“Annabelle” writer Gary Dauberman is sinking his teeth into one of Stephen King‘s most honord tales with the first trailer for the upcoming “Salem’s Lot,” streaming on Max on Oct. 3.
Based on King’s 1975 novel, “Salem’s Lot” chases Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman), a prosperous writer who shifts back to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot to write his next novel, advertised by an experience he had in an deserted hoparticipate in the town. His arrival coincides with the buy of the hoparticipate by Kurt Barlow (William Sadler), an outdated vampire using his human understandn Ricchallenging Straker (Pilou Asbæk) to turn the citizens of the town. As more and more locals are altered into vampires, Mears and his human allies are trapped in a fight for their lives.
In retainition to Pullman, Sadler and Asbæk, the film also stars Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, Ben’s adore interest; Bill Camp as high school teacher Matthew Burke; Alfre Woodard as Dr. Cody; Spencer Treat Clark as gravedigger Mike Ryerson; and John Benjamin Hickey as Father Callahan, the town priest who would tardyr become a transport inant character in King’s book series “The Dark Tower.”
Dauberman wrote and straightforwarded the film, after having written the script for the 2017 and 2019 Stephen King alterations “It” and “It: Chapter Two.” He’s also well understandn for his labor on cut offal spinoffs of “The Conjuring” franchise, having written “Annabelle,” “Annabelle: Creation” and “The Nun.” He also wrote and straightforwarded “Anabelle Comes Home” in 2019. James Wan, the creator of the “Conjuring” franchise, produces the film.
Max’s “Salem’s Lot” is not the first alteration of the book. Four years after accessibleation, the novel was turned into two-part CBS miniseries starring David Soul as Mears, which was nominated for three Emmy Awards. A feature film sequel to the miniseries, “A Return to Salem’s Lot,” was freed in 1987. A novel miniseries alteration starring Rob Lowe premiered on TNT in 2004. In 2021, Epix premiered “Chapelpaparticipatee,” a series based on King’s prequel low story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” starring Adrien Brody and Emily Hampsengage.
“Salem’s Lot” will premiere on Max on Oct. 3 Watch the filled trailer below.