Salem's Lot 1979

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Salem's Lot ★★½ Blood Thirst 1979 (PG)

Based on Stephen King's novel about a sleepy New England village which is infiltrated by evil. A mysterious antiques dealer takes up residence in a forbidding hilltop house—and it becomes apparent that a vampire is on the loose. Generally creepy; Mason is good, but Soul only takes up space in the lead as a novelist returning home. 112m/C VHS, DVD . David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, Ed Flanders, Elisha Cook Jr., Reggie Nalder, Fred Willard, Kenneth McMillan, Marie Windsor; D: Tobe Hooper; W: Paul Monash; C: Jules Brenner; M: Harry Sukman. TV

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