TV series

Salem's Lot

1979 · 1 season

A slow-creeping dread settles over a small town as familiar faces turn monstrous, leaving a lingering chill.

Tagline: The ultimate in terror!
Overview: Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, death, fate, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
death
fate
survival
grief
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild