The 2004 one was already in my collection.

As luck would have it, I was able to get my hands on a copy of the original ’79 film. I watched 6 hours of of Salem’s Lot… TOTALLY WORTH IT! I’d seen the 2004 before, but it had been years ago, and I’d seen parts of the 1979 original. Thanks in part to my indulgence of never being able to get to bed early, I was able to sit down and watch both mini series versions of Salem’s Lot through the course of the week. However, there was one that was and still is arguably the best Stephen King inspired movie, and that would be Tobe Hooper’s take on Salem’s Lot.

But before all these newfound home runs, solid adaptions were slim pickenings. And i’ve heard nothing but good things surrounding the new Castle Rock show. Adaptions of his newer work such as 11.22.63 was great. The new IT is actually creepy and fun to watch. But nowadays, King movies seem to be doing alright. Without Tim Curry I wouldn’t have made it.

In fact, it was only through a sheer force of willthat i was able to finally watch the entire 90s IT movie. Both made for TV movies IT and The Stand were nauseating to watch. Some adaptations, mostly spanning through the 90s, where just down right embarrassing. His first adaptation was good, the 1976’s depiction of Carrie, which may have had more to do with Brian De Palma’s version and not the journal styled storytelling from King. Until recently, Stephen King movie adaptations were dreadful.

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