It's been a good while since we heard anything about the mythical ‘Salem's Lot remake from Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home), but Vanity Fair have today premiered the first-look images, as well as reminding us that the Stephen King adaptation will go straight-to-streaming on Max in October 2024.

‘Salem’s Lot stars Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Nicholas Crovetti, Jordan Preston Carter, William Sadler, Spencer Treat Clark, Cade Woodward, Debra Christofferson, and Pilou Asbaek.

In ‘Salem’s Lot, an adaptation of King's novel from 1975:

“Haunted by an incident from his childhood, author Ben Mears returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover the town is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire and his loyal servant.”

King himself took to Twitter/X back in February to say some pretty promising things about Dauberman's vision:

Between you and me, Twitter, I've seen the new SALEM'S LOT and it's quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it's embarrassing, or anything. Who knows. I just write the fucking things.

And as for Dauberman himself, here's what he has to say about adapting the vampire classic:

“You could do a very dry version of this movie, but that’s just not my personality […] It’s trying to ride that wave’s ups and downs. You’re having fun with it, and then you can have a scare, and then you’re having fun again. Hopefully it feels like a complete ride at the end.”

Just why ‘Salem's Lot was bumped to streaming from its original September 2022, then April 2023, planned theatrical release remains a mystery, but if today's new images are anything to go by we're in for a treat. Whatever the case, we'll bring you the updates as they roll in.