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Writer Gary Doberman told Den of Geek in June 2019 that his goal with the new version of Salem's Lot was to make vampires scary again

Story

An author returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to find that the townspeople have been attacked by a bloodthirsty vampire. He wants to break away from the sexier, more romanticized undead that have plagued pop culture for the past quarter century, thanks to everything from Interview with the Vampire to Twilight to The Vampire Diaries. When Ben is reading old newspapers on microfilm in the library, the headline reads "Local Couple Victims of DUI." The paper was printed in 1956, at a time when the term "DUI" not yet in use..

Sunset Written and performed by Gordon Lightfoot

References Trog (1970). Courtesy of Warner Records By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & Television Licensing. I feel like this movie could have used another 30-40 minutes to flesh things out.

You could see how he became Barlow's servant

Too rushed scenes to get to the next one. More backstory could have happened with the guard, which unlike the original was much better and much creepier. The story of Barlow himself, how he became what he is.

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Offer something different or add something that the original or remake didn't have, that is, don't say it's better than the original, but keep it a very worthy remake. I still liked it, but just something for people looking to make remakes to think about. Films "What we do in the shadows" last season; is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.