Director: Tom Holland
Written by: Tom Holland
Starring: William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowell, Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Stark, Art Evans
Taglines: “There are some very good reasons to be afraid…of the dark.”
“If you love being scared, it’ll be the night of your life.”
“There are good reasons to be afraid of the dark.”
Director: Mikael Salomon
Written by: Peter Salardi (based on the novel by Stephen King)
Starring: Rob Lowe, Donald Sutherland, Andre Braugher, Samantha Mathis, Robert Mammone, Dan Byrd, James Cromwell, Rutger Hauer.
Tagline: “In a small town, evil spreads quickly.”
Director: Tobe Hooper
Written by: Dan O’Bannon & Don Jakoby
Based on the novel: “The Space Vampires” by Colin Wilson
Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard, Nicholas Ball, Aubrey Morris
Music by: Henry Mancini (Michael Kamen in the US theatrical cut)
Taglines: “In outer space they unleashed a force more evil than the world had ever imagined!”
“With an insatiable hunger, they are coming… Mankind is their prey”
“The Cinematic Sci-Fi event of the Eighties”
“The force… More evil than the world imagined!”
“In the blink of an eye, the terror begins.”
Director: Larry Cohen
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Ricky Addison Reid, Samuel Fuller, Andrew Duggan, Tara Reid, Evelyn Keyes, Jill Gatsby, Ronee Blakely
Written by:Larry Cohen & James Dixon
Music by: Michael Minard
Director: Tobe Hooper
Written by: Paul Monash, based on the novel by Stephen King
Starring: David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Elisha Cook Jr., George Dzundza, Ed Flanders
Taglines: “The ultimate in terror!”
I was gearing up to review the 1987 movie, A return To Salem’s Lot, but I realised that it makes little sense to review that without reviewing the 1970s TV movie first. I then realised that talking about the book would be the best way to start. So, here’s the first part of a four part review, covering the book. I’ll follow that in the coming weeks with reviews of the TV movie/miniseries, the sequel and the newer TV miniseries starring Rob Lowe. But first, here’s King’s original:
