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With Salem's Lot, a blood-curdling shocker based on the novel by Stephen King, director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) sends the time-honored vampire legend soaring on bat wings into the modern era. Sinister events bring together a writer (David Soul) fascinated with an old hilltop house, a suave antiques dealer (James Mason) whose .. Read more

Starring	David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin
Director	Tobe Hooper
Genres	Horror

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  Eeeek!
  
  As a kid of 10 I saw this when it was first shown on UK TV back in in 1980/81-ish. It scared the **** out of me!
  
  Even now, 20-odd yrs later it gives ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Stoke-on-Trent, England
  - 16 May 2006 at 10:22
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- - 0
  - 0
  Still the best
  
  Still a classic and the very best of its genre; it hasnt dated too much. Still well acted and scripted.
  
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- 1118067
- - axc
  - 3 reviews
  - 10 May 2012 at 15:00
- - 2
  - 0
  Scarier than you average TV movie
  
  Salem's Lot was a 2-part TV movie in the late 1970s. For those who saw it then, they were about to watch the most frightening film ever made for television... read more »
  
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- 1079370
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Ghostfinder
  - 15 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 07 Jan 2012 at 11:41
- - 1
  - 0
  legend of marsten house
  
  This is compilation of six part mini series that runs over about 3 hours on two discs. Master vampire looks like original Orlok of Nosferatu in colour ... read more »
  
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- 1073922
- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Dec 2011 at 16:34
- - 0
  - 2
  Salem's had its lot
  
  The main problem with this film is that it has aged badly. It looks and feels like an American 1970's cheaply made TV drama: the script is bad, the acting ... read more »
  
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- 1072577
- - Sideplates
  - 55 reviews
  - Dursley
  - 11 Dec 2011 at 22:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Not sure about this one....
  
  Very long winded, which I suppose is obvious, but I don't think I realised just how slow it would take for this film to get going. If you're in for the ... read more »
  
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- 1040234
- - Ellie85
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Sep 2011 at 12:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Salems Lot - Don't buy a house here!
  
  Good horror film, and most importantly a vampire, that really looks like a vampire, ugly, evil and toothy!
  
  The film is just a little dated, but the ... read more »
  
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- - Valiant016
  - 51 reviews
  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 08 Jun 2011 at 13:23
- - 0
  - 3
  No Second Disk ????
  
  How annoying !!!
  
  Will have to rent it again and hope to get the second half next time !!
  
  Seriously disappointed.
  
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- - Numpt0r
  - 1 review
  - Plymouth
  - 26 Oct 2010 at 22:19
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  - 1
  Very very dated
  
  The first time many years ago that I saw this film I thought it was brilliant. I welcomed the chance to see it again, but my my how it has dated. Now it all ... read more »
  
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- - Keith Jones
  - Burntwood, Staffordshire, ENGLAND
  - 07 Oct 2010 at 12:39
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  - 1
  second disc missing
  
  After informing tesco that it was a two disc film, i recieved the 1st disc 3 times and still no second disc. So only saw half the film. SHAME
  
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- - a customer
  - england
  - 29 Sep 2010 at 11:58
- - 0
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  Where is disc 2?
  
  Was keen to see this as I really enjoyed the book.
  
  Although the disc when it arrived was clearly marked as Disc 1 ( with a hand written label saying ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Exeter
  - 18 Aug 2010 at 22:21
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- - 12
  - 0
  Eeeek!
  
  As a kid of 10 I saw this when it was first shown on UK TV back in in 1980/81-ish. It scared the **** out of me!
  
  Even now, 20-odd yrs later it gives ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 244705
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Stoke-on-Trent, England
  - 16 May 2006 at 10:22
- - 6
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  Classic Horror Film!
  
  Anyone who hasnt seen this must rent this NOW! This is a story about a writer who returns to his home town 'Salems Lot' to begin work on a new novel.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cumbria, UK
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 15:22
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  still not bad
  
  although some 25 years old still not bad. okay the special effects are not so special. some of them more funny.
  
  but it is an okay version of one of ... read more »
  
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- - michael bildner
  - nottingham
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 22:49
- - 4
  - 0
  BBooorriiinnggg!!!!!!!!
  
  My misses is a big vampire movie fan, We can watch films that are long ie lord of the rings but this film drags on and on with nothing happening. When you have ... read more »
  
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- - sakuraba1982
  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 13:14
- - 2
  - 0
  SCARY VIEWING
  
  You proberly watched it as a kid and had nightmares for wks!
  
  and now although it shows it's age it still has the suspence and captivating ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - bracknell, england
  - 04 Mar 2007 at 20:36
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  ONLY 1 DISC SENT
  
  Sent me 1 disc which lasted for 90 mins. Where is the rest of it? So far care@-- have tried to tell me it is double-sided, which it is not. Don't waste ... read more »
  
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  - Rhyl
  - 06 Jan 2009 at 16:36
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  Scarier than you average TV movie
  
  Salem's Lot was a 2-part TV movie in the late 1970s. For those who saw it then, they were about to watch the most frightening film ever made for television... read more »
  
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- 1079370
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Ghostfinder
  - 15 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 07 Jan 2012 at 11:41
- - 1
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  Salem's Lot
  
  Hadnt'n seen this for ages & ages and remember being scared shi**less as a kid watching it. Classic horrors are still the best and this one is a classic... read more »
  
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- - Chan
  - 7 reviews
  - Newcastle Upon Tyne
  - 01 Jul 2008 at 19:12
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  Only Half a Film
  
  According to the Disc Information this film is 183 minutes long. However, the version supplied to me by Tesco DVD Rental is only 90 minutes long; it is Disc 1 ... read more »
  
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- 621087
- - a customer
  - Grimsby, England
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 14:05
- - 1
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  I wanted to see this and enjoy it..
  
  ..but as soon as I realised I'd only received half the film, I didn't bother watching it. Would be nice if LoveFilm could let us know that the film is ... read more »
  
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- - Applecore88
  - 4 reviews
  - Peterborough
  - 06 Dec 2009 at 15:38

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  With Salem's Lot, a blood-curdling shocker based on the novel by Stephen King, director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) sends the time-honored vampire legend soaring on bat wings into the modern era. Sinister events bring together a writer (David Soul) fascinated with an old hilltop house, a suave ...