Salem’s Lot director admits adapting the lengthy Stephen King novel was "more challenging" than he expected, leading to several characters being cut
Sep. 29, 2024Exclusive: Salem’s Lot director Gary Dauberman explains how he made Stephen King’s vampy novel fit into a movie
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Fans of legendary author Stephen King will know that his novels are no easy feat, and are often thick and packed full of stories. No one knows this better than director of the new Salem’s Lot adaptation Gary Dauberman, who says he found it difficult to fit all of King’s vampire tale into under two hours.
“It was more challenging than I anticipated,” Dauberman tellsSFX magazinein the new issue, which features Terrifier 3 on the cover and hits newsstands on October 2. “And I anticipated it being really challenging! My initial goal was to try and stick to the book as much as I could, but when the first draft started to feel like it was going to be just as long as the book, I knew some changes would have to be made.”
Starring Top Gun Marverick’s Lewis Pullam as author Ben Mears, the movie follows the writer’s return to his hometown in search of inspiration for his new book. But his homecoming soon turns sour when he comes to realize that the place he had grown up in is now crawling with blood-sucking vampires. The film also stars Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, John Benjamin Hickey, Bill Camp, Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti, William Sadler, and Spencer Treat Clark.
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Salem’s Lot releases on October 3 on Max in the US, and on October 11 in theaters in the UK. Read more inthe latest issue of SFX magazine, which features Terrifier 3 on the cover and will be available from Wednesday, October 2.
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