Salem’s Lot is one of Stephen King’s best books, and though Tobe Hooper’s 1979 TV miniseries adaptation is an uneven creature of the night, it features one scene—of a young vampire trying ...

Salem’s Lot is at its best during these moments, in which Dauberman marshals a surreality that at times approaches the indelible creepiness Tobe Hooper managed ... of other books and movies ...