Salem's Lot

A deadly evil threatens the lives and souls of a small town.

Episodes

Part One

Intent on writing a book on the notorious Marsten House, an old, rumor-filled property atop an alleged haunted hilltop, the successful novelist, Ben Mears, returns to his peaceful hometown of Salem's Lot, Maine, after years of absence. There, Mears discovers that a pair of new tenants already reside in the sinister house, the eerily cryptic newcomer, Richard Straker, and his elusive business partner, Kurt Barlow; an occurrence that coincides with unaccountable disappearances and a spate of unusual deaths. Before long, the worried townsfolk start pointing the finger at the newly arrived Mears, as well as Straker and Barlow, who, now, have become the main suspects in a peculiar and thorny case. Who is behind the veil of terror that shrouds Salem's Lot?

1 hr 35 min

Part Two

More and more, as the unsuspecting inhabitants of Salem's Lot die one after another, Ben Mears, his former school teacher, Jason Burke, and Dr. Bill Norton come to realize that the curse that plagues the town is starting to spread. Now, under those grave circumstances, Ben must summon up every last ounce of courage to enter the Marsten House, the dark lair of the ancient vampire, for the final confrontation between the forces of good and the inexhaustible source of evil. However, the immortal army of darkness is unstoppable, and the archfiend's black coffin rests safely in the bowels of the unholy place. Can one man alone cleanse Salem's Lot, the bloodsuckers' sanctuary?

1 hr 31 min

Videos

Salem's Lot (1979) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast and Crew

David Soul

Ben Mears

James Mason

Richard K. Straker

Lance Kerwin

Mark Petrie

Bonnie Bedelia

Susan Norton

Lew Ayres

Jason Burke

Julie Cobb

Bonnie Sawyer

Elisha Cook Jr.

Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

George Dzundza

Cully Sawyer

Ed Flanders

Dr. Bill Norton

Clarissa Kaye-Mason

Majorie Glick

Tom Pryor

Editor

Stephen King

Novel

Jules Brenner

Director of Photography

Carroll Sax

Editor

Richard Kobritz

Producer

Stirling Silliphant

Executive Producer

Jerry Adams

Set Decoration

Anna Cottle

Associate Producer

Mort Rabinowitz

Production Design

Harry Sukman

Music

Salem's Lot

Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves.

Orignal Language

Seasons

Genre

Mystery

Status

Ended

Release Data

1979-11-17

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Pictures

Streaming Network

CBS