Warning: spoilers for 2024’s Salem’s Lot and the novel.
Salem’s Lotsees the efforts of Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) and other town residents to get rid of the vampires haunting the Lot, but Barlow’s death wasn’t the end of the vampires.Stephen King’s novelscontinue to be a big source of inspiration for many filmmakers, but the movie adaptation ofSalem’s Lotwent through many obstacles and delays before finally being released on Max.Salem’s Lotwas King’s second published novel and has become one of his most popular and beloved stories, and after getting two TV adaptations, it finally got a movie adaptation.
Salem’s Lottakes viewers to the 1970s to meet writer Ben Mears, who returns to hishometown of Salem’s Lotfor inspiration for his next book. However, his arrival coincides with the disappearance of a young boy, but subsequent deaths and strange events lead some town residents to make a disturbing discovery: the Lot is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire named Barlow (Alexander Ward). Ben teams up with other residents to get rid of the vampires, but they might not have succeeded.
Ben Mears & Mark Petrie Return To Kill Many Of The Vampires A Year After Salem’s Lot
The Salem’s Lot Novel Reveals More Right At The End
Dauberman’sSalem’s Lotmade some changes to King’s book, including the final showdown between survivors Ben Mears and Mark Petrie (played in the movie by Jordan Preston Carter). In the movie, Mark, Ben, and Dr. Cody (Alfre Woodard) find out that the vampires hide in the trunks of the cars at the drive-in and trick them into coming out before the sun sets. Unfortunately, Cody is killed by Susan’s mother, Anne, and soBen and Mark confront the vampires and Barlow himself by themselves.
The novel has a different and not-so-optimistic ending, all thanks to its epilogue.
Atthe end ofSalem’s Lot, after killing Barlow,Ben and Mark leave the Lot, believing the town is now clear of vampires. However, the novel has a different and not-so-optimistic ending, all thanks to its epilogue. Atthe end of theSalem’s Lotnovel, Mark and Ben also kill Barlow but are forced to leave town, with the prologue revealing they flee to a seaside town in México. The epilogue, however, revealsBen and Mark return to the Lot a year after those traumatic events, with the intention of renewing the battleagainst the vampires, as they weren’t entirely defeated.
How Many People Become Vampires In Salem’s Lot
2024’s ‘Salem’s Lot is finally here, and here are how many members of the titular town fall prey to the vampire threat by the end of the film.
Knowing well that there are many hiding places for the vampires in the Lot,Ben starts a fire in the nearby woods, hoping that it will spread through the town– and, with that, that the vampires will flee their hiding spots. In theory, that would make it easier for Ben and Mark to spot the vampires and kill them, but there are way too many, with the novel ending with Ben and Mark driving away to prepare for their mission as the fire spreads.
Salem’s Lot Is Still Infested With Vampires Years After Ben & Mark’s Return
Stephen King Made A Big Salem’s Lot Reveal In A Short Story
In 2005, a deluxe edition ofSalem’s Lotincluded two short stories: “Jerusalem’s Lot” and “One for the Road”. The former is a prequel, set in 1850, and the latter a sequel, set two years after the events ofSalem’s Lotand a year after Ben and Mark’s return. “One for the Road” follows Booth, a resident of a nearby town who explains thatall residents close to and around the Lot live in constant fearas vampires still inhabit the town.
What Happened To Ben Mears After Salem’s Lot In Stephen King’s Books
Max’s 2024 adaptation of Salem’s Lot leaves out the Stephen King book’s explanation of what happened to Ben Mears after the fateful events in town.
Booth and his friend, Tookey, venture into the Lot to help Gerard Lumley rescue his wife and daughter, who are stranded in a ferocious blizzard in Salem’s Lot. Unfortunately, Lumley’s wife and daughter fall victim to the vampires and attack Lumley, with Booth and Tookey barely escaping.The vampires in Salem’s Lotmight never be defeated, and they will continue to haunt the town and those nearby.
Salem’s Lot
Salem’s Lot is a 2024 remake of the movie of the same name released in 1979. The latest adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 novel stars Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, and Bill Camp, with Gary Dauberman writing and directing the Max original film. The plot revolves around a writer who discovers a vampire in his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot upon returning home for inspiration.
