Salem's Lot (1979)
Join Ade Grant and Tom Charles as they examine Tobe Hooper’s 1979 adaptation of Stephen King's Salem’s Lot.
Did Hooper condense the novel successfully? How convincing is the love affair between Ben and Susan? And if vampirism spreads so easily, why is Europe still a thing?
Lastly, the duo pit the adaptation against the source material to decide the ultimate question: which is king?
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