Salem's Lot Vampires Explained

[@billycobb6809]

The boy at the window made me lose sleep for years as a kid

[@0tt0z]

Oh man, me too! I saw this as a kid and I still think of that scene sometimes even after all these years. 😂😂

[@kaboken2325]

My first nightmare that I can remember was that scene, but my own window.

[@enriquehidalgo630]

Buffy the Vampire slayer (the movie) parodied that scene.

[@ToddDavis-p3u]

THE BEST vampire encounter! Scratching on the window. OH man that's creepy.

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

Adults too! Esp. on a rainy, windy night when outside looks real distorted.

[@naruto199797]

These vampires still scare me to this day. The kid in the window and the man who was sitting in the chair in the dark there is something about those scenes that fills me with dread

[@mynheer1]

I agree with you on both points.

[@Gen-X-Memories]

I was 10 when it first came on TV and yes I agree with you.

[@Fenris77]

Indeed! Possibly among the best if not THE scariest vampire story told.

[@TetsuShima]

Love how the vampiric "You must let me in" rule is very important in this story. It totally gives "Let the Right One In" vibes, but with not very romantic results 😅

[@marissashantez6051]

I find it boring when every single vampire is evil. Why should they all have the exact same personality? They have to at least sort of be based on the people they once were. They aren't zombies. If you want grubsome and ugly we already have zombie shows.

[@redrum47]

@@marissashantez6051 Maybe it's a bit like pet sematary. Like, sure the body comes back, but the person's soul doesn't. Instead a malevolent spirit takes over

[@marissashantez6051]

@@redrum47 That makes sense. Then they are more like demonically possessed people than vampires even. I think that makes sense. Dont get me wrong, I think it's still an excellent story. But I think Stephen King is bait too much of one trick pony to actually write a vampire. Vampires are gothic, not simply horror.

[@redrum47]

@@marissashantez6051 To be fair, demonically possessed zombies are pretty much what the original vampires from old real world folklore were, the souls of wicked men risen to feast on the village. They were also believed to spread plague and disease, so yeah there was a lot of overlap with zombies. The whole regal, gothic vampire aesthetic came a bit later.

[@Ksmoove0824]

@@marissashantez6051it’s more of a ghoul thing

[@raphfelix6305]

It still holds up after all these years. Best depictions of vampires next to 30 DAYS OF NIGHT.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

30 Days of Night was good. But, so was Interview With The Vampire. I've spent many hours reading Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. The books are much better than the movies.

[@claudioricci1]

I met a vampire once and he said Salem’s Lot was the most accurate depiction of them

[@ZaidIsm007]

​@@claudioricci1when df did u meet a vampire

[@claudioricci1]

@@ZaidIsm007 Tory Conference

[@ZaidIsm007]

@@claudioricci1 what is that

[@fireorb2]

I swear the miniseries with the kid at the window was complete and utter nightmare fuel for me as a child.

[@ztir6924]

Same with me. That's why I never tried to watch this again until my early adult years. 😂

[@sidd_not_vicious2609]

god yes it was

[@prometheusvenom7189]

I always sleep with the curtains drawn.

[@stevelauda5435]

Lol I agree! I was 14 when it first aired on television 📺 back in 1979 and to this day, I still draw the drapes closed every 🌙 night!!

[@stevelauda5435]

Even as a vampire, Susan was still beutiful lol!!😂

[@TetsuShima]

Another aspect of the Salem's Lot vampires worth mentioning is their urge to corrupt children in the novel. For example, one of Barlow's plans is to make Mark become part of his "castratum chorus", not to mention that Susan, after being vampirized, openly shows her desire to get intimate with the boy. Chris Hansen would like a word with them

[@williamgoen1398]

I doubt he would, Yu forget they are fictional characters, that can literally have no limit depending on the creator/author o.O

[@wardstyle9184]

"Have a seat"

[@AfroKreamy]

Im sure if you brought up the parallels to today and a certain group of lettered people King wouldnt agree

[@bobbyrayvictory6905]

Idk man. There's a lot of kid sex in Kings works

[@marissashantez6051]

@@AfroKreamy Well, King tries to be super woke to make sure no one goes after him.

[@josephmassaro]

The actor who played Barlow, the blue skinned head vampire, also played the blue skinned Andorian ambassador in the classic Star Trek episode: Journey to Babel.

[@marissashantez6051]

Isnt that Rutger Hower?

[@Akkatlah]

​@@marissashantez6051That was in the second tv adaptation

[@elaniarkady7351]

Oooo ty

[@marissashantez6051]

@@Akkatlah ok

[@captainamerica6525]

Ummm, Reggie Nadler?

[@michaelyciano2123]

The window scene scared the heck out of me as a kid. Nightmares for nights .

[@TheChef470]

For me it was the creepiest Vampire movie ever made. Ruined my childhood lol !

[@ericjayfederizo3549]

​​@@TheChef470the tv series scary as fuck.

[@youchris67]

Me too!

[@kimbelsimpson7535]

Striker was a human servant of Barlowe who protects his master during the day and handles his affairs. Having the vampire's marks gives him superhuman strength, and a near immortal lifespan as long as his master lives and he also captures people and feeds them to his master.

[@stephenbanks5860]

I would not call Stryker a servant of Barlow. They were more like partners. Yes, Stryker certainly looked after Barlow and protected him but I never got the impression he was his servent.

[@captainamerica6525]

Servant? Probably yes, yet with tones of partnership. Barlow has lived for hundreds maybe thousands of years. His pride, hubris and self elitism does not permit him to see anyone as an equal. I think his letter to Ben, Mark, Father Callahan and Dr Cody explain his relationship to Staker. Barlow refers to Straker as "the most resourceful servant I have ever known."

[@kimbelsimpson7535]

​@stephenbanks5860 Trust me, Stryker was his human servant and the only acception is that Barlowe held him in high esteem over all of his past servants and if Stryker made any kind of deal with Barlowe it's because he promised Stryker something other than the abilities he has as being a Vampire's servant.

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

Straker was 100% the servant of Barlow, their 'partnership' business was merely a cover for their real partnership - which was Straker being his master's daytime protector and servant, probably in exchange for his life! He refers to Barlow as the Master during the priest scene at the boys house, and lets face it, Barlow at full strength, at nighttime is capable of hunting anybody and is unstoppable probably. I think Ben only manages to overpower him during that small day to night window, and the fact that Ben is driven with a Godly will to kill Barlow. I get a sense during the movie as Straker laid the young victim out for Barlow to come and drink from, that he felt a tinge of guilt/disgust in himself, I think Barlow had him under his spell, but also living in understandable dread that should he cross Barlow, he will come for him and he probably knew he was headed for Hell after a gruesome death

[@konstantinoskaragiannis1596]

"Salem's Lot"(1979) is a Vampire horror movie masterpiece!This is one of the best movies of all time for this Kind and the most scariest of them for sure!

[@srhatfield]

I saw this on TV when I was 11 years old, and to this day I remember some of the scenes! The one at 7:45 where the boy comes in through the window and sinks his teeth into his brother's neck in such an oddly creepy way is etched into my memory forever!

[@user-ph4wj6zv1k]

That’s exactly what my dad told me and my sister when we were about 8 years old. I was so scared when he said that the scene was coming. I closed my eyes and held his hand but once my sister said it wasn’t scary I watched the rest and didn’t bat an eye. But looking out the windows at night was not the same.

[@ashleyschabel1049]

Mine too

[@highriskgunman4181]

Was about the same age when i watched this on tv found it totally terrifying since we where to young to see horror movies in theaters but when my friends and i snuck into a showing of Dawn of the Dead in the local grindhouse theater we thought that movie was hilarious especially the end of the movie if you've seen it you know what i mean its still ridiculous and always makes me laugh Salem's lot did not and it still holds up today with its horror hope it never gets a remake.

[@johnycabs]

It's that bit that freaked memory as a kid.... cos I had a brother and was quite close to him at the time, I couldn't get passed that bit for years!!! Firstly watched it aged bout 9 or 10.... finally got all way through it when I was like 15

[@rosita3528]

​@@highriskgunman4181Its already had a remake in 2004 and another one this year

[@MrRoscojones1]

When I was around 7 I saw this on tv. It literally scared me so bad that for months I wouldn’t get out of bed without someone else being in the room. That floating boy terrified me!

[@lanecore75]

I was about the same age when I saw this on TV and I was terrified of windows without blinds. Those window scenes scarred a generation of kids 😂😮

[@woodjohnn]

Same thing with the It mini series for me.

[@CptColumbo]

RIP David Soul (Ben Mears) and Lance Kerwin (Mark Petrie)

[@godphoenix66x]

David Soul was great.

[@efraim3364]

David Soul was quite a good singer also

[@musicalme27]

😢😢😢

[@TinaLouise73]

Ikr? So sad 😢

[@Real_Petrichor]

Father Callahan later becomes a very large part of The Dark Tower when they have to deal with vampires

[@JeremyKenny-h9p]

He sure does. In fact, one might say the entire fate of Stephen King's multiverse is dependent on what went on in the Petrie house between Barlow and Callahan. Which drives me nuts, because King has never explained how Barlow was able to enter the Petrie house without permission. Seeing how he made that such an important rule in his book and films, it's a question that needs to answered, especially given the future events in the Dark Tower could not have happened if Barlow doesn't get in that house.

[@brunothemystic2093]

@@JeremyKenny-h9p it was Ka was the reason

[@KingMordred]

*Fun fact:* Apart from the 1979 and 2004 miniseries, there is a radio drama adaptation of King's book made in the 90s, which, despite condensing the plot quite a bit, is basically the most faithful adaptation to the novel. In fact , it even includes some moments not represented in any of the miniseries, such as Susan seducing Mark. There's even a chilling exclusive scene where Barlow introduces himself when Mike digs up the vampirized Danny Glick. Pretty reccomended!

[@jjkehrley]

I absolutely love all three! I'd totally forgotten about the radio adaption!

[@stankochman2558]

Wasn't that a BBC production?

[@johnreed3405]

@@stankochman2558 with Doug Bradley as Barlow ... the guy who played Pin Head in the hell raiser movies did the voice of Barlow in the radio drama

[@Fiilis1]

This movie was god damn scariest shit back in the start of 90's as a kid.

[@dirtyscoundrel2013]

In the 80s there was a movie called DONT GO TO SLEEP with Dennis Weaver. The pizza cutter scene scared the crap out of me.

[@BushcraftingBogan]

Trilogy of Terror and Salems Lot is what scared me to death as a kid and ironically turned me into a horror movie fan.

[@tonyjones1560]

These two, plus Kolchak: The Night Stalker and the late Jack Palance’s portrayal of Count Dracula.

[@BushcraftingBogan]

@@tonyjones1560 I loved Kolchack! The theme is still one of my favorite theme songs.

[@martinhennigan1113]

My favorite scene in the novel involved the Grave digger. They were digging a grave at Golden hour and the scene gradually transitions to twilight. King's descriptive language set the scene perfectly and we the readers could feel a growing tension for the imminent vampire attack.

[@Sijo2]

Salem lot is one of my favorite vampire movies of all times

[@thomasgumersell9607]

Truly a great Vampire TV show. I saw this at 13 yrs old and it was scary to watch. It is very well done and one of my favorite Vampire shows. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

[@peterratter6603]

I saw many a horror movie/show when I was too young to do so. 'Salem's Lot was the one that screwed with my childish head the most. Brought up on a piecemeal diet of old Hammer Horror movies, children were supposed to be untouchable innocents. In this movie did I not only see a peer become prey to a monster, but the little floaty bastard turned into a monster! Vampires are probably my favourite pop culture monster, and I've seen many onscreen variations before and since, but I don't think anything holds an equal chill to those stabbing strings as the luminous-eyed, grey-faced child floats up out of those coils of mist...

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

You describe the scene so well,in an almost poetic manner.

[@peterratter6603]

@@BarryHart-xo1oy Thanks - it's been burned into my retinas for some time now :D

[@nealjolly5434]

The funny thing about this movie. The kid at the window was more scary than the actual head vampire.

[@Fenris77]

Apart from one jumpscare I agree. The music still makes me shiver.

[@malgorzataj6356]

Stephen King is a master od horror that's why IT is so scary

[@nealjolly5434]

@@malgorzataj6356 Stephen King is a sell out. That's why so many of his movies suck and he has allowed so many of his books to be ripped to shreds on the screen. The gunslinger saga was suppose to be his so-called brain child, but he allowed them to completely change the story's narrative to the point that the first book made into a movie bombed out at the box office, loosing money instead of making any. That's only one of many Stephen King flops. I hope this remake of Salem's lot coming out soon doesn't turn out like his remake of The Stand TV series. It was hot garbage. Never remake a natural hit. That seems to be Holly Woods big thing now. Rewrite history, until they ruin everything and everything sucks.

[@cullenarthur8879]

​@@nealjolly5434Stephen King likes to see what film makers do with his stories. He is very rich and does not need the money. If he sold his stories to filmmakers purely for money, that would make him a "sell out". He has actually objected and sued film companies that have changed his stories so much that they are unrecognizable from his book. I would also point to his stories that have become movie classics like Shawshank Redemption, Lean on Me, Green Mile, IT, The Shining, and others. Mike Flanagan is doing an adaptation of The Dark Tower. It will be a series.

[@juanjocastellano2206]

No for me, Barlow is the most terrífic creature ever.

[@OMAHA16]

These are the scariest Vampire's ever put to screen arguably and you answered why is that, because their screen time is limited, especially the main monster Barlow. The greatest fear of in all of existence is the unknown, the less you see the threat or monster visually, the more your mind starts to conjure up things far more terrifying. As an old entertainment media saying goes, "Less is more". Great breakdown as always, I would love to see this Stephen King horror story get rebooted for a Theatrical big screen release, with the same passion and respect as Stephen King's "IT" got in 2017.

[@lizardog]

I find the vampires in 30 Days of Night equally frightening.

[@vana.johnson8845]

Current Hollywood aka HORRORWOOD would totally damage this story. It would be made for "Modern Audiences" aka No audience as there is NO SUCH THING as a MODERN AUDIENCE. The Audience is the people alive who can actually pay to see it in theaters as they used to say when I was a young man in the 70's 18 to 80 blind, cripple or crazy.

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

I am pretty sure that Hollywood would absolutely destroy the vampire if it does a reboot. This is a classic vampire, it resembles Nosferatu, Hollywood has taken a vow to destroy everything classic and replace with banal, distorted replicas.

[@carpal08]

Are you serious the remake of IT ruined everything about the first one and the book. Looking like a drag queen lmao

[@phillipstephens4522]

They did do a remake starring Rob Lowe. I enjoyed it also.

[@theresaiwright7085]

I always wished they would make, a movie about the Marston House. Showing the house being built, and everything that happens up to the beginning of Salem's Lot.

[@aliceinweberland]

I thought that was what "1922" was gonna be about and i was so excited, but I was totally wrong. It was based on a novella he wrote by the Same name.

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

That is a great idea. (The Haunting, which I did not like earlier and modern, does try to do that - how the place was a mess from the first stone).

[@theturquoisedream9244]

The film adaptations leave a lot to be desired for me personally, but the book and short stories were genuinely terrifying.

[@ericwhite1942]

I'm the opposite but that maybe because I watched the movie first then read the book.

[@theturquoisedream9244]

@@ericwhite1942 I enjoy the original 79 version for its nostalgia but the one with Rob Lowe was complete garbage to me. But if you like it that's cool and I'm glad you read the book.

[@Lonewolf1997dark]

​@@theturquoisedream9244I figured that's what you meant when you said the film adoptions, just the remake. Because the og is a classic. Regardless, of the changes.

[@greatwhitenorthcorvette8133]

I agree the Book was more terrifying

[@marissashantez6051]

Yeah, but a vampire stories should be different than zombies. I dont like this because they are kind of in between.

[@RicardoGonzalez-fb9li]

Kudos on the deep dive into King's vampire lore, including the summary of Father Callahan's role in Salem's Lot and the greater Stephen King universe. Father Callahan's entire backstory and character arc during the Dark Tower series are some of the best elements of those books. I love the character in DT, and the end of his story is absolutely epic. Epic.

[@d.wayneharbison8691]

I found it ironic that in the novel, Callahan was talking about how the Church now believes in evil with a small case "e" instead of an uppercase "E." He finally met the uppercase.

[@IluvinortheIneffable]

I like in the Dark Tower when Stephen King writes about his car accident. I forget which book it is.

[@JohnnyInvictus]

This movie scared the 💩 outta me when I was a kid! The Glick kid scratching at the window gave me PLENTY of nightmares!

[@Rebelrocker69]

They did do a remake of Salem's Lot. I don't know offhand what year it came out, but I do remember that Rob Lowe played the part of Ben Mears. I have both versions on DVD, but I haven't watched them in years. I had purchased them as a gift for my sister, but she passed before I could give them to her.

[@KingMordred]

Apart from the Dark Tower, the other Stephen King's works related to Salem's Lot are quite fascinating. The prequel short story "Jerusalem's Lot" is one of the most amazing lovecraftian tales not written by H.P. There's also a sequel called "One for the Road", in which a family gets stranded in the woods surrounding the cursed site. It's also quite interesting to see references to Salem's Lot in other King's books, like that scene in "Pet Sematary" where one of the protagonists comes across a sign with the name of the town and gets a weird chill.

[@theturquoisedream9244]

Yes!!!! The short story "One for the road" gave me nightmares!!! It still creeps me out thinking about that line at the end of the story about there being a little girl out there still waiting for her goodnight kiss just makes my skin crawl!! Thank you for your comment I had forgotten the name of the story but remembered how it made me feel.

[@d.wayneharbison8691]

I LOVED "On the Road"!

[@matthewboyd3653]

"One for the Road" was the story that made me a King fan. I loved it!

[@MrRandyCracker]

Did he ever relate this to the vampire in THe Night Flier and Popsy?

[@matthewboyd3653]

I haven't read those yet. Looks like I am off to the library! @@MrRandyCracker

[@mysticfire5850]

My favorite little trivia fact about Salem's Lot was King and his wife were discussing what would happen if Dracula ended up in modern America like say New York and his wife correctly pointed out he`d probably get hit by a taxi almost immediately and King agreed but then wondered what would happen if he wasn't in a big city but instead a small town

[@marissashantez6051]

I somehow doubt Dracula would get killed by a yellow cab. I mean besides the fact that metal doesnt hurt vampires, I think he could manage to get around New York just fine. Hey, maybe he could pretend to be an illegal and get put up in a 5 star hotel, and draw the shades on the window. I read that comment as Tabitha's crude distaste for writers far better than her husband. There have been movies and many books written about Dracula in the modern age. My favorite is the Dracula Files. Dracula will be an inspiration long after people have forgotten all about Kurt Barlow or Roland Deschain.

[@mysticfire5850]

@marissashantez6051 Well u gotta remember this was before horror movies really took off It's not too out there to think modern technology would be baffling at first but I can see your point he probably wouldn't

[@cullenarthur8879]

​@@marissashantez6051so, I see you have political obsessions that you simply can't resist putting in your comments. Illegals are being put up in "five star hotels"? Give it a rest! I have a suspicion that your criticism of King is mostly political, am I right?

[@marissashantez6051]

@arthur8879 Seems to me the person with the obsession is u. Get angry or dont. They still put illegals up in hotels while American citizens sleep on the street. New York has been boo hooing about getting a few illegals from Texas every day. And Im done talking about it here.

[@marissashantez6051]

@@mysticfire5850 I guarantee he wouldn't. Dracula was never a simpleton.

[@LornRoberts]

The Vampire in King's Night Flier bounce back from human to monstrous. He was even more horrific than Barlow, and also was a former human.

[@tywanjacob2910]

I remember this from when I was a kid, and it scared me SH*TLESS!!

[@meh6953]

This movie scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

[@markagrippa4018]

This is one of my favorite vampire movies, the era, the atmosphere, so good

[@stevelauda5435]

My favorite King novel. And, I have read most of his books! I read Salems lot every October!

[@Charlotte66666]

The mini series still scares me more than most modern vampire horror today.

[@justindearmond1]

I was born in 1980. I remember watching this on TV as a kid in the 80s it's still the scariest vampire movie I've ever seen. And probably the coolest looking vampire besides the original Nosferatu

[@CliffWoods-n5j]

@@justindearmond1, I was born in ‘73. The movies I watched as a kid are still probably the most impactful. I’m sure it has much to do with imprinting on our young minds. Movies like this, the Exorcist, the Omen, Fright Night, an American Werewolf in London, and the Howling are still some the best horror movies to me. I think being frightened by them at a young age, esp the last two, has left an indelible mark on my brain.

[@jonathanaldecoa1099]

@@CliffWoods-n5jI was born in ‘74. The movies you mention are some of my favorites. 😎🕺

[@samanthab1923]

It was the music too 👻

[@michaelkantner6420]

I think Richard Straker is just like Billy Cole in Fright Night, both are ghouls and so are not affected by regular weapons like normal humans would be. In Fright Night, not only does Billy shake off the bullet wounds, it takes a stake in his heart to finally kill him. I also have to say, just like a lot of other people have commented and you said as well in your video, the scene where Ralphie lures Danny to the window and then bites him after he's let in, freaked me out, even though I was older when I first saw it, like around 15 or so. And another movie that creeped me out because of the jump scares and how well it was made is Silver Bullet, a truly great werewolf movie!

[@r.shanethompson7933]

Yeah "Silver Bullet" was terrifying! Imagine having Gary Busy for an uncle! Gives me chills! But, yeah, I love that film.

[@michaelkantner6420]

@@r.shanethompson7933 HAHAHA!! Yeah, Gary Busy is/was a strange person, but at least he believed his nephew/niece and stayed with them the night the werewolf came to kill them.

[@r.shanethompson7933]

@@michaelkantner6420 Have you read the book? It's not very long, especially for S.King, but he partnered with a very good illustrator and had a picture for each of the 12 chapters. The title is "Cycle of the Werewolf" and it's very good as well.

[@michaelkantner6420]

@@r.shanethompson7933 I'm going to have to borrow it from my friend who's a huge Steven King fan.

[@BlackArroToons]

For a TV movie, the demonic yellow-green piercing eyes and pupils, make up and fangs made this a very effective horror film along with the story. I've had nightmares growing up from Nosferatu and the window tappers. Nice video!

[@skippygatten8572]

I remember watching this on TV as a kid. It was really ahead of its time.

[@Lopezify4ever]

This window scene scared me for many years as a kid too. I never liked facing any window at night because of this film

[@user-oj5sg9ot6y]

I remember watching this clip as a boy and until now I still believe it's truly one of the scariest shows out there 👍

[@SuperMoleRetro]

Yeah, one of my fav's from childhood. That floating child vampire scratching at the window still spooks me.

[@Vandelberger]

The book had very HUMAN characters. A mother who abused her baby because it looked like her abusive husband.. man. The movie also creeped me out as a kid. The make up and effects are so good for what it’s budget. In the book, the priest also goes on to become a vampire hunter. He is in other King stories. Maybe you can cover the awful sequel to this film lol.

[@patriziamares6757]

@Vandelberger have you ever read "Precious things " also from King? That's the perfect description of how the devil feeds himself with people's sins

[@Robert-nu4vc]

​@@patriziamares6757that story is called Needful Things

[@Jerseylance1]

Rip Mr. Soul this was and still is my favorite Vampire movie ever…

[@GoreJizz]

Him scratching at the window scared the shit out of me as a kid.

[@jakobfromthefence]

The way SK introduces and describes the vampires in Salems lot is the most horrifying thing I’ve ever read in my life. It’s literally hair raising and chilling.

[@CarlWheatley-li5qn]

I swear the introduction of vampire Master Barlow was the scariest 5 seconds of my life. As a terrified 10yr old I don't think I ever quite got over it lol

[@teresacline6672]

As a 6 year old, same.

[@chrisjohn85]

This is still my favorite vampire book and movie of all time. Great video as always!

[@BAMBAMBenitez]

I kind of just assumed Danny just looked Ralphy in the eyes and was compelled to open and let him in

[@IluvinortheIneffable]

In the book, he feels very guilty for not being there to protect his brother. The town thinks he was snatched by a pervert. He's very distraught.

[@Kaiyanwang82]

8:05 is interesting - that's how Coppola shot Lucy's scene in Bram Stoker's Dracula, part of the crypt scenes are shot in reverse. That's 1992 this one is 1979. I do wonder if an even older movie did it first.

[@teresacline6672]

The crypt scene with Lucy being shot in reverse, was only done that way because of the angles of her going into and coming out of the crypt. They couldn't get the right view. I saw it in my commentary and special effects section of my DVD. They explain it in depth. It didn't have anything to do with the actual bite.

[@Wonzling0815]

Filming in reverse has a long tradition, probably one of the first "special effect". It makes sense: Once people started experimenting with film and discovered how strange the reversed footage looked, they would have experimented with it a lot.

[@MrShisuto]

There is an anime called Shiki that is very similar to Salem’s Lot. It’s actually quite good and VERY creepy.

[@GreatGreebo]

Excellent video Cogan. Thank you for such a thorough breakdown of this one. To this day, *Salem’s Lot* book remains one of the most “terrifying” vampire stories ever made. The edge-of-your-seat nature of this adaptation even does a good job of capturing that scariness. The show is one of the top adaptations ever made that stay true to the original story.k

[@coganLollins]

thanks! I agree it is definitely one of the best book adaptation and still holds up pretty well today. the Stephen king vampires have such a creepy ominous vibe and its awesome

[@gabrielhughes8221]

​@@coganLollinsokay man why did you put the fart jokes in here?🤣😅😂. The part that says noone don't make a sound & damn you hit me with that Fart jokes that got me good and I'm dead now lol 😅 😂💀. Good video 😊

[@gabrielhughes8221]

​@@coganLollinsI meant to say be very quiet fart sound 😂😅

[@TheBriarWolf]

The nods at the occult practitioners and old folklore always amazed me. I remember in the book once they start to realize Barlow is a step ahead and they can do nothing but wait out the night…Also one of the few vampire stories that mentions the roses being a ward against evil.

[@ruxcooking]

Unsettling is exactly how i'd describe this. That dinner table invasion scene gives me the creeps to this day.

[@teresacline6672]

I was 6 years old when I first saw this movie and I had nightmares for years from this scene and the rest of the vampires in this movie. It stayed with me for a long time.

[@jcollins1305]

One of the best horror films ever made. An absolute masterpiece that may never be equalled.

[@abnurtharn2927]

Can a house, an object be inherently evil? "Houses... are alive. This is something we know. News from our nerve endings. If we're quiet, if we listen, we can hear houses breath. Sometimes, in the depth of the night, you can even hear them groan. It's as if they were having bad dreams. A good house cradles and comforts, a basd one fills us with instinctive unease. Bad houses hate our warmth and our human-ness. That blind hate of our humanity is what we mean when we use the word 'haunted'. Prof. Joyce Reardon. Rose Red.

[@lizardog]

Yes, I've noticed that I, and no doubt many others, can tell if a house is empty or occupied just by the "dead" feel of it.

[@Jmarais85]

Please do the 2013 Dracula series with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. It's such an underrated show.

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

Another underrated film is Jack Palance as Dracula. He sunk his teeth into that role (no pun intended). I will check out the one you mentioned, like that actor (esp. as Henry VIII)

[@yensid4294]

Yeah I was mad when it got cancelled

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

@@yensid4294 I don't understand the geniuses who control keeping or canceling shows. Wish they paid more attention to the viewers.

[@SteveKavadas]

I am cautiously hopeful the new HBO Max series will be good, SK has said this new adaptation will be the closest to his novel. I wonder if it will be set in the original time period of the book or the modern era.

[@unknown_nobody7]

It's awesome to see you cover a novel for once and gives me great hope that you will cover the vampires from the necroscope series I know it's a long series but it would be very interesting to hear you cover it

[@joannemadden7449]

Thank you for doing a video on My Favorite Movie, it's amazing in it's simplisticily, especially when you think that it was made over 50yrs ago, long before special affects ❤

[@thechosenonetim7738]

Bro, you are the LORE MASTER 🙏🏽🦇🧛🏾‍♂️ Thanks for your in depth analysis...

[@lunawalpurgisnacht7765]

in the novel, they sacrificed the dog of the undertaker in order to "welcome" Barlow into the town

[@KingMordred]

Curiously, here in Spain this miniseries in its release was called "Phantasma II" in order market it like part of the by then popular "Phantasma" series. Pretty bizarre, actually, but typical of my country 😅

[@cullenarthur8879]

Do you mean Phantasm?

[@zekeludlow4536]

The TV show Grimm has a huge amount of lore and I think it might be up your alley since it a supernatural crime show. It doesn’t exactly have the usual monsters you cover but I still would really enjoy hearing your opinions on the show and it’s creatures.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Grimm was an amazing show and had an extremely rich and deep lore.

[@marissashantez6051]

Right! But that might almost be too much. Plus We are told surprisingly little about why wessen exist.

[@judic7723]

Well done! After having read the book twice and seen the movie at least twice, it was a real treat to have you narrate the story so concisely. Thank you Collin! Anxious to see what you have in store regarding werewolves❤

[@robangel0816]

Your videos always get “like” before watching, cuz you give the best vamp content

[@DougSpende-eb2fz]

One of the greatest vampires movies ever made. I was 13 at the time you talk about scarry and spooky! No gore, no.blood. not needed. Like Halloween.

[@captainamerica6525]

I was about 13-14 when I first read the book and watched the movie. I'll tell anybody that when that broad came off the autopsy table it scared the hell outta me but good!

[@thedys70]

lol at "that broad"! The actress herself was married to James Mason, who played Straker.

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

That was the scariest for me and I was an adult when I saw that.

[@mypeeps1965]

THAT BOY IN THE WINDOW SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME WHEN THIS MOVIE CAME OUT. I MUST OF BEEN 10 0R 12 WHEN THIS AIRED ON ARE NETWORK TV.

[@MrMegamike2k]

Stephen King is a genius. I had no idea that he had a multiverse so rich with history and lore.

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

The man can write! Even his book of essays on horror is a good read. Also when he steps out of horror he is still great. Stand by Me is a great story (the film of it too).

[@RodneyG669]

I cannot over recommend reading The Dark Tower series to you. They're an amazing bunch of books and tie together all of his multiversal lore.

[@flibber123]

In the book I recall Barlow, who can talk in the book, say something about his appetites betraying him when he found Straker. I take this to mean he drank Straker's blood, which he wouldn't do if Straker wasn't human to some degree. So to me Straker is just Renfield with a different name. Maybe his strength boost was a gift from Barlow.

[@lylymatters4306]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! ❤Vampires have always been my favourite monsters and your videos are a real treat for me! Greetings from Congo 🇨🇩

[@cejannuzi]

This two-part made-for-televsion miniseries / film is really one of the best vampire stories put to film. The remake with Rob Lowe was very good too.

[@margaretwood152]

" 'SALEM'S LOT is probably my favorite Story overall. " ~ Stephen King (* He's not wrong, The LOT *_Is_* his *Best* Novel, w/ the Shining coming in at a close 2nd )

[@edwardbloecher4563]

I love this miniseries. I saw it when it originally aired. I'm old lol. I figured Straker was Barlow's Familiar. Like Jerry Dandrich's protector Billy in Fright Night. If you recall Billy took several gunshots and didn't go down until shot in the head. Not gospel, just a theory lol. Great video Brother!!

[@teresacline6672]

I was 6 years old when the miniseries came on TV and I watched it with my mom and grandma. I had nightmares for years. I kept them to myself because I knew I wouldn't be allowed to watch any more movies if I told them. I had always watched horror movies and vampire movies with no issues but Salem's Lot was different. The movie doesn't have the same effect as the miniseries does. I've watched it since and knew I was missing scenes. I do hope they will release the 3 hour miniseries one day. Everyone deserves the opportunity to see it. Edited to add that I love Fright Night also and completely agree about them being familiars in essence.

[@Shadowcub69]

THESE are the scariest vampires out there, just like they should be. David Soul's version was the best as well at the short story One For the Road/Stephen King. I think that there are several versions of One For the Road on youtube.

[@EricDaMAJ]

The kid floating at the window was part of the creepiest part of the book too.

[@internetjerk2839]

Id recommend Shiki its an anime with a very similar premise to Salems Lot and mostly revolves around a doctor in a small town trying to figure what he thinks is a sudden plague

[@mrbonesaw90]

Shiki is heavily inspired by Salem's Lot but I love how Shiki differs by how it handles its "villains", those sprinkles of Matheson added in.

[@malgorzataj6356]

Yeż. But those shiki were weak

[@dbsommers1]

It's a rip off of Salem's Lot. That's the problem. It failed to be its own thing.

[@Fenris77]

BRRRR I still get shivers at the soundtrack alone. Everytime I listen to it I almost expect someone to tap my window... Or worse, my semi-open BALCONY DOOR!!!

[@boogiewoogit5597]

Austrian nobleman. As in Vienna, not “throw another shrimp on the Barbie”-man. Danny Glick is coming for you on this very night. The master commands it. You can do nothing against the master. He cometh, this VERY night.

[@boogiewoogit5597]

Logan, this very night. Behold, for the master commandeth his children feed. Danny knew you Logan, he knew the entire Collins family. Give my regards.

[@502Imcomingthrough]

One of the best movies ever, definitely the best vampire movie, so much saturation of atmosphere, brilliant

[@taters-no4gj]

I watched the original series when it first came out in '79 '80. As a kid, I had a huge fixation with horror - vampires, werewolves, zombies, etc, and I was able to convince my Dad to let me watch it. Big mistake. I was 11 😳😳🥺💩. I could see my Dad watching me during particularly horrific parts of the show. Trying to stay nonchalant, I tried not to react, but when Barlow showed up from the black cloth on the floor, I have to admit, I did give a bit of a jump. The children being blood-suckers was also something I found pretty frightening. After a couple of weeks, when I was able to start talking again, and able to go to sleep with my light off, my Dad decided to curtail my steady diet of horror to just horror comic books and books about horror cinema. I got over the fear of watching Salems Lot years ago. Erm... well, I actually watched Salems Lot for the first time since '79 on Prime around 18 months ago (that's the Gods honest truth 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️). I think the fear of the Barlow vampire was what gave me such a long complex about Salems Lot, not the actual programmes or the other characters. He was simply the most frightening thing I'd ever seen. He still gives me the heebiejeebies to this day. But that's strictly between you and me 😉.

[@ksea6565]

This was the first vampire book i ever read when i was 13, and it scared the sh*t out of me so bad that i went and bought two blessed crosses from Bethlehem. It absolutely terrified me. I was still hooked on vampires from that time forward

[@callummcgilvray4946]

The BBC radio drama version of Salems Lot is my favourite version, I think everything flows a bit better than the mini series, plus Barlow is voiced by Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley

[@cullenarthur8879]

Doug Bradley doing Barlow? I'm in!

[@brandondefalco8843]

I just finished the book about 10 minutes ago and have been looking forward to this video since I started. Solid video and channel in general!

[@robertanderson4921]

Salem's Lot was the scariest vampire story to me as a kid.

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

This is one of my favorite vampire shows and I enjoyed your discussion of it. Thank you.

[@TheFattdragon]

Great vid. The 2021 tv series Chapelwaite. Tells about vampires looking for a book to awaken the worm god asleep under Salem's Lot set in 1830.

[@whiteboyramen]

Brother you always drop the perfect video when I’m itching to learn about vampires. You’re literally the goat when it comes to bloodsucker lore!

[@encognitusmaximus7598]

COOOOGAN LOOOOLLLLINS is clutch. Much appreciated on the video!

[@guiltybyproxy1]

Ralphie at the window is atoll the creepiest scene of all time

[@JessicaMcGowan-bu4ls]

especially because you saw him when he was as a person once

[@TetsuShima]

Tbh, I think the 2004 remake deserves a lot of credit as well. Despite its flaws befitting an early 2000s TV movie, I give this adaptation a lot of credit for giving a new focus to King's story (instead of simply copy-pasting the plot and tone of the 1979 miniseries), including previously unrepresented characters and plots from the novel, giving Kurt Barlow a much more faithful look and personality, the great cast of actors (including the legendary Rutger Hauer and Donald Sutherland), and above all the iconic line "Whoever feeds you is your God", which surprisingly is not even in King's original novel. Definitely worth a try

[@d.wayneharbison8691]

I found it ironic that Donald Southerland and Rutger Hauer were in two vampire movies. At least in that one, Southerland didn't try to tank the movie.

[@marissashantez6051]

@@d.wayneharbison8691 Youre talking about the sad Buffy movie? Yeah. That was obviously a bit of a problem. I always thought Christopher Walken would have made a totally great vampire, and he would have done it too. He likes crazy parts like that. What a fine actor.

[@d.wayneharbison8691]

@@marissashantez6051 Yes. But honestly, I preferred the original movie to the television show.

[@juanjocastellano2206]

The original tv mini series from 1979 is a MASTERPIECE!!!! And Barlow is the most terrific vempire ever created!!! Nothing can top this movie, NOTHING!!! Congrats to Tobe Hooper (RIP) to bring this horrific Barlow to the movie instead the book version.

[@omnigod7131]

Pennywise isn't an alien in the traditional sense. He's more lovecraftian deity in nature than extraterrestrial.

[@cullenarthur8879]

Yeah, I usually refer to IT as a interdimensional entity. An alien would suggest he is an organic being from another planet.

[@Son-of-Tyr]

Dude, you have to cover the vampires from Dr. Sleep.

[@TheChaosTerminal]

By far, some of the most terrifying vampires in media. Love your videos! 🤗

[@TheGholiday]

I remember watching this when I was a kid. We had a blackout in the middle of part 2 and it scared the crap out of me thinking it was the vampires coming to get me😂😂

[@galacticvagabond9772]

Yes! You mentioned Jerusalem's Lot 🙂 There are also some stories (one or two) that are set after Salem's Lot.

[@tater6830]

This movie terrified me as a child and still does

[@enobnala90]

The floating creepy boy vampire outside of the window is why I’m scared of open windows at night