Lewis Pullman is ready to sink his teeth into defending his hometown in the trailer for Salem’s Lot, which adapts the classic Stephen King horror novel.
The trailer was released Thursday ahead of writer-director Gary Dauberman‘s feature hitting Max on Oct. 3. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Pilou Asbæk, Alfre Woodard and William Sadler round out the cast for the movie centering on writer Ben Mears (Pullman), who returns to his hometown and realizes he needs to defend it against a vampire.
“I’ve always written stories about things that are so terrible, you’ll run away until your brain won’t remember,” Pullman’s character says in the footage.
Later, Woodard warns, “This is not a disease you can catch.”
Dauberman directed and wrote the film that is adapted from King’s 1975 novel of the same name. Michael Clear, Roy Lee, James Wan and Mark Wolper serve as producers on the feature that is set to premiere at Beyond Fest on Sept. 25.
Salem’s Lot was previously adapted for a CBS miniseries that debuted in 1979 and a TNT miniseries that launched in 2004.
Dauberman’s previous credits include directing the 2019 feature sequel Annabelle Comes Home after working on the scripts for the franchise’s first two films. He was also credited for his work on the screenplays for the 2017 movie It and its 2019 sequel, which were both based on King’s novel.
Pullman earned an Emmy nomination ahead of this weekend’s ceremony for his role in Lessons in Chemistry. The actor’s other credits include the features Top Gun: Maverick and the forthcoming Marvel title Thunderbolts, in addition to the series Catch-22 and Outer Range.
