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Warner Bros. is bringing a brand new feature film adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot to theaters on September 9, and the first footage just debuted at CinemaCon tonight.
As always, this particular footage won’t be making its way online, but we do have some social media reactions that at least help paint a picture of what was shown.
Jeff Sneider tweets, for starters, “SALEM’S LOT does indeed look like a smart theatrical play, and closes with a killer trailer moment similar to that first CONJURING trailer that helped make that movie such a hit. Just swap in Bill Camp for Lily Taylor.”
Take a bite out of some other social media reactions below!
You aren’t going to believe this, but the SALEM’S LOT trailer is set to a cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Devil Town.” Will that be the biggest surprise of CinemaCon?
YES.
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 27, 2022
“A crown jewel of the @StephenKing library” Director Gary Dauberman shared that he was honored to bring SALEM’S LOT to the big screen for the first time this September at #AMCTheatres
— AMC Theatres (@AMCTheatres) April 27, 2022
SALEM’S LOT does indeed look like a smart theatrical play, and closes with a killer trailer moment similar to that first CONJURING trailer that helped make that movie such a hit. Just swap in Bill Camp for Lily Taylor.
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 27, 2022
The #CinemaCon trailer debut of Salem’s Lot is eerie, creepy, and full of Bill Camp! In theaters this September! pic.twitter.com/3DfajUCiK5
— Fandango (@Fandango) April 27, 2022
The James Wan-produced SALEM’S LOT has a decently creepy trailer (so many creaky doors!), plus Bill Camp in what looks like a lead role, so I’m sold. #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/9tO8lG8we5
— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry) April 27, 2022
True story, @MattDonnelly loudly screamed during the trailer for #SalemsLot at #CinemaCon. People in the town are turning into vampires, and it looks terrifying
— Rebecca Rubin (@rebeccaarubin) April 27, 2022
While I have to say #salemslot is not my favorite #stephenking property. But after watching the trailer my curiosity is raised.#TheBigScreenisBack #cinemacon #MoviegoingExperience #cinemancon2022 #warnerbros @wbpictures #wbpictures
— FlickDirect (@flickdirect) April 27, 2022
We got a trailer for #SalemsLot .
Looks damn good and scary AF!!
I’m gonna have to reread this one again from #StephenKing . pic.twitter.com/wbM9hwzRLR
— John Rocha aka The Outlaw Nation (@TheRochaSays) April 27, 2022
Yikes. That #SalemsLot teaser looks scary. #CinemaCon
— Gordon S. Miller @ #CinemaCon (@GordonMiller_CS) April 27, 2022
WB knows how to cut a trailer because the first #salemslot trailer looks great. Hopefully studio releases soon. #CinemaCon
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 27, 2022
James Wan is producing Salem’s Lot 2022 for Warner Bros. and New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) writing the script and also directing.
“Haunted by an incident from his childhood, author Ben Mears returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover the town is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire and his Loyola servant.”
The cast includes Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Nicholas Crovetti, Jordan Preston Carter, William Sadler, Spencer Treat Clark, Cade Woodward, Debra Christofferson, and Pilou Asbaek.
Fresh off Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Tobe Hooper directed the very first adaptation of Salem’s Lot back in 1979, and a new mini-series followed in its wake more recently, in 2004.
Roy Lee and Mark Wolper will also produce the new movie, with Dauberman exec producing.