Salem’s Lot (1979) VHS Movie Review

The Analog Jones gang goes back to their old hometown of Salem’s Lot, Maine to write a book and get attacked by a blue vampire! Polett Jasso, a Stephen King fanatic, joins us to tell everyone the difference between the movie and the mini-series.

Salem’s Lot the mini-series made its TV debut on November 17, 1979, on CBS. The original runtime was 187 minutes but was cut to 113 minutes for the movie we watched.

Director: Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Writers: Stephen King (novel), Paul Monash (screenplay)

Salem’s Lot Cast
David Soul as Ben Mears (Starsky and Hutch)
James Mason as Richard K. Straker (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)
Lance Kerwin as Mark Petrie (Wonder Woman 1977)
Bonnie Bedelia as Susan Norton (Die Hard)
Lew Ayres as Jason Burke (All Quiet on the Western Front)

Come back next week for our The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) VHS Movie Review with our special guest “The Jersey Ghouls.”

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