October 10, 2024 6:22 pm

Larry Cohen's Panned Salem's Lot Sequel Finds a New Streaming Home on Max
Larry Cohen's Panned Salem's Lot Sequel Finds a New Streaming Home on Max

Larry Cohen’s Panned Salem’s Lot Sequel Finds a New Streaming Home on Max

As one of the worst horror movie sequels ever made, youre forgiven if youve managed to wipe the memory of A Return to Salems Lot from your brain. Directed by Larry Cohen, the film is an unremarkable follow-up to Tobe Hoopers 1979 TV miniseries, and features an anthropologist and his son making their way to Salems Lot only to discover that its been taken over by vampires. This jumbled continuation received a limited theatrical release in 1987 before hitting VHS a year later, and now its yours to rediscover this Halloween when it makes its way to its new streaming home.

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​This long-forgotten sequel to a classic Stephen King movie doesn’t even fall into the “it’s so bad it’s good” category. Read More