How to watch ‘Salem’s Lot’ Both the new version and the original

Ready for a reboot of a classic horror film?

HBO Max‘s new version of “Salem’s Lot” is here, retelling the story about a man named Ben Mears who moves to a small Maine town inhabited by evil vampires.

The remake is available on HBO Max starting on Thursday, Oct. 3. The film will be rated R for bloody violence and language, according to HBO Max.

What is the general plot of ‘Salem’s Lot?’

Without giving anything away, the novel (and films) are about a writer named Ben Mears who returns to his hometown to write. But things don’t go exactly as planned.

“Mears returns to his hometown to write a book about the Marsten House, a supposedly haunted house that overlooks the town,” states a description on IMDb. “However, he discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning the townspeople into an undead army.”

Was any of the movie filmed in Massachusetts?

Much of the new version was filmed in Massachusetts, giving the production a true New England feel. According to Wikipedia, the following locations were used in the film:

• Boston: Principal photography began in Boston in Sept. 2021.
• Ipswich: The downtown area was filmed.
• Sterling
• Clinton
• Princeton: The Princeton Public Library was used as a filming location for three days.
• Stow: A house on Crescent Street was filmed.

When did Stephen King write ‘Salem’s Lot?’

It was written in 1975. It was King’s second novel, released after his classic, “Carrie.”

Where is the 1979 version of “Salem’s Lot” streaming?

The original version of “Salem’s Lot” is can be rented on Prime TV and Apple TV and is available with a subscription on HBO Max, according to Roku.