SALEM'S LOT: Still good after 30 years...

[Earth 2 Chris]

I have never seen this, but given the great recommendations here, I will check it out by next Halloween!

Chris

[Goblin19]

When I was a kid, at some point shortly after the window scene, my mom asked me if I was okay. I said yes, but closed my eyes so I didn't have to watch and fell asleep soon after.

[Batman]

Yes it is classic and the master scared the crap out of me!

Especially that shot when David Soul was going to stake him then his head popped up!

I still jump when I see that...

[wolfie]

Am i right in saying that there are various versions of this knocking about?

[megoapesnut]

Various versions meaning different version of the 70's miniseries or different versions of Salem's Lot itself? There was a remake of it some years ago with Rob Lowe as Ben Mears and Rutger Hauer as Barlow. I do not know of any different versions of the actual 70's miniseries.

[megoapesnut]

Did anyone catch the Mego mummy figure in Mark Petrie's room as they were panning through it in one of the scenes?

[wolfie]

I was right, the dvd runs 183 minutes but there is a 112 minute version which was released in cinemas in the UK and is shown on cable in the US and is probably still around on VHS.

[MIB41]

Did anyone catch the Mego mummy figure in Mark Petrie's room as they were panning through it in one of the scenes?

Yep! I've seen that. I like the Aurora models he has as well. Great stuff.

[jimsmegos]

One of the few movies that ever really scared me as a kid. Still creeps me out today. Especially the window scene. Excellent flick!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

I don't think I have seen it but I remember reading it...I must have been 13.

[megoapesnut]

I don't think I have seen it but I remember reading it...I must have been 13.

Yeah, it is a great book. By far my favorite Stephen King novel. I read it once a year or so. I love how it doesn't really come across as a horror novel. The way it is written, it seems like it actually could have happened somewhere.

[artskull]

Anyone ever seen a custom of Barlow the vampire? Even as a Nosferatu wannabe, he was certainly creepy to me when I was 12.

[bleit1701]

I"m not really creeped out by movies but this one still gives me the willies. Something about the mood that says 'something evil is behind right now!'

[Bruce Banner]

Yeah, there are at least a couple of different cuts of the original version.
IMDB has the specs:

Broadcast on network TV in the United States to fill a 200 minutes time slot; later cut to 150 minutes. An alternate 112 minutes cable-TV cut was released theatrically in Europe and is available on video in the USA. The 112 minute version contains an altered scene of Cully Sawyer threatening Larry Crockett with a shotgun. Larry holds the shotgun barrel in his mouth, though in the mini-series he holds the barrel in front of his face. There is also an extended scene of Bill Norton impaled on antlers. Also, Salem's Lot: The Movie has some different music from the mini-series version.


DVD contains 183 minute version which is the complete mini-series.


The VHS 1987 version omits the scene where Ben and Mark are in Mexico, and a vampirized Susan is laying down on a cot in a hut. Then, Ben enters the room and impales her in the chest with a wooden stake.


It's a great adaptation.
I recently bought the novel (again) because it has some expanded content.