Salem's Lot: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Salem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot: The Movie, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries and Blood Thirst is a 1979 American horror television miniseries directed by Tobe Hooper, and adapted by Paul Monash from the 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The plot concerns a writer who returns to his hometown and discovers that its citizens are turning into vampires.

Series details

• Title: Salem's Lot
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror
• Premiere date: 1979-11-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1979-11-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 184 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 14111
• IMDb ID: tt0079844
• TVDB ID: 145061

Cast and credited roles

• David Soul — Ben Mears
• Bonnie Bedelia — Susan Norton
• Reggie Nalder — Kurt Barlow
• Ed Flanders — Dr. Bill Norton
• Lew Ayres — Jason Burke
• Lance Kerwin — Mark Petrie
• Geoffrey Lewis — Mike Ryerson
• James Mason — Richard Straker
• Kenneth McMillan — Sheriff Parkins Gillespie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-11-17; final listed air date 1979-11-24; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Salem's Lot on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.