SYNOPSIS
SALEM’S LOT. From New Line Cinema comes the big screen horror film “’Salem’s Lot,” based on the seminal Stephen King novel and written and directed by Gary Dauberman, who made his feature directorial debut with “Annabelle Comes Home” and was the screenwriter of both “IT” and “IT Chapter Two.”
Haunted by an incident from his childhood, author Ben Mears returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover the town is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire and his loyal servant.
Set circa 1975 (when King’s book was first published), the film stars Lewis Pullman (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Bad Times at the El Royale”) as Ben, Makenzie Leigh (“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”) as Susan Norton, Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (“12 Years a Slave,” “Annabelle,” “Cross Creek”) as Dr. Cody, John Benjamin Hickey (“Sublet,” “In Treatment”) as Father Donald Callahan, Bill Camp (“Joker,” “Dark Waters”) as Matthew Burke, Jordan Preston Carter (“The Haves and the Have Nots,” “DMZ”) as Mark Petrie, Nicholas Crovetti (“Big Little Lies”) as Danny Glick, William Sadler (“The Comey Rule,” “The Shawshank Redemption”) as Constable Parkins Gillespie, Spencer Treat Clark (“Animal Kingdom”) as Mike Ryerson, Cade Woodward (“A Quiet Place,” “Avengers: Endgame”) as Ralph Glick, Debra Christofferson (“911,” “Doe”) as Anne, and Pilou Asbæk (“Ghost in the Shell”) as Richard Straker.
’Salem’s Lot, King’s first book to top The New York Times bestseller list at #1, became an instant classic; it now carries forward New Line’s horror legacy and relationship with the author, following the global success of “IT” and “IT Chapter Two.”
Dauberman, who directs from his own screenplay, has penned six previous films for New Line. “’Salem’s Lot” also reunites New Line with the producing teams behind their record breaking horror franchises “The Conjuring” Universe and the “IT” films. Atomic Monster’s James Wan and Michael Clear, Vertigo’s Roy Lee, and Mark Wolper (“Bates Motel”) are the film’s producers. Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Stephen King, Gary Dauberman, Atomic Monster’s Judson Scott, Michael Bederman, and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs serve as executive producers.
Dauberman’s creative team includes director of photography Michael Burgess (“Annabelle Comes Home,” “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”), production designer Marc Fisichella (“Ma,” “The Maze Runner”), editor Luke Ciarrocchi (“Glass,” “Split”), composers Nathan Barr (“The House with a Clock in Its Walls,” “The Great”) and Lisbeth Scott (“American Son,” “Tumble Leaf”), costume designer Virginia Johnson (“The New Mutants,” “Mile 22”), and first assistant director Jeffrey “JP” Wetzel (“Malignant,” “Annabelle Comes Home”).
