The way in which many filmmakers have circumvented this obstacle in the past is by not adapting the books as features but instead as miniseries, and Salem’s Lot is a prime example. The novel (which is the second King had published) is not one of the writer’s longest tomes,

Generations are still traumatized by King’s book and its 1979 TV adaptation. Now, a new movie is here to traumatize you, should you dare press play.

"Shouldn’t we all stay together?" says 11-year-old vampire hunter (and comfortably the best character) Mark Petrie (Jordan Preston Carter). The response he gets — "There’s no time. Half an hour until sunset!" — is nonsensical enough to be almost enraging.

Every Constant Reader has their own special Stephen King origin story. For example, my personal fascination with the author dates back to watching director Mary Lambert’s Pet Se

Based on King's 1975 book of the same name — his sophomore novel after 1974's 'Carrie' — 'Salem's Lot' is streaming Thursday, Oct. 3, on Max

The following article contains light spoilers for the new Salem’s Lot adaptation, Stephen King’s novel, and the Dark Tower series. If you haven’t watched/read one or all of them and don’t wish to know anything about them,

Prepare for the new adaptation of Salem's Lot by watching Chapelwaite, a miniseries based around Stephen King's short story, Night Shift.

Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot is about a classical vampire in a small American town. So why do the adaptations make the vampire Barlow into just a beast?