‘Salem Must Burn’, the latest adaptation of the Stephen Kling classic of the same name, went to the screen in Massachusetts in 2021 – under the supervision of two horror professionals. Because in the director’s chair was Gary Dauberman, who had already directed the puppet horror ‘Annabelle 3’ and also worked on the script for the mega-successful two-part ‘ES’ and ‘ES Chapter 2’. And none other than ‘Conjuring’ creator James Wan brought his horror expertise to the project as a producer.
The result: according to Stephen King himself “powerful and exciting”, as he informed his fans on X (formerly Twitter) in November 2023. In his post, he called the remake “currently on hold” – which also lines up with reports at the time that “Burn Must Salem” might not be coming to theaters after several postponements, but rather on streaming, and at the time there was no release . date. But now the wait seems to be: ‘Salem must burn’ Stefan King deworming…
Why isn’t “Salem Must Burn” coming?
Because he did not miss the opportunity to once again point out the quality of the horror film He doesn’t know why the studio is holding the film back. It’s not that he’s ashamed or anything like that. He concludes with the words: “Who knows? I just write these damn things.
In the post, Stephen King also said that he had already seen ‘Salem Must Burn’ or ‘Salem’s Lot’, as the film was originally called. once again praises the new edition: “[….] he’s really good. Old school horror movie style: slow build-up with big payoffs.”
Warner probably needs streaming content, but when will this start?
It is actually unclear why ‘Salem Must Burn’, whose theatrical release was postponed several times and then completely canceled for the time being, has still not seen the light of day. It was recently thought there would be a release on the Max streaming service rather than in theaters – and in the process, insiders said has nothing to do with the quality of the film. Stephen King doesn’t seem to be the only one who likes the movie.
The vampire movie should probably come straight to streaming instead of theaters, as Warner needs new supply for its streaming service in 2023 after Hollywood’s lengthy double strike. But that does not explain why the publication, or at least the announcement of a date, is taking a long time.
With ‘Salem Must Burn’, his second published novel after ‘Carrie’, which he had already written, Stephen King took up the Dracula myth. In the novel, a man named Ben Mears (played by Top Gun: Maverick star Lewis Pullman in Dauberman’s film) returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, where he has no fond childhood memories. Now he wants to face his fears there, but he must realize that the horrors of his youth are real: the city is ruled by a vampire…