Gary Dauberman’s adaptation of Salem’s Lot is still in the works. Actor, Lewis Pullman is certain that the latest take on Stephen King’s vampire novel is scarier and much more of a faithful adaptation than previous adaptations.
“Gary Dauberman, the director, is really keen on doing justice to the book. But also, the previous adaptation was a two-parter, because it’s such a hefty book and there are so many different moving parts and so many characters.” Pullman told ComicBook.com. “So there are some parts where Gary had to press and find what was really at the heart of the movie to keep in, but for the most part, he’s really true to the book and keeping a lot of the original dialogue in there. He’s a Stephen King hound dog so he doesn’t wanna do Stephen dirty. So I think it’s in good hands, Gary’s a really smart guy who has a keen eye for things. I think, not just lean on the jump scares, but lean on the more conceptual and visual things that, rather than a shock that fades out of your body in the next five minutes, something that’s more visual, like an imprint that burnt into your retinas as a disturbing image that you’ll wake up in the middle of the night that you can’t shake out of your head.“
For a minute, we weren’t certain if Salem’s Lot was going to even get made. Its release slot was taken over by Evil Dead Rise. After that, the production seemed to disappear entirely. The good news here is that the Salem’s Lot adaptation by Dauberman is still very much being made.
Are you excited to see the new adaptation of Salem’s Lot?