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'Salem's Lot
''Salem's Lot'' is a 1975 American horror fiction, horror novel by author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King), Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires. The town is revisited in the short stories "Jerusalem's Lot" and "One for the Road (short story), One for the Road", both from King's story collection ''Night Shift (short story collection), Night Shift'' (1978). The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award—Novel, World Fantasy Award in 1976 and the Locus Award for the All-Time Best Fantasy Novel in 1987. In two separate interviews in the 1980s, King said that, of all his books, ''Salem's Lot'' was his favorite. In his June 1983 ''Playboy'' interview, the interviewer mentioned that because it was his favorite, King was planning a sequel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery fiction, mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately Stephen King short fiction bibliography, 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.Jackson, Dan (February 18, 2016)"A Beginner's Guide to Stephen King Books". Thrillist. Retrieved February 5, 2019. His debut novel, debut, ''Carrie (novel), Carrie'' (1974), established him in horror. ''Different Seasons'' (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976 film), ''Carrie'' (1976), The Shining (film), ''The Shining'' (1980), The Dead Zone (film), ''The Dead Zone'' and Christine (1983 film), ''Christine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Susannah
''The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah: Reproduction'', or simply ''The Song of Susannah'', is a 2004 fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the sixth book in his ''Dark Tower'' series. Plot summary Susannah Dean is partially trapped in her own mind by Mia, the former demon and now heavily pregnant mortal woman who took control of her body shortly after the battle against the wolves of Calla. Susannah-Mia, with their shared body mostly under the control of Mia, escapes via the magic door in Doorway Cave with the help of Black Thirteen. Mia tells Susannah she has made a Faustian deal with Richard Sayre to surrender her demonic immortality in exchange for being able to produce a child. Technically speaking, however, this child is the biological descendant of Susannah Dean and the gunslinger, Roland. The Gunslinger's seed was passed to Susannah through an 'elemental' - in this case an incubus/succubus, who had sex with both. The technical parentage of her child matte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and business failures around the world. The economic contagion began in 1929 in the United States, the largest economy in the world, with the devastating Wall Street stock market crash of October 1929 often considered the beginning of the Depression. Among the countries with the most unemployed were the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Weimar Republic, Germany. The Depression was preceded by a period of industrial growth and social development known as the "Roaring Twenties". Much of the profit generated by the boom was invested in speculation, such as on the stock market, contributing to growing Wealth inequality in the United States, wealth inequality. Banks were subject to laissez-faire, minimal regulation, resulting in loose lending and wides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia. Maine is the largest U.S. state, state in New England by total area, nearly larger than the combined area of the remaining five states. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 12th-smallest by area, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 9th-least populous, the List of U.S. states by population density, 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural. Maine's List of capitals in the United States, capital is Augusta, Maine, Augusta, and List of municipalities in Maine, its most populous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max (streaming Service)
Max (known in other countries as, and soon to be reverted globally to HBO Max) is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. It is a proprietary unit of List of assets owned by Warner Bros. Discovery#Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming on behalf of Home Box Office, Inc., which is itself a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The platform offers content from the List of libraries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, libraries of Warner Bros., Discovery Channel, Discovery, HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, TBS (American TV channel), TBS, TNT (American TV network), TNT, Eurosport, and their related brands. Max first launched (as HBO Max) in the United States on May 27, 2020. Max is the List of streaming media services#Streaming video on demand, fourth most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 117 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Treat Clark
Spencer Treat Clark (born September 24, 1987) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the 2000 films ''Gladiator'' and '' Unbreakable''. He has since appeared in the films '' Mystic River'' (2003), '' The Last House on the Left'' (2009), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (2012), and the ''Unbreakable'' sequel ''Glass'' (2019). Clark is also known for his roles in the television series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2015–2018), where he portrayed Werner von Strucker throughout the third and fifth seasons, and '' Animal Kingdom'' (2016–2019). Early life Clark was born in New York City. He is the brother of screenwriter and playwright Eliza Clark. He was educated in Darien, Connecticut, at Hindley Elementary School, Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School where he was involved with a production of ''South Pacific'' before he attended and graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Clark graduated from Columbia University in New York City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Pullman
Lewis James Pullman is an American actor. A son of actor Bill Pullman, he began his acting career with the film '' The Ballad of Lefty Brown'' (2017), starring his father. His subsequent film credits include supporting roles in '' The Strangers: Prey at Night'' (2018), '' Bad Times at the El Royale'' (2018), '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022), and a starring role in '''Salem's Lot'' (2024). He played Robert Reynolds / Sentry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Thunderbolts*'' (2025). On television, Pullman played Major Major Major Major in '' Catch-22'' (2019) and starred in '' Outer Range'' (2022–2024) and '' Lessons in Chemistry'' (2023); for the latter, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and Critics' Choice TV Award. Early life Pullman was born on January 29, 1993 to actor Bill Pullman and modern dancer Tamara Hurwitz. He has a sister, Maesa, who is a singer-songwriter, and a brother, Jack, who is a puppet-maker. His mother is of Russian Jewish and Norwegian desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makenzie Leigh
Makenzie Leigh (born August 8, 1990) is an American actress, noted for playing the protagonist's romantic interest Faison Zorn in Ang Lee's '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' (2016). Early life Leigh was born in Dallas, Texas on August 8, 1990. When she graduated high school she moved to New York to dance ballet; she enrolled at New York University to study writing, then took an acting class to better understand characters, which ultimately led to her becoming an actress. Career Leigh's first major role came as Liza in the first season of the Batman prequel television series '' Gotham'' (2014–2015). She was also featured in a regular role as the babysitter in the 2015 television miniseries '' The Slap'', a remake of the Australian series of the same name. Leigh played a supporting role opposite Christopher Abbott in the film '' James White'' (2015) and played a small part in the Amazon series ''Mozart in the Jungle''. Leigh had a prominent role as Dallas Cowboys Cheerlead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Dauberman
Gary Dauberman is an American screenwriter and director. He is best known for writing The Conjuring Universe horror films ''Annabelle (film), Annabelle'' (2014), ''Annabelle: Creation'' (2017), ''The Nun (2018 film), The Nun'' (2018), and ''Annabelle Comes Home'' (2019). He made his directorial debut with the latter film. Dauberman also co-wrote the supernatural horror film ''It (2017 film), It'' (2017), and wrote its follow-up ''It Chapter Two'' (2019), which are based on the It (novel), novel of the same name. Early life Dauberman grew up in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania and graduated from Penncrest High School in 1995. He attended Delaware County Community College for two years, where he majored in communications, before transferring to Temple University, where he graduated with a degree in Film and Media Studies in 2001. Filmography Television Film Producer * ''The Curse of La Llorona'' (2019) * ''The Nun II'' (2023) * ''Until Dawn'' (2025) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
'Salem's Lot (film)
''Salem's Lot'' is a 2024 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Gary Dauberman, based on the 1975 novel by Stephen King. The film stars Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, John Benjamin Hickey, Bill Camp, Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti, Spencer Treat Clark, William Sadler, and Pilou Asbæk. It is the first feature film adaptation of the book, preceded by miniseries versions from 1979 and from 2004. The plot centers on a writer who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot in search of inspiration, only to discover the presence of a vampire. ''Salem's Lot'' was announced in 2019 and shot in 2021, with additional photography in 2022. The film's release was delayed multiple times. The film had its world premiere as the opening film at the Beyond Fest on September 25, 2024, and was released on Max on October 3, 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Writer Ben Mears returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot to wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Salomon
Mikael Salomon (born 24 February 1945) is a Danish cinematographer, director and producer of film and television. After a long cinematography career in Danish cinema, he transitioned to the Hollywood film industry in the late 1980s, earning two Academy Award nominations. Salomon then transitioned to a television director career, with credits that include '' Band of Brothers, Salem's Lot, Rome,'' and ''The Andromeda Strain''. His directing awards and nominations include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award. Life and career Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Salomon is of Jewish descent on one parent's side. Salomon photographed dozens of films in his native country, earning awards including the Robert Award and Bodil Awards. In the late 1980s, he relocated to Hollywood and shot his first mainstream American film with ''Torch Song Trilogy'', a 1988 comedy-drama starring Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, and Matthew Broderick. The following year, he sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
