The2024’Salem’s Lotmovie changes the bookin significant ways but remains faithful to the spirit of the story.

TheItmovies made a combined nearly $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office.

‘Salem’s Lotwas Stephen King’s second published novel.

Salem’s Lot (2024) Official Poster

His first,Carrie, was published on April 5, 1974.

6A Plymouth Fury In The Garage

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The first shot focuses on his radio, which has stickers of Dracula, Frankenstein, and a zombie.

Jordan Preston Carter as Mark Petrie in Salem’s Lot 2024

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For Mark Petrie, monsters are as real as anyone in the town.

The orange and black poster is for Trog, the 1970 British sci-fi horror movie starring Joan Crawford.

At the time, it was panned by critics, and understandably so.

Salem’s Lot 1979 and 2024 posters side by side

Mike and Matt stare worriedly through a shelf in Salem’s Lot 2024

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Jordan Preston Carter as Mark Petrie in Salem’s Lot 2024 on a background of vampires

A screenshot from the Salem’s Lot 2024 opening credits of a paper that reads Bangor Land Corp

A newspaper in Salem’s Lot showing the date of July 21, 1975

A screenshot in Salem’s Lot 2024 of a red and white Plymouth Fury

William Sadler as Parkins Gillespie in Salem’s Lot 2024

Mark Petrie wearing a Creature from the Black Lagoon shirt in Salem’s Lot 2024

A shot of monster sticker’s on a record player in Salem’s Lot 2024

A shot of a boy is standing in front of a Trog poster in Salem’s Lot 2024.

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