of David Soul and James Mason make this mini-series one of the greatest horror flicks of the 70s (and beyond).Scenes that gave me nightmares as a child such as the Glick boys floating up to the windows and scratching on it; Mike Ryerson in the graveyard and sitting in the rocking chair; Ben Mears describing his childhood memory of the Marsten House to the "teacher"; the delivery of Barlow's crate ... etc..etc. All these scenes were built on atmosphere.Anyone can make a film to shocks and grosses people out, but only the great ones know how to create memorable scenes and give millions of kids nightmares just on suspense and atmosphere all.Salem's Lot has what it takes. Tobe Hooper did a fantastic job on this film and it is one of my favorites of all-time.
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