Acquire Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot: Studies In The Horror Film Translated By Tony Earnshaw Readable In Version

great book of essays and interviews, An impressive photo gallery and behindthescenes tidbits that is a must for any fan of this film, Pretty much the last word regarding the Tobe Hooper miniseries in the late's, . . Overall this is an excellent book bordering on greatness, The book is full of interviews with the main players behind and in front of the cameras, In some cases like producer Richard Kobritz they are interviewed twice, Those interviews are interesting because one is from the production time period and the other much more recent, Very interesting to read how interviewees thoughts have evolved sometimes changing and sometimes not, Note earlier interviews are reprints of ones that appeared in previous publications often with material not included in the original publications,

The book is printed on thick glossy paper and is chock full of photos most in colour, many of which I have never seen before.
There is also a beautiful poster section in glossy colour for international Salem's Lot posters, Another photo section compares on location shooting against present day Ferndale, California, Mostly recognizable except for the signature set the Marsten house of course,

Finally there is a section containing excerpts from the script, Not sure why these excerpts were chosen but it seems that there are scene extensions that I assume were filmed but later trimmed.
Nothing big was deleted, mostly character beats, Too bad the whole script could not have been included,

If you are a King fan, and especially if you count Salem's Lot as one of your favorite movies/books, then this is a definite buy.


My main quibble I wish the book was larger overall in size ie, coffee table sized to give the photos and posters more room to breathe,

Very glad I bought it! I love this series, These books are built very solid and contain a healthy mix of poster art, rare photographs and extensive interviews with all involved in the movie.
I thought I knew a lot about “The Lot” but walked away gaining more insight on it, This was definitely not what I was expecting, Because it says, "Studies in the Horror Film" I thought there would be some critical essays about the subject, genre, and film.
Maybe some production essays. Instead it's a book of interviews, And the information is repeated again, and again, and again, I enjoyed the photos, and the collection of the varying poster art, My favorite interviews were those with Reggie Nalder and Geoffery Lewis, However, for the price and "title", I

was expecting much, much more, Interesting book about the TV miniseries, Despite being held in almost total disregard by horror film cinephiles, Tobe Hooper's adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lotremains a fan favorite, and easily ranks as one of the most popular horror films ever created for television.
This is the first booklength critical commentary ever published on this film, and contains many new interviews, behindthescenes stills, poster artwork, and other extras.



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