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(1979)Salem's Lot primarily tells the story of successful novelist Ben Mears, who returns to his quiet hometown of Salem's Lot after years away intending to write a book about the infamous Marsten House, an old and rumor-filled mansion situated atop a supposedly haunted hill. However, there are already new tenants in the dark house, the reclusive newcomer Richard Straker and his mysterious business partner Kurt Barlow; an occurrence that coincides with unexplained disappearances and a series of shocking acts of violence. As more and more unsuspecting residents of Salem's Lot die, Ben Mears begins to realize that a curse is spreading through the town; furthermore, he must prepare to face a final showdown between the forces of good and an endless source of evil.
November. 17,1979
3 hr 4 min
Tobe Hooper
Paul Monash
Warner Bros. Television