Stephen King's Other Vampire Story
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2021
- In today's video we are going to look at how Stephen King's second novel Salem's Lot changed the future of vampire fiction, and how he uses vampires in other works such as his short story The Night Flier. Thank you for watching.
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Hey everyone, hope you are doing well! Just out of curiosity, how many saw this movie before? I've always wondered about how well known it is because I don't see it mentioned a ton online. It has always been one of my favorite King films, and I feel like there were a good amount of fun ones in this period. Anyways, thanks for watching, I hope you have a good weekend and I'll see you next time!
I have! Rented it from Movie Gallery once.
I've seen it once, on VHS, about 17 years ago when I was in hospital being treated for mental illness.
... Don't worry, I got better.
never seen it, never even knew it existed but I've read the story before. excited to watch this later, love miguel ferrer
I love everything Stephen King and have seen most adaptations of his work but this one never. I haven’t even heard from it. Thanks for the great analysis and recommendation dude :)
I've never seen it, but I want to, now.
I don't think King's success with his first 4 novels can be compared to Rowling, Martin or Meyers because all of their books were in a series. It's much easier to get someone to buy the following books in an established series than to get them to buy 4 disparate stories. In that case you are banking on the strength of the author alone.
Agree, King has more merit.
Also agree
Yes, I hadnt thought of that and had originally agreed with the OP comparison but now I see you are right.
Beat me to it, and by 5 months. Someone has the shine
Agreed. Buying the books at the time, some people were thrown that they seemed so different in subject to each other. Many of us just loved King's voice. The way he has in telling a story and trusted the process.
This movie forever changed how I thought about vampires. I suddenly realized how monstrous and terrifying they would be in real life and I have never forgotten it.
Yeah, the casual extreme violence and just the dirt and grime beneath the veneer of Anne Rice fanciness is what I liked.
True. The vampire felt really cursed and gritty, instead of powerful and romanticized. The final encounter and when he revealed his true form. Reminded me of Aphix twin come to daddy. Didnt expect that. Gave me nightmares.
Yes, larger than the biggest, blackest, nastiest spider you ever saw, but smarter than a man, with very sharp teeth, and coming for you!
Peter the Vampire from *What We Do in the Shadows* kind of... ruined my terror of the Nosferatu type. i mean, he is pretty scary, even if he is funny, but all i can think of is the other vampires feeding the poor guy
I had a dream about this.. weird this video was suggested
The Dark Tower series is my absolute favorite story in all of fiction. I found it during a very low time in my life and it helped me to escape from my ever growing heroin addiction and helped me during my eventual recovery from that life. Without those books I truly believe I would have completely lost myself to that lifestyle.
I could have written this comment.
It must have broke your heart when Eddie Dean died then too huh. Yeah, I can relate. I love stories of redemption. Both fiction and nonfiction.
@@capttrips1523 yeah it did because for obvious reasons I connected with his character the most but I always had a feeling that Roland was always gonna be the only member of the ka-tet to reach the tower.
much respect for you turning your life around bud!
@@champ8605 Thank you that's very kind of you to say
This is so well made. You didn't just talk about the Night Flier, you covered a brief history of King's work, vampire fiction, tabloids, true crime exploitation, all in under half an hour. Loved it.
Thank you! I love his short stories collection books. Nightmares and Dreamscapes which includes Night Flier is an incredible book.
To me, reading Salem's Lot really shows how well Stephen King creates a scene. Growing up in New England, his descriptions of a townie bar or just a rural northeastern road made me go, "oh I've been here before."
Agreed. I read Salem’s Lot as a kid. When I moved to Maine, I felt that I knew the place already.
Even though I live and grew up thousands of miles away in Europe, have never been to New England, and even though King's stories are unmistakably American, I often have the same feeling when I read his books.
Maybe because his stories are mainly about people, maybe because I grew up in a rural area too or maybe because the climate and culture are not that different. No idea. In any case, I always feel "at home" very quickly, especially in his small town stories.
I always felt that Salem's Lot was a great novel about life in a small New England town - that just happened to have vampires.
@@JohnSmith_1331
Well, that’s how small towns are. Some of us just happen to have vampires in ours.
When I visited Bangor and met the locals there I truly understood exactly where his characters come from.
I think a common mistake modern vampire stories make is to humanize the vampire. While this certainly makes for more romantic and relatable characters, it misses the mark that vampires are monsters in the guise of humans; their humanity an illusion meant to lure us in. The classic vampire is an abuser who drains its victims physically and emotionally. Vampires aren’t scary because they are immortal badasses, but because they are the things we find attractive, and ultimately take advantage of us.
I guess in a way, modern vampire media is itself a vampire: it makes us fall in love with monsters, then bleeds our wallets.
Fascinating comment. I wouldn't say its a mistake to humanize them, its only a different approach. I'm sure Stephanie Meyer and her wallet would agree with me. ... Now, that being said, I do see what your saying about the vampire as a monster. For me, a sympathetic/romantic vampire waters down the genre and that is probably what you were trying to say. As far as the fear we have of vampires, they beguile us because they are so savage and they are scary as hell and that is the lure.
Op I need you to write an essay well said
It depends on what you see as classic vampire tales. Early vampire beliefs, which in some places have survived into our modern age, describe vampires more as ghouls, their bodies bloated or rotting away, either praying on their living relatives or just random villagers living nearby. Rather like the modern movie versions of zombies. And more often than not, they didn't suck their victims blood, but either ate people's flesh like zombies or drained the life force out of them. Diseases like plagues were also thought to be spread by vampires. But reading the pre Bram Stoker romantic tales, such as Christabel or Carmila, the theme was young women being prayed upon by slightly older women (or at least appearing to be not very old) in a rather sexual manner, sucking the life force out of them. Those vampires seemed very human in the tales, living in people's houses for long periods without anyone suspecting something foul. So those kind of romantic pre Stoker tales does lend themselves to portray vampires more in the way they do in modern tales.
@@winniethepoodle
Twilight is a vampire "soap opera", and more of a cheap romance swill designed to entertain swooning teens.
The films are laughable, and "Bella" is one of the most unlikeable protagonists ever.
I think you are being a bit unfair on the average vampire 🦇
I love the other story that King tells about the genesis of 'Salem's Lot: that he and a friend were driving through a small town in Maine that appeared to be deserted. Block after block, there was nobody out on the streets. Finally King exclaimed, "Where the hell IS everyone?!?" His friend replied "They're all sleeping in their basements."
That's not the story I heard. What I heard was that he was having dinner and drinks with friends and they started wondering what would happen if Dracula were to exist in America in modern times. King thought that instead of living in a big city like New York or somewhere, Dracula would probably choose to hide out in a small town where he could easily hide and infiltrate his terror.
@@josebro352 All I can tell you is this what he said in an interview and I think it's also touched on in one of his writings about writing.
It was probably a combination of the two
His friend is funny.
The deserted town scene you described is also a large part of the opening scene of dr8ving into a desertes town King did in a short Story from 1977 Called Children Of The Corn which later would be a an highly underrated movie in 1984 starring a young pre Terminator star Linda Hamilton.
I read Salem’s Lot for the first time when I was 19-20. The part where the main character recounts going in to the Marsden House as a boy and seeing the bloated corpse of Hubble hanging and it opens its eyes is still the most viscerally terrifying passage of any book I’ve ever read.
Totally
I wish I have a link to download it
For me it’s probably the morgue scene
Haha melt. Just revisited it and I’d forgotten that king was so tame
“...when he was only 28.”
28-year-old me: Shit, I need to get busy.
37 year old me -same
Same, also 28.
Yeah, two years past the age at which Einstein gave us relativity...
17 year old me: Looks like I have 11 years to get working.
I just turned 28 and i hate myself idk 😐 🙃
When Mr. King's book came out, I was 15. After reading it, I brought a cross to bed with me. You see, I was on the 2nd floor...
Yeah, I don't know why, but Salem's Lot is one of three King stories that ever scared me.
terrifying lol
When the novel "The Shining" first came out I was living in Apt# 217.
1:56 quite the f****t!
say no more lol
So so happy to see Night Flier getting some love. Truly a great gem in the horror film genre.
Exactly. I saw night flier. I love that movie. I was surprised Rotten tomato gave it a low rating. It doesn't get the recognition it deserve
It’s terribly cheesy
When I saw the title I was like... omg he’s gonna talk about Night Flier.
After 10 minutes: guess it’s about Salem’s Lot...
“This isn’t about Salem’s Lot” I knew it!
"This isn't really a video about Salem's Lot."
But... we've been talking about it for nearly ten minutes! NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK
im there right now
It's a mixed up world all turned upside-down.
For me, The Night Flier is the most underrated King adaptation there is.
I never even heard of it and I'm a pretty big fan of SK. He's like 70% of my audible library.
Check it out. We'll worth it.
@@JuanRios-kh8sq you can watch it on UA-cam for free its great
@@JuanRios-kh8sq Same!
@@JuanRios-kh8sq it's in the Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection.
Mega under-rated film with a mega underated actor. Miguel Ferrer RIP. You were every bit as fine an actor as your father but you found your own voice. Amazing talent, consumate professional.
Salem’s Lot is the only move that ever scared me so bad I couldn’t finish it and still haven’t finished the original. 1:22 is the scene that got me years ago. Still freaks me out when I see it in passing.
The scene in the book where the mom slaps her toddler and the baby gives her a bloody “gummy smile” has made my stomach turn in on itself every time I read it or even think about it
It's actually worse than that. Her baby is more baby than toddler and she *punches* him in the face.
The later scene where she finds him dead and tries frantically to deny it is a gut-punch too.
Salem's Lot (in the book) isn't picturesque perfection. The people in the book are as screwed up as the rest of us. Some even more so.
@@eonsislept207 That's hilarious
I listened to Salem's Lot on a 7 hour drive up to Vermont. When I got to my destination it was pitch black in the middle of the night at a barn. I was so scared.
Holy shit lol
I read The Salem’s Lot book without seeing the film. I was very impressed by it. It had many creepy scenes and descriptions to actually make me feel and imagine fear to whatever extent a written text could scare or creep out a reader.
My god you've found your calling in life. With so much content on the internet your videos seem to be made by someone who is truly passionate about the subjects with which you make your videos of. Keep it up and all the best luck on your continued success.
"Never believe what you publish, and never publish what you believe" -Dees
What a memorable quote that I'll never forget from The night flier.
News media outlets in a nutshell
I just wrote a comment about this very same line. It seems it didn't make an impression just on me.
There's something special about it, like a sudden truth you never realized it was there but applies to everything in your life.
fun fact: Miguel Ferrer was also a huge King fan. So much so that he was the one who got Jamie Sheridan the job as Randall Flagg in The Stand.
Cool! Do tell!
shaddonon on the stand commentary track Miguel and Jaime are two of the guests and Miguel talks about how desperate he was to be in the stand as it was one of his favorite king stories. If I remember correctly he really wanted to be Flagg but thwy were looking for something different. He ended up getting Lloyd (which he KILLED IT AS let’s be real). So when they were talking about what they wanted for Flagg he suggested Jaime.
Bonus fact: Jaime hadn’t read the stand at all and wasn’t sure about taking on the character and Miguel basically said if he didn’t take it he was going to go over to his house and kick his ass!
And he was in The Stand himself as Llyod.
Is it me? Or does the flag and loyd friendship parallel the Dees and Flyer?
@@cocharles563 No, I dont think so. Dees is obsessed about getting the truth. Lloyd feels an obligation to Flagg because he saved his life.
The Night Flier was such an awesome short story. Magnificently weird and creepy.
There was another fantastic short story in "Nightmares and Dreamscapes" Home Delivery. One of the best zombie apocalypse stories I have ever read.
The first book by King I read in 8th grade, I enjoyed the “overwritten” details. Really made me feel like I was in the town, and knew the schedule of the ppl there.
My mom expressed fear for me when I read it. I was 14. She thought it would actually hurt me. Asked me to let her know if there was anything in there that I couldn't handle and begged me to promise I would stop reading if that was the case. Kinda funny to hear you say people were afraid of it. My mom was. She was also greatly disturbed by the Carrie film that she saw in theaters as a teen.
I've never been afraid of books but have been of movies, i am legend and jeeper creepers in particular. one gave me depression for like, a week over a dog and a dude and the other instilled fear in me, and gave me a few bad dreams then again i was like, 8 or something, but by 14 you can totally hold you own 😆
@*xokireiキレイ* so trueee that's why every mom like 10, 20 years ago didn't want their kid playing shooter games but really 99.9% of people/adolescents todat are taught to let not media effect them so much
It is SO cool to see people share such specific experiences as you. Salem's Lot was my first ever King novel that I picked up far too young (I was 9, voracious reader, rapidly outgrowing Goosebumps). Swiped it from my dad and he was horrified to find me reading it. Loved it, changed my life forever.
@@TheWipal jeepers creepers that first one is known to trigger me. I saw it once and given that I'm so into horror my family was surprised I reacted so strongly to it.
@@TheWipal my niece played a game the other day where the object of the video game is to bomb and slice open a teddy bear. I was a little creeped, especially cause she's 5, NGL made her play something else.
I really like how King goes building the tension in his stories particularly in Salem’s Lot, starting with a personal drama, having a little romance story only to become a tragedy and finally a full apocalyptic scenario it’s just amazing.
He did the same in Needful Things
@@winniethepoodle god damn such a solid book & ending
I’ve read just about all of S.K.’s books, many twice and love them all. I get so excited when a book has been turned into a movie, nothing like watching a good book come alive on the screen!
I’ll never forget the VHS cover on the shelves at the back of the Video rental place in Edinburgh. My friends and I were always drawn to it but were far too young to rent it so had to leave with SpaceJam or Flubber. At eight years old, all we wanted were vampires. Thanks for bringing back good memories!
"This would be the first time that King used an author as the main character of his story"
Of course we all know, that it would also be his last. *cough*
'This was the first time King set his story in New England with an author as a main character and included weird little nicknames for his characters.'
I wanna become a writer because apparently they go on a lot of crazy adventures.
What about "Tommyknockers?". The main character was an alcoholic author struggling to maintain his sobriety (somewhat mirroring King's own struggle) while witnessing and battling seemingly supernatural powers. Maybe not vampires but pretty gruesome nonetheless.
@@olddoggeleventy2718 tommyknockers is one of my favorites!!! Very underrated
@@jmarshmellowman I agree. It hardly gets any coverage. I think critics panned it and didn't think too well of it.
My mother was wanting to open a antique store and was looking for a name. I suggested Needful Things. That closed that discussion as well.
Sneedful Things?
Lol, how awesome! I have little interest in antique shops but I absolutely would visit one called Needful Things.
This movie was great! Discovered it decades ago on VHS at a Video rental store. Always thought it was very unique and quite a different take on the whole Vampire mythos. A personal favorite and severely underated! Great video!
I just gotta say I found you recently and you are easily one of my favorite channels on UA-cam now. I love learning about all these interesting pieces of media, many of which I’d never hear of otherwise, and hearing your insight of what we can learn from them. Love what you do man
King's work is something that has always fascinated me because so much of his work is great on paper but doesn't translate well to film. So much always has to be changed so it will be better on a screen.
Lovecraftian
Personally I think it’s because we are in the interior of each characters thoughts & feelings which is hard to translate to film
At 23:31 he says “Which is really on the nose” and the video shows the vampire touching Dees on the nose. Top tier editing!
No mention of Dan Simmons' "Children of the Night." A must read.
Oh man. That is one of THE great vampire stories. I shelve it with Salem’s Lot, and I Am Legend
Yr blowin me away, IPOS! This is the insightful, precise horror commentary I needed.
'Salem's Lot has some of the most poignant moments. The grieving parents of the first child killed, they have like a page, a page that he uses perfectly to describe how the marriage, and family, most likely would have completely crumbled in the face of their child's death, had they not been doomed. The gossipy moments about Kurt and Richard, even Ben himself, seem to resonate more with us super small townies, but they could really resonate with anyone who feels outside. And that shattering moment when Callahan loses faith, and the little metal cross is crushed right along with him... he's wrong about it being "pulp trash". I wish he had a better opinion about himself.
Have you read Poppy? The prequel to Night Flier. It's an interesting take on child trafficking. With vampires, lol
I dont think Popsy is a prequel to The Night Flier. I don't see NF as a 'grandfatherly' type. Perhaps there is a tie in though that I dont know of?
SPOT ON about The Sun. The Britney Spears situation made me realize how sick they are. That and when they had whole stories and theories about Beyoncé’s miscarriage
Not surprisingly, it's a British paper.
@@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 it was seriously evil the way they treated those two women
This is so weird to read out of context.
@@fellinuxvi3541 they followed Britney Spears around and wrote articles about her mental health and made conspiracy theories about why Beyoncé had a miscarriage.
@@acewingate6993You're right, that is awful.
Thank you so much for this video! I clicked on it randomly after being recommended and I'm glad I did. I really appreciate your words about how true crime is extremely exploitative, especially for the victims and their families. It affects so many, yet people become sensationalized and obsessed with the killers, making the families and victims out to be props. Your incredible review of both The Night flier and Salem's Lot (one of my mom's favorites btw!) was refreshing and welcoming. Thank you. (definitely subbing)
It's hilarious because I literally found a VHS tape of the Night Flier yesterday thinking I never heard of this, I gotta watch it even if it's bad. and this was saved on my watch later like oh my God how coincidental.
The Night Flier is an underrated movie, somewhat original in its plot-line with a highly effective twist at the end.
Didn't even know it was a movie
Yep, better than I'd expected, even with Stephen King's name attached to it.
There's been a few tragically awful movies that attached his name, and they paled in comparison to Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes.
Good cast as well. Miguel Ferrar has always been one of my favorite thespians. His work spans at least 3 decades and can be found on television & film.
I watched the night flyer as a kid with my mom and loved it. I spent years after looking for it and I love to read to imagine my excitement to find out it was a book made by none other than the great Stephen king.
I wouldn't call it original, maybe updated. Even the original Dracula book combined the ancient taboos with modern techniques of that day.
I watched Salem's lot when I was about six years old.
I'm still afraid to watch it again, like the exorcist.
They haunted my dreams like no others.
I read the book and it gave me nightmares.
Nightmare on Elm street scarred me for life.
"Salem's Lot" is the only book to date I've read that I had to periodically put down because it creeped me out so much. Granted I was a teenager and typically read it just before going to bed but now I'm in my mid-30's and still hold it high regard. I also love its short story sequel "One For the Road" which shows just how legendary the Lot has become to its surrounding areas.
I like that the covers of past tabloid editions are other King stories, like "Thinner", and "Needful Things".
The Night Flier bathroom scene traumatized me as a child.
It's a really well done scene. Probably my favorite representation of a vampire and it's weird, creepy powers. It's a bummer the movie is not more widely known. I downloaded it years ago, but I didn't know it wasn't released on bluray.
They didn't have to go so hard, but they did that for us.
It traumatized me as an adult! In the bathroom of all places...
My mother and aunt still talk about how it horrified them to this day haha, so I KNEW it had to be good
The vamp peeing blood was awesome!
"May you find your Tower...And breach it, and may you climb to the top!
Father Callahan
19th like lmao
@@labeolder6152two true Constant Readers, I see.
Night Flyer is one of my favorite King stories.
I swear it feels like christmas when I see that you've uploaded a new video, I absolutely I love your contents, the way you organize the speech, the way you make connections and reflections. Lots of Love from italy
"King and Rice reanimating the [Vampire] genre"
I see what you did there.
Stephen King knows his stuff when it comes to making vampires scary. The book, and the original miniseries scared the crap out of me, and I have re-read the book several times.
Thanks for your videos, I've been watching your stuff for 2 years and I feel such a connection to you and your work solely based off of the fact that you're one of the only popular creators from North Carolina. It's great to have someone whom I share a background with speak on subjects that interest me. Keep it up man!
Favorite movie EVER. I am binge watching you after just finding your channel and was happy to see this in the list.
Is this absolute legend gonna single handedly get this film a blue ray release.
dude, i just learned that *The Auctioneer* was re-released due to the attention *Paperbacks from Hell* got; thank you Grady Hendrix!
My favorite Stephen King Vampire story is ONE FOR THE ROAD. I never get tired of reading it.
I think I've read that short story.
The novel Salem’s Lot, and the two short stories titled Jerusalem’s Lot and One For The Road are all connected or related.
This is an excellent channel. Well researched, really interesting points and commentary on great topics. Quality work.
The kid floating towards the window always gets me. anything floating makes me shiver
When my mother was reading Salems Lot she would lock it outside the front door in a plastic bag during the night.
LOL!
Like my sister. She doesn't watch horror movies but once in a blue moon because she says the energy imprints. She says it invites bad things into your life.
Women, amirite
I wanted to do that when I read House of Leaves. I put it in my closet and closed the door. Couldn't stand have it on my nightstand. That book fuuuuuuuucked me up lmao.
As a kid if a book scared me or had scary pictures I'd put it in my mom's dresser. I guess I thought my mom's clothes would keep the monsters in the book. I dunno haha.
What i love so much about King is that he's willing to use as many words and whatever tone is necessary to paint the picture he wants. He goes into a level of detail that he knows full well will draw critique but which he deems necessary to "give a cadillac its chrome" (see the preface to the extended edition of The Stand). Sometimes he uses diction that sounds like it comes from Merriam Webster himself, and other times, he uses very coarse, informal, vulgar language. Whatever it takes.
I didnt expect your bringing up of true crime coverage. Thankyou for letting us know. Being a listener of true crime podcasts, I really agree with you what you say and makes me more conscious of what i should listen to
You were already one of my favourite channels, and now you make a video about my favourite author!!
He writes to the lowest common denominator, King is to literature as Buffets are to Fine Dining, lol..
@@dr.decker3623 ok doctor
King was one of my first loves for reading, especially primarily the "weird" or horror genres. i think he's still a great gateway further in, but so much of his work is still more than worthy to read and i would recommend. i happen to think his novels that are from the pov of women are some of his most underrated and truly great works; *Rose Madder*, *Lisey's Story* and *Dolores Claibourne* go to some really interesting places that his "straight horror" doesn't go. i also think that the bigger you are (and the more of lesser quality you sometimes make to add to your body of work) the easier the target you make and sometimes his greatest works get buried. and when King is at his worst (*Maximum Overdrive*) he's still fucking ENTERTAINING!
@@dr.decker3623 honey- no, just stop while you’re behind.
I love his work I’m just about through with the shinning.
As someone currently reading The Dark Tower series, I now feel like I have to read Salem’s Lot.
In one of the later Dark Tower books, there is actually a character from Salem's Lot. :D
@Mus Musculus And may you have twice the number.
Be sure to read The Wind Thru the Keyhole, too. That and Wizard and Glass are probably my favorite in the whole series.
And if you haven't read The Stand you need to. By far the best depiction of Randall Flag (I'm of the opinion that the Dark Tower ruined his character).
@@Laneous14 I'm reading the stand now. Great read
@@Laneous14 The Dark Tower ruined a lot of things. Itself most of all.
That's why King is such an incredible storyteller......he makes you understand that this weird, horrible stuff DOES occur in the real world.....it could happen to you.
I've watched so many of your videos without realising they were all the same channel. Finally subscribed!
Dude, this is one of my favorite Stephen King adaptations, and nobody talks about it enough. You are officially my favorite UA-camr 💛.
The follow up to Salem’s lot in one of Mr Kings short story compilations I found really enjoyable. A really great late night scary story especially the audiobook read is excellent.
Thanks! I forgot about Audio!
All King audio books are just fantastic traveling companions.
I was hoping this would be about night flyer! Thank you for such a great video!
Didn't want to watch the last video because I wanted to read the Manga so I'm happy you had another vid locked and loaded. Love your content!
Its unbelievable the quality of content that this channel has
Agreed. This was such e well made video.
In Praise of Shadows is 100% within the Top 5 of "these kinds of channels". Not sure what you would call this particular genre of content-creators, but if you are on this channel, you probably know what I mean.
Just as a total aside, the last stand of Father Callahan (in Dark Tower 7) gets the feels going every time.
Salem's lot was the first king book i ever read, i was 13, that was 22 years ago, i absolutely loved it
In one for the road, when the child was walking on top of the snow, I was freaked out completely
I seem to remember reading King's description of Salem's Lot as Peyton Place with vampires. You can definitely see his influences in this one. There are shades of Shirley Jackson, Richard Matheson, even Ray Bradbury. It's certainly among his best. I have read Night Flyer but haven't seen the adaptation. Looks great though...
Salem's Lot is the first "big book" I ever read. One of my uncles bought it for me when I was about 12... Holy shit, it was spooky.
I can barely remember the overall plot, but some of the scenes and the general sense of dread in the book still lingers.
Salem's Lot came out when my mom was about 15 years old and she always tells me that reading it scared her so bad that she not only insisted on sleeping in the same room as her mother for a couple nights, but would get up periodically and hold her hand over her mother's face to see if she was still breathing lol.
my mom gave me Salem's lot when I was 8. my first king book and I have a constant reader since. thanks mom. I remember when the movie came out I was little and those window scenes scared the crap out of me.. great movie
I really liked this video. Thank you for making it. You did a great job. This was my introduction to you channel and I’m now a big fan.
I love how much effort you put into each and every one of your videos! Every single one is of them is incredibly entertaining and tells its own story and Its awesome!
I wonder how much this story was inspiration for Nightcrawler
I was thinking about 'Nightcrawler', too. It seems to be the same set-up - a tabloid journalist, lacking all empathy - without the supernatural aspect.
That’s what I was thinking
I didn’t see a single bamf in this.
As another personal experience, my mother and sister both read Salem's Lot and both were terrified of it. It turned my mother off of King permanently. I still assume there's a spooky vampire kid at the window anytime I hear a tap or scratch on it. (that whole sequence was filmed in reverse, btw)
Thank you. This movie is criminally underrated and you nailed its strengths perfectly.
I remember reading Salems Lot in 10th grade and thinking about how I wanted to go home that day and look up information about the town. After about five minutes I realized I was reading a novel about vampires, and none of it was real.
Talking about people around you reading Salem's lot it reminded me of my family. I was about 10 and my mom was reading the book. She was in the bathroom in the middle of the night. I needed to get me some water and walk through the hall with my white pijamas. We bumped into each other on the kitchen door and she screamed bloody murder frightened by me. And when my dad read the book before he go to bad he was checking every door and window in our apartment (one badroom where my folks were sleeping, kitchen, bathroom and i was sleeping in the living room)
The monsters face is perfect. Practical effects just make a film for me. Nothings as scary as "The Thing" today.
hey man just wanted to say that i love all of your vids you talk about everything i love manga,comics,horror ,films.also ur channel is really underrated im hoping the best for it.
My mother constantly talks about Salem's Lot and how it terrified her.
Salem's Lot is one of my personal favorite King stories, always thought it was an underrated book of his.
I knew from the title this had to be about the night flier, and i'm glad it was. The night flier was a wonderful story and highly underrated.
This is super off topic, but I always remembered the poster for The Sleepwalkers as the one for Pet Semetary, probably because of the cats lol
This is why I love your channel- you dive deep and champion often times easily dismissed genre pieces and offer wonderful insight into their distinct structural machinations and thematic intentions.
Like so many others, I rolled my eyes when I saw the Night Flyer being mentioned or requested on a forum I frequent that discusses films and newly commissioned Blu Ray collector sets. Now- I’m eager to find myself a copy and enjoy the themes you’ve discussed in this video essay of yours.
You are fast becoming my favorite UA-camr and I squeal with joy whenever you post a new video each month.
Thank you for everything you do, Zach and here’s hoping your work will be noticed by some boutique distributors like Arrow Video, Scream Factory or The Criterion Collection and they’ll commission you for a feature commentary or some other insightful bonus materials.
Best wishes for you, always and as always- thank you again, for everything you do sir.
This was one of my favorite movies when I was a teenager... I really need to go back as an adult and rewatch it... Maybe share it with my kiddos...
Stephanie Meyer beating Stephen King in any type of literary way, with her Twilight series, is an absolute travesty.
They're both hacks.
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I absolutely LOVE the teeth in the art on the thumbnail for this. The one tooth on top and one on bottom for piercing just looks incredible
One of the best channels on this platform. As always, grade-A content.
I’ve been reading King since I was a teenager ( I’m 56) and prefer the classics to his recent works. Salem’s Lot, Carrie and the Night Shift collection were some of the first works I read. I added The Stand, The Shining and Dreamworks and others in short order. I was happy to see you include Poppy in the vampire collection, as it is a little gem!
A vampire in “present day”-Dan Curtis did it before Salem’s Lot with The Night Stalker.
And before that, "Count Yorga, Vampire" and "The Return of Count Yorga", "Blacula" and "Scream Blacula, Scream", and "Dracula AD 1972". And that's just off the top of my head with a Sunday morning hangover.
Thanks for the video. I like the songs you pick for the end of your videos too.
This video was so well done. I hope to get mine to your level of intrigue and enjoyable word flow. I am now a subscriber. I am so glad UA-cam suggested this.
The cover to this movie always freaked me out and peaked my interest when I was a kid. I saw it at a friends house and I saw it and it drew me in but I was always too scared to ask to watch it. I'm glad it's getting shown some love again.
I worked at the Wilminghton NC airport for 19 years, and I would always show the new hires the scenes and locations from this movie.
I saw The Night Flier for the first time when I was much too young to be watching a movie like this. Needless to say, it scared the hell out of me (the ending, especially) and left a lasting impression on me. I rewatched it just a couple of years ago and it was just as good as I remembered. The Night Flier isn't just one of my favorite Stephen King adaptions; it's one of my favorite horror films, period. It's seriously, seriously underrated and I appreciate that you decided to dedicate a whole video to this forgotten gem.
Well done, sir. You're vide was not only written very well, but you did a great job relaying it.