I frequently talk to my dog using the voice and words of James Mason as Straker: "Poor little dog...you can do nothing against the master! Put down the stick! Face the master!" He just looks confused, but I enjoy it.
@@joshythehand2960its not how it worked in the book: barlow could speak, he was a Type One vampire, one of maybe a dozen in the entire world. He was intelligent and cunning, capable of planning anf executing elaborate schemes. He can also make Type Two vampires, which are similar to Type Ones but missing the level of intelligence. Basically, the movie's portrayal of Barlow rendered him mute and also looking like Nosferatu (in the book, he was much like Dracula, could shapeshift/change his appearance seemingly at will). Everything that Straker said to Callahan in this scene is almost verbatim what Barlow said in the book (Straker was not even present for this confrontation in the book, may have already been dead)
Ermm....no. It was good at the time when I was a kid, but now it just looks ridiculously comical. There are shitloads of vampire films that have been produced since then, which are obviously much better than this.
Reggie Naider was in his seventies when playing this iconic vampire! He never spoke a single word, and yet is still the stuff of nightmares! That's pure talent!! He is immortal in my eyes as THE vampire! HE set the record as "the first vampire"!
Nalder also only had a combined 70 seconds of screen time in the entire miniseries, something he was a little upset about given how many hours he had to spend in the makeup chair and wearing that uncomfortable Barlow makeup that kept having to be fixed, according to an interview he gave to Fangoria Magazine. Nalder actually had more scenes as Barlow that ended up being cut from the broadcast, which disappointed him.
@@44excalibur and even with all that the main character EVERYONE remembers was his! He also played an Andorian in the Original Star Trek in Journey To Babel! And before that he was in the Manchurian Candidate! His look and exceptional acting made him legendary!
@@christopherkerns639 Yes, I remember. I actually saw Journey to Babel after I had seen Salem's Lot, and I freaked out when I saw Nalder as the Andorian ambassador, because the blue makeup made him look eerily similar to Barlow. 😂
@@44excalibur lol Shras felt like the same as the "master"! Watch the original Manchurian Candidate! He plays Gromol! He was so unique! And is easy to spot! The Andorian look he inspired set the tone for Star Trek for generations!
@@Poochpatrol He looked like a blue version of the vampires from 30 Days of Night. Also, found Straker to be very disappointing, his role was significantly diminished and the actor was not very good at all, a far cry from James Masons performance. There was just a lot wrong with that version….
I was in high school when this was on tv and it still scare me. This scene and the one where Danny Glick was floating outside the window really gave me the shivers.
Me too. That's the scene I always think of when I think of this movie. I watched this on tv when I was a kid, I thought I was a little kid when I saw it but I'm not sure now.
It's a symptom of our 'inclusive' culture. Instead of being blood sucking Familiars of Satan, vampires these days are just mixed-up supernatural kids with issues. We have to love them.
Jerry Dandridge was a vampire who was suave and sophisticated. Kurt Barlow was a vampire that would just fuck you up on mere sight. As for the rest of these "vampires" we see in modern movies as far as I'm concerned they're about as scary as watching the Teletubbies!
If you have not seen it yet watch the OG Fright Night! Not the newer one the 1985 one. Roddy Mcdowall was my fave actor when I was your age and still is!
He also reportedly detested Bill Cosby during the height of his career, described him as a pig and refused to work with him ever again. *I guess the Master could detect evil.*
This film terrified me as a kid. I thought that the master was the scariest thing ever at that time. Even now, he is am awesomely horrific sight. He still gives me chills.
Definitely the best adaptation of a Stephen King novel, and probably the best horror mini-series of all time. Such a creepy ambience throughout. James Mason put in such an excellent performance, and Barlow (The Master) had such a chilling presence. It was shameful that this classic was also made into a 112 minute film. For anyone who hasn't seen it, make sure that you watch the two-parter.
@@seraj3068 Not sure where you're going with this?? Sasa Tankosic said movie and I said book. I've seen the movie and read the book, happen to like both (although I prefer to read but that's just me).
@@alandgomez5905 If you get the chance, read the book. Stephen King's early works (Salem's Lot, Pet Sematary, IT, The Stand, Carrie, Misery, The Green Mile, The Talisman) are masterpieces.
Bro! And the whole family sat there and watched it. A wise man once said, you've got to know when to hold them, know when to fold em, know when to walk away. Know when to RUN!
Yes.... the idea of a dark shadow, becoming tangible, growing in size to something monstrous. The dog barking starts it. Lights failing supernaturally. Electronics becoming untrustworthy. Then, the Earth begins to move violently. The kitchen of your own house starts to attack you by an unseen force from all directions. And the windows shatter..... letting something in..... on the floor it begins to stir. It starts out small and begins to grow in the darkness. Best vampire movie ever.
@DorisDay-lw4xs - I think that's part of it. A psychic vampirism that dulls the thoughts and senses. Draining physically and spiritually on a level we're not normally attuned to. Like paralysis......
Now THAT’S a Vampire - a supernatural force instead of just a guy with fangs. The Vampires in this flick are incorporeal - functioning outside the laws of nature, in a realm between nightmare and physical reality. They were only able to dispatch Barlow because he was still bound to his physical form before the onset of complete darkness.
@Richard-vu7kh - Yes, and the way they did things with the victims and the vampires seemed to be more than physical, almost psychic attacks. Half the battle was over before the actual conflict began. Only the spiritually strong, those prepared for evil, had any chance of resisting at all.
I Remember watching this on the tv when I was a kid. Scared the living sh** out of me at the time. It was a two part tv movie I think? Great to see James Mason...this is towards the end of his career but you can still see what a great and iconic actor he was...a true film star and a wonderful actor.
I was young then too. It was stretched into a week series. One hour every night with 35 minutes of commercials. It took my neighborhood 2 weeks to recover. Every one of us kids were BEGGING our parents to let our cousins stay over "one more night, please".... 😢
the acting in this movie is amazing. Every single performance is locked in. You seldom see that in horror. that's what separates this from other horror films.
I'm 53. So when I watched this in 1979 I was 18. Scared me and my girlfriend. We then had to wait till the following Saturday night to see the rest. I have the chopped up vhs copy but am waiting for my full length dvd coming this week. Can't wait!
Saw this back in '79 on tv. I was 9 years old!...lmagine the sleepless nights l had at that age. First hated it and then trough the years bought it on VHS, then on DVD and now l have it on Blue Ray. Cause this was a real vampire movie not the cheesy ones that we have now a days.
James Mason was absolutely fantastically cast in this role. His cool, calm demeanour with his matter of fact manner filled this scene with menace! Mr Barlow was "the Master" but Straker was the Superhuman who paved his way.
ABS, you suspect he's this frail old English man in a black tweed hat, that is until he picks Dr Norton up like he was nothing and impaled him on some antlers, then took 8 bullets to down him. Mason was so subtle in his performance.
Amazing how one scene can be so terrifying, yet so hilliarous at the same time. The way Kurt Barlow makes his entrance is still bone chilling over 40 years later, yet Straker steals the scene with his comedic yet fiendishly evil performance, also the way Barlow looks at Mark Petrie when Mark threatens to kill him, priceless.
I didn't see anything hilarious in this at all. When true evil arrives..... it boldly announces itself. Even before it fully arrives, you'll see its mark. It always has a mark of ego present. Some symbol, it's name misspelled somehow, something old and forgotten but relevant. When it talks, if you listen closely..... you'll hear it. It can't help but reveal the deep darkness inside and its true intentions.
When I was a kid. I begged my Mam and Dad to let me watch this. I can quite honestly say it scared the living shit out of me. Mr Barlow was, and still is the most horrific being I have ever seen. He still gives me the creeps at 42 years old. I probably still wouldn't watch it on my own in our house. Too many windows where he can look in at!
This is the horror scene that always stays with me. I saw Salems Lot on British TV when it was first shown and I was a kid. The thing that got me was it was totally unexpected and that the adults were completely vunerable and unable to protect the young lad. Its a scene of pure evil violence. Barlow is The Beast!!
James Mason, pure class, eloquent & powerful delivery of B movie lines by an absolute A lister! I remember seeing this in early 80s on UTV and it scared me a lot, especially that blue faced vampire, thanks for posting this. I can still say some of the lines from this movie to my elderly Dad who introduced myself and my brother to this movie and he remembers it well! Mr Barlow's on a buying trip... : )
Finn McCool Back in those days the vampires were meant to be scary and horrifying and not a bunch of romantic teenage kids 'Twilight'. That combined with the atmosphere and good acting make this one of, if not the best vampire movie of all time.
Only in the novel Stephen King had Barlow, the vampire in question having the conversation with the priest. A far more emotional & powerful scene than what we saw in the movie.
@@carnolasluggs5417 I thought that scene was fantastic, especially love how he says "the boy is five of you, false priest" or something along those lines. The whole idea of having true faith is awesome
How I love this movie. How I adore the book by Stephen King. There is absolutely no humane traits in these vampires, only the evil upon which the lore relies. Although the remake with Rob Lowe follows the book more closely, this, for me, is the ultimate in vampire horror. Thanks for sharing.
The boy LOL... Corduroy pants, plaid shirt and a Dorthy Hammil haircut. This movie was spooky when it came out... The kid vamp floating outside and scratching on the bedroom window scene tripped me out way back when.👍
Still the best vampire adaptation ever made. Of course the effects & costume have dated but the atmosphere & mood certainly have not. Mason is brilliant, absolutely chilling.
Its getting remade again. It could be absolutely incredible. Or it could be pure shit. Hopefully the vampire looks like this one but with modern effects that make it look amazing.
Not too sure, Sheila. I think there is a video on TH-cam of possible actors but i doubt that they will be the actors they choose. I've not enjoyed any of the Stephen King remake movies except for the "IT" remake. Hopefully a Salems Lot remake would be as good as the "IT" remake. I just hope the "Master" looks like he did in the original. Same look, but using up-to-date effects.
Overdubbed it with massive Fart noise when the black cloak rises and the Master stands up. Friends watching it with me did not know I had done that and were stunned at first then we all laughed hard.
never get fed up watching this after some time. Th eerie atmosphere of the movie alone had you quivering... didnt really need much action. Well directed and executed movie!
@@curtc2194 Agreed. The whole movie had a really creepy undercurrent running through it. So much more terrifying than things like The Shining even tho that was a great movie too. Atmosphere of menace throughout.
Scariest vampire ever! I watched this everytime it was on HBO when I was a kid. Scared the piss out of me everytime, but I couldn't stay away. Even better book.
I remember watcing this for the first time when it was shown on UK TV years ago. It scared the bejesus out of me at the time, especially the floating vampire kid scratching at the window and Mr Barlow's shock appearance in the jail cell. I have the DVD, but I'd like to see this classic TV horror make it on to Blu-ray.
@@zarc745 yeah.. but he's pretty much brave throughout the whole movie. he was deep into all that horror stuff for a long time since he was a little boy so seeing something like this didn't shock him as much as it would most people. also he just saw his parents murdered so he was very pissed!
I was 7 when this movie aired. Wished I didn't watch it at that time. Like a lot of comments on here, this bogeyman vampire stayed with me for a while. Scary looking dude. The kid in this clip had quite the opposite reaction I had. He ran towards him where I would have set a world record for the 400 meter dash.
Be honest...............after seeing Mr Barlow (vampire) in Salems Lot, did you go to bed and keep your eyes shut tight, just in case that if you opened them you would see the creature in your room?
scrmepal Being totally honest, after I saw the movie as a child, I kept my eyes shut tight in the dark for a long time because I was afraid Danny Glick would be floating above me, eye-to-eye, just above my face, looking at me with those eyes.
The book is absolutely fantastic. I thought I had read all Stephen King's early stuff but I missed this one. its too bad that King now just writes these big chunky books for the summer holiday market, for ppl to doze over on the beach. Because the guy can really really write. Salem's Lot is like a dark Cannery Row. I read it and read it again right away...real vampires, not these nice Twilight vegetarians or insanely sexy True Blood (tho of course I like True Blood, but its not proper vampires) These are hideous creatures that live in the dark..I love the way King doesnt have them in polished coffins, but hidden about the town in abandoned freezers and car boots and behind old shelves and in cellars and under rotten old shacks...like vermin....infected vermin...fingernails black with earth scratching across the window...and a stinking rotten smell wherever they are hiding..a stench of charnel pits when they open their mouths...the scene where Marjorie Glick comes to 'life' is just the most terrifying thing I ever read. "A hand fell out from beneath the sheet and the fingers began to dance jaggedly on the air, twisting and turning...she was on Jimmy in a hunched scrabbling run and Ben saw the sideways predatory lunge of her head as she battened on him..Jimmy Cody screamed the scream of the utterly damned..." I read this whole scene paralysed and I didnt realise my old cat, who is now thin and light, had leapt on the bed and come silently right up to my face, waiting for attention. I tore my eyes away from the book and turned my head and the cats huge eyes were Right. Next. To. Mine. and she miaowed at the same moment so the sharp teeth were flashed by the lamplight.. I must have a strong heart because I felt it simply stop. and restart with a jerk.
LOL what a great story about your cat! I think I would have peed myself a little! I grew reading King and Im with you. So many of his ater novels are these uneccessarily bloviated hunks of literature. I often much prefer his novellas or shorts which are decidedly more focussed.
All these comments be all: "Now that's a real vampire, and a real horror movie!" While here I am laughing at the Master smacking heads together like the Three Stooges. Bonk!
Travis Johnson I was loving the way he creepily rose from an empty robe only for him to bonk them. It completely ruined the tension but it made me laugh my ass off at least
My favorite scene in the movie.. I love how defiant the young man is...hes not even scared... he told the vampire he was going to kill him now thats balls...
My favourite horror film bar none.Saw it when i was a kid,and it scared the shite out of me.Great acting...even David Soul! The best bit,is i can do James Masons voice,to a T!!
I remember when this was shown in the UK in the Autumn of 1978, back in the days of coal fires☺. My mum asked me to get some coal to put on the fire while this was on. The coal bunker was round the back of the house then. Well you can imagine , I was 15 , and I s..t myself, because it was dark and windy and I didn't want to bump into anything scary scary, and when she asked me to fetch another shovelful I bottled it😄. I think it still is a brilliant mini series with the late James Mason in it. Fab!!
glyn miller You’re story had me in fits of laughter because it was a carbon copy of my situation when even made for TV horror films were becoming quite sophisticated and proper scary. We had a new central heated coal fire and a bunker outside the house and I hated when my dad demanded a fresh bucket of coal in the late dark evenings of autumn 1978/ winter 79, and Salems Lot was not a film to sleep well on never mind wrestle with an imagination that needed only a dark room or coal bunker shed to be overactive on such deeply scary supernatural themes of the day.
I can so relate to that, I was a little younger....and I shouldn't have been watching buy baby sitter let me....my entire family were talking about this when it was shown! It's powerful...still looks good today....what many people don't understand is its the acting that makes it so special not special effects. Or CGI. Acting is timeless.
Loved your comment. My Mum and Dad ABSOLUTELY FORBADE me and my brother from watching this series but we used to sneak downstairs, quietly and watch it together. It was horrific as a 12 year old. 🙂
o litle children ,i see that mini serie at tv in 85 here in spain i was 8 years and they put it on 3 episodes one for week and it was my first closer to terror,and ill keep it in my heart
Nalder and Mason were much better villains than Rutger Hauer and Donald Sutherland in the remake. Nalder said he was interested in doing a sequel but nothing ever became of it. He was not involved in Return to Salem's Lot.
Indeed, even so when Mason turns out to have a surprise degree of supernatural about him, the moment he simply walks up to Dr Norton, casually picks him up and impales him on horns...i was like wtf!!
he went back and scooped them brains out like they were oysters and dried their bodies out like tangy chews on em while watching Monday night football better than bot dogs
I saw this movie in 1978! It was the scariest thing that I ever saw! I watched it with my mother and sisters! Ironically, my father hated such movies and would never watch them! (I believe he had been frightened by a movie like this, in his youth!) Anyways... this movie had us all scared for months afterward. Today's movies aren't even close to the terror that we felt as children! Thanks for the memory!
Do you all remember the James Mason (My all-time favorite actor, because of the voice & speech) scene when he says "Ciao" to the sheriff ? He explains that it's an Italian word. Sheriff: "I didn't know you were Italian". Striker/Mason: "I'm not. The word is.".
Striker was the puppet master, he set Kurt Barlow AKA The Master on the town. I wonder how Barlow became a vampire. The Master was so scary amazing film.
To me this was a beautiful modern representation of Max Schreck's Count Orlock in Nosferatu. The gaunt actor and the make-up are perfect and something that was missing from the original Nosferatu was the voice Barlow made. This gnawing snarl as his form of communication just blew my mind as a kid and suits the character perfectly. Mad props to the sound department who came up with Barlow's unique voice.
Salems lot's vamp is clearly inspired by Nosferatu, which is a good thing.
no hassle yup
imo it gave Nosferatu life,and not vice versa...
Fun fact: Salem's Lot came out the same year as the Remake of Nosferatu.
@@nocturnalwolf8714 1979 was a big year for vampires
Salem's lot
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3 dracula movies
@@Dear1Stupit1Dog So true. 👍
I frequently talk to my dog using the voice and words of James Mason as Straker:
"Poor little dog...you can do nothing against the master! Put down the stick! Face the master!"
He just looks confused, but I enjoy it.
Hahaha! that is funny mate. Nice one.
I may steal that from you and use it with my cat, or even better, the wife.
yes me to im gonna use it on the wife
Gary Burton LOL, Already been doing it with the wife. Lets just say it didn't go down all that well.
AESCULAPTORmark3 Keep up the good work , it takes time you know .
Patrick Parker HA HA, LOL, yeah,will do.
Without doubt the most horrific-looking vampire ever. Based on Nosferatu but made even scarier! Best vampire horror ever! Reggie Nalder RIP.
I don't know.. it's odd how "the master" seems like a.mindless beast. Doesn't speak or show any intelligence.. yet his minions do. It's almost silly
@@joshythehand2960its not how it worked in the book:
barlow could speak, he was a Type One vampire, one of maybe a dozen in the entire world. He was intelligent and cunning, capable of planning anf executing elaborate schemes. He can also make Type Two vampires, which are similar to Type Ones but missing the level of intelligence.
Basically, the movie's portrayal of Barlow rendered him mute and also looking like Nosferatu (in the book, he was much like Dracula, could shapeshift/change his appearance seemingly at will). Everything that Straker said to Callahan in this scene is almost verbatim what Barlow said in the book (Straker was not even present for this confrontation in the book, may have already been dead)
Reggie Nalder played the assassin at the royal albert hall in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).
The one thing I remember about this movie is that it terrified me as a kid. You should absolutely not let your kids watch something like this.
Ermm....no. It was good at the time when I was a kid, but now it just looks ridiculously comical. There are shitloads of vampire films that have been produced since then, which are obviously much better than this.
11/17/79...Salem's Lot premiered on CBS! Happy 41st!
I saw it on TV when I was a kid, scared the crap out of me. Still does.
I couldnt sleep for weeks
Reggie Naider was in his seventies when playing this iconic vampire! He never spoke a single word, and yet is still the stuff of nightmares! That's pure talent!! He is immortal in my eyes as THE vampire! HE set the record as "the first vampire"!
The character is a great homage to the Nosferatu.
Nalder also only had a combined 70 seconds of screen time in the entire miniseries, something he was a little upset about given how many hours he had to spend in the makeup chair and wearing that uncomfortable Barlow makeup that kept having to be fixed, according to an interview he gave to Fangoria Magazine. Nalder actually had more scenes as Barlow that ended up being cut from the broadcast, which disappointed him.
@@44excalibur and even with all that the main character EVERYONE remembers was his!
He also played an Andorian in the Original Star Trek in Journey To Babel! And before that he was in the Manchurian Candidate! His look and exceptional acting made him legendary!
@@christopherkerns639 Yes, I remember. I actually saw Journey to Babel after I had seen Salem's Lot, and I freaked out when I saw Nalder as the Andorian ambassador, because the blue makeup made him look eerily similar to Barlow. 😂
@@44excalibur lol Shras felt like the same as the "master"! Watch the original Manchurian Candidate! He plays Gromol! He was so unique! And is easy to spot!
The Andorian look he inspired set the tone for Star Trek for generations!
"Throw away the cross! Face the master, faith against faith!"
Love it!
I'm a atheist but if that badass Barlow vampire appeared and was going to kill me I'd soon start believing lol
+TheGodParticle I'd be screwed, I would probably look like Ned lol.
I'm not sure I know how to send a message on Google?
+I Can Has Brainz neither am i lol. if anything you can check back here. I will post a link.
+RJ MacReady Hey RJ I looked for the link. Did you ever have a chance to post it yet. I'm looking forward to seeing this movie.
This is better than any CGI ever.
Absolutely!!
Yes too bad the stupid HBO Max version didn’t think so 😑
@@MSF8637 agreed. Just watched it an hour ago and was disappointed by cgi Barlow.
@@Poochpatrol He looked like a blue version of the vampires from 30 Days of Night. Also, found Straker to be very disappointing, his role was significantly diminished and the actor was not very good at all, a far cry from James Masons performance. There was just a lot wrong with that version….
I was in high school when this was on tv and it still scare me. This scene and the one where Danny Glick was floating outside the window really gave me the shivers.
Me too. That's the scene I always think of when I think of this movie. I watched this on tv when I was a kid, I thought I was a little kid when I saw it but I'm not sure now.
Or the jail scene...oh shit!!! Imagine waking up to "Mr Barlow!!
Yes! Those two scenes gave me the heebie jeebies!!🧛🏽🧛🏽🧛🏽♂️
Nightmare material, especially if you have a tree close to your bedroom window 🫠
me too, my man....i was scared shitless...
Back when vampires were nightmare fuel and not emo heartthrobs.
HIGH OCTANE nightmare fuels. The way the "Master" busted in as a pile of sheets, is traumatizing...
And the way he knocked the parents heads slightly together kept me up for weeks
It's a symptom of our 'inclusive' culture. Instead of being blood sucking Familiars of Satan, vampires these days are just mixed-up supernatural kids with issues. We have to love them.
Right, Jerry Dandridge was a bit of both. Well, he wasn't emo. But he was fine as hell, but had his scary transformation too. 😄
Jerry Dandridge was a vampire who was suave and sophisticated. Kurt Barlow was a vampire that would just fuck you up on mere sight.
As for the rest of these "vampires" we see in modern movies as far as I'm concerned they're about as scary as watching the Teletubbies!
Even though I was born in 2004 I have a burning passion for old movies. This is definitely my favorite!
You have great taste in movies!
This is one of the best classic horrors.
They were better back then.
If you have not seen it yet watch the OG Fright Night! Not the newer one the 1985 one. Roddy Mcdowall was my fave actor when I was your age and still is!
Scariest vampire ever. Reggie Nalder was absolutely terrifying in this role.
Chuck Amuck the Vampire in The Nightflier by Stephen King is actually alot scarier
AA Barbone got that right. That stream of blood in the urinal? Pure nightmare fuel
He also reportedly detested Bill Cosby during the height of his career, described him as a pig and refused to work with him ever again. *I guess the Master could detect evil.*
Yokai what are you talking about? Was King tuned into his rapist vibe, or was he well-connected enough to hear enough solid rumors?
sorry to spoil it for you, but the goofy front teeth make him look damn silly
"...back holy man, back shaman!" Love James Mason
***** No kidding...had no idea. Thanks!
Actually, his last (television) film appearance was as the dying Emperor Tiberius Caesar in the mini-series Peter and Paul.
Line cracks me up.
Truth seeker The Desert Fox, brilliant film.
He was one hell of a great old time actor.
I will always remember him as Captain Nemo.
James Mason really seemed to be enjoying this scene, he just tossed off his lines so casually; made the horrific scene more believable.
For me, James Mason made this film- as good as the script, direction, acting and makeup are, he just owns every scene he is in
@@scottyunitedboy2925 He is really good in it. He's a good actor.
He just oozes evil in this. I'll be honest if Die Hard had been made in the time of the 50's/60's he would've made a great Hans!
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@@jerico641 If you like JM, check out Odd Man Out (1947). I never saw the man give a bad performance.
This film terrified me as a kid. I thought that the master was the scariest thing ever at that time. Even now, he is am awesomely horrific sight. He still gives me chills.
Definitely the best adaptation of a Stephen King novel, and probably the best horror mini-series of all time. Such a creepy ambience throughout. James Mason put in such an excellent performance, and Barlow (The Master) had such a chilling presence. It was shameful that this classic was also made into a 112 minute film. For anyone who hasn't seen it, make sure that you watch the two-parter.
I think the original IT was my favorite.
@@lblake5653 I think IT is weak by comparison. The original is far better than the woeful remakes though I have to say :)
@@Grandmastergav86 nope, not true at all lmfao
I think the best King adaptation is Misery with Kathy Bates :D
@@henrymenz1980 over shawshank redemption?
One of the Best vampire movies ever....
One of the best vampire books ever...
@@RockeyToesSo? He said "One of the"
@@seraj3068 Not sure where you're going with this??
Sasa Tankosic said movie and I said book. I've seen the movie and read the book, happen to like both (although I prefer to read but that's just me).
@@RockeyToes Sometimes things don't make sense lol. Loved the movie but never read the book.
@@alandgomez5905 If you get the chance, read the book. Stephen King's early works (Salem's Lot, Pet Sematary, IT, The Stand, Carrie, Misery, The Green Mile, The Talisman) are masterpieces.
The black cloak moving across the kitchen floor really gives me the creeps
S Norten made me laugh xD
Bro! And the whole family sat there and watched it. A wise man once said, you've got to know when to hold them, know when to fold em, know when to walk away. Know when to RUN!
Yes.... the idea of a dark shadow, becoming tangible, growing in size to something monstrous.
The dog barking starts it. Lights failing supernaturally. Electronics becoming untrustworthy. Then, the Earth begins to move violently. The kitchen of your own house starts to attack you by an unseen force from all directions. And the windows shatter..... letting something in..... on the floor it begins to stir. It starts out small and begins to grow in the darkness.
Best vampire movie ever.
@DorisDay-lw4xs - I think that's part of it. A psychic vampirism that dulls the thoughts and senses. Draining physically and spiritually on a level we're not normally attuned to. Like paralysis......
Thank you for perfectly describing that incredibly terrorizing horrific scene. A frightening nightmare come to life.
Now THAT’S a Vampire - a supernatural force instead of just a guy with fangs. The Vampires in this flick are incorporeal - functioning outside the laws of nature, in a realm between nightmare and physical reality. They were only able to dispatch Barlow because he was still bound to his physical form before the onset of complete darkness.
@Richard-vu7kh - Yes, and the way they did things with the victims and the vampires seemed to be more than physical, almost psychic attacks. Half the battle was over before the actual conflict began. Only the spiritually strong, those prepared for evil, had any chance of resisting at all.
I Remember watching this on the tv when I was a kid. Scared the living sh** out of me at the time. It was a two part tv movie I think? Great to see James Mason...this is towards the end of his career but you can still see what a great and iconic actor he was...a true film star and a wonderful actor.
I was young then too. It was stretched into a week series. One hour every night with 35 minutes of commercials.
It took my neighborhood 2 weeks to recover. Every one of us kids were BEGGING our parents to let our cousins stay over "one more night, please".... 😢
this movie is better each time I see it. Hooper is a genius. Arguably the best vampire movie, ever.
"The Night Stalker." Staring Darren Mc Gavin.
Even slumming it a bit in TV horror, James Mason is a treasure.
Dude made a commercial for Thunderbird wine, and even made IT look classy....lol
the acting in this movie is amazing. Every single performance is locked in. You seldom see that in horror. that's what separates this from other horror films.
I'm 53. So when I watched this in 1979 I was 18. Scared me and my girlfriend. We then had to wait till the following Saturday night to see the rest. I have the chopped up vhs copy but am waiting for my full length dvd coming this week. Can't wait!
I was 9 when I saw this......I still check the house for him🤣🤣
Did your DVD of Salems Lot arrive? How did it compare with the edited TV version?
I have the unedited version from a few years back
The extended version is way better.
Saw this back in '79 on tv. I was 9 years old!...lmagine the sleepless nights l had at that age. First hated it and then trough the years bought it on VHS, then on DVD and now l have it on Blue Ray. Cause this was a real vampire movie not the cheesy ones that we have now a days.
James Mason....what a class act.
Yes..James was a fantastic actor.
Remember watching this on TV back in 1982. Great movie.
James Mason was absolutely fantastically cast in this role. His cool, calm demeanour with his matter of fact manner filled this scene with menace! Mr Barlow was "the Master" but Straker was the Superhuman who paved his way.
ABS, you suspect he's this frail old English man in a black tweed hat, that is until he picks Dr Norton up like he was nothing and impaled him on some antlers, then took 8 bullets to down him. Mason was so subtle in his performance.
Amazing how one scene can be so terrifying, yet so hilliarous at the same time. The way Kurt Barlow makes his entrance is still bone chilling over 40 years later, yet Straker steals the scene with his comedic yet fiendishly evil performance, also the way Barlow looks at Mark Petrie when Mark threatens to kill him, priceless.
I love his little grunt, it's like "oh yeah, just try it!" lmao I adore this mini-series. James Mason is perfect.
Or when Mr Barlow came to get Ned in jail!! Oh shit!!
ikr lmao @ head-konking...and barlow's like "huh?!" when kid threatens him.
I didn't see anything hilarious in this at all.
When true evil arrives..... it boldly announces itself. Even before it fully arrives, you'll see its mark. It always has a mark of ego present. Some symbol, it's name misspelled somehow, something old and forgotten but relevant. When it talks, if you listen closely..... you'll hear it. It can't help but reveal the deep darkness inside and its true intentions.
Best scene from the film and the book. James Mason was the only actor capable ofplaying Straker; no one could have done it better.
This scene scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid. I cannot emphasize the level of scariness. It freaked me out
Exactly. Best vampire movie ever. Every scene dragged you into the next by the neck.
1:56
Man: "What's what you give for this miserable boy?"
Priest: "What do you ask?"
Rick: "I'll give you 5 dollars and I'm taking a risk"
And that's when he noticed this vampire familiar was an eight story tall crustacean from the palaeozoic era?
That music when the cross hit the floor sends chills down my spine
When I was a kid. I begged my Mam and Dad to let me watch this. I can quite honestly say it scared the living shit out of me. Mr Barlow was, and still is the most horrific being I have ever seen. He still gives me the creeps at 42 years old. I probably still wouldn't watch it on my own in our house. Too many windows where he can look in at!
This is the horror scene that always stays with me. I saw Salems Lot on British TV when it was first shown and I was a kid. The thing that got me was it was totally unexpected and that the adults were completely vunerable and unable to protect the young lad. Its a scene of pure evil violence. Barlow is The Beast!!
And the REAL thing is, that thing is NOT even Satan!
Just an emissary.
Chilling...
James Mason, pure class, eloquent & powerful delivery of B movie lines by an absolute A lister! I remember seeing this in early 80s on UTV and it scared me a lot, especially that blue faced vampire, thanks for posting this. I can still say some of the lines from this movie to my elderly Dad who introduced myself and my brother to this movie and he remembers it well! Mr Barlow's on a buying trip... : )
fabulous James Mason
Absolutely. His performance in this is superb. This is my favorite scene of his in the movie.
Awesome work.
That's his name! I thought it was Henry Fonda for a minute
1909 1984 James mason
Whenever you see something like that come up from the floor, it's time to retreat!
Well when you do. Don't bump heads like mum & pop did.. So embarrassing..👉👀😳😳😳😳
"You'll enjoy Mr. Barlow. And he'll enjoy you."
LOL!
Finn McCool Back in those days the vampires were meant to be scary and horrifying and not a bunch of romantic teenage kids 'Twilight'. That combined with the atmosphere and good acting make this one of, if not the best vampire movie of all time.
@ORACLEofORBS 😊
Stanley Jedrzejczyk The younger generation haven’t lived 🙂
Now THATS a vampire.
Take notes modern horror writers.
Only in the novel Stephen King had Barlow, the vampire in question having the conversation with the priest. A far more emotional & powerful scene than what we saw in the movie.
They should be scary, evil monsters. Not pouting emo teenage boys with glittery skin and brooding looks.
@@carnolasluggs5417 I thought that scene was fantastic, especially love how he says "the boy is five of you, false priest" or something along those lines. The whole idea of having true faith is awesome
@@slowemm People still talk about Twilight? That was more than a decade ago
@@Goldman200 Eww, you like Twilight? Haha what a loser!
Salem's Lot was SO SCARY for a TV movie I was shocked that it even was allowed on the air at the time!
That window scene though. Still gives me the creeps till this day. That's a whole lotta no there .
Naw, that jail scene was the scariest.. imagine waking up to "Mr Barlow!! Oh shit!!!
1:51 "back back holy man! back Shaman! back Priest!" Wtf 😂😅😂
Dude is hilarious and I don't know why 😂😂😂😂😂😂I quote him randomly
Every time I’m in the kitchen I must also face the master. And the food isn’t even good...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
Lol great comment 🤣🤣🤣
"Is your stomach...strong enough? Then eat it."
How I love this movie. How I adore the book by Stephen King. There is absolutely no humane traits in these vampires, only the evil upon which the lore relies. Although the remake with Rob Lowe follows the book more closely, this, for me, is the ultimate in vampire horror. Thanks for sharing.
"The Night Stalker Vampire" was no slouch either.
Spock vs Khan That was good. This & the Norliss Tapes were my childhood scary movies 🎥
link it, please?
Yes!
@@Poochpatrol It's on TH-cam in full to watch. 'The Night Stalker'
The boy LOL... Corduroy pants, plaid shirt and a Dorthy Hammil haircut.
This movie was spooky when it came out... The kid vamp floating outside and scratching on the bedroom window scene tripped me out way back when.👍
King Luey you ain’t lying
King Luey It still holds up. That's the scene my son remembers most.
Such a magnificent acting performance from James Mason in this mini-series. A true horror masterclass.
Love that movie! I was so scared when I saw this as a child. A classic!
One of the best movies of all timr,it still gives me chills despite being 16👍👏
Such a terrifying story. Perhaps one of the best Stephen King adaptations. Love it.
Basically the opposite of twilight
the master here is james mason, clearly... what a delivery of his lines.
William Sauer The man was pure class. Even as a bad guy. Especially in North by Northwest.
Goblin Kid
Or "Yellowbeard". Even though it was only a small role
James Mason was the man
Indeed, i concur.
@@cookedit And Lolita.
I've tried forever, but cannot un-hear James Mason's macabre directive: "Face the master! Your faith against his..."
That's f-Faith with a capital F!
"Back holy man! Back Shaman!" delivered with such glee
I watched this movie when I was 10 and had to sleep with the light on for 6 months
I was 4 at the time, I dont recall lol
Still the best vampire adaptation ever made. Of course the effects & costume have dated but the atmosphere & mood certainly have not. Mason is brilliant, absolutely chilling.
One of the best Vampire movies ever.... period. Still scares the hell outta me to this day.
Me too
Back Holy man...Back Shaman Back priest. .. Face the master ..awesome Mr barlow scared my sister when we were kids lol... great series.
They remade this with a handsome and articulate Rutger Hauer as the Vampire and it was predictably uninteresting.
I agree
Its getting remade again. It could be absolutely incredible. Or it could be pure shit. Hopefully the vampire looks like this one but with modern effects that make it look amazing.
2-4-5 TRIOXIN Who's in the remake?
Not too sure, Sheila. I think there is a video on TH-cam of possible actors but i doubt that they will be the actors they choose.
I've not enjoyed any of the Stephen King remake movies except for the "IT" remake. Hopefully a Salems Lot remake would be as good as the "IT" remake. I just hope the "Master" looks like he did in the original. Same look, but using up-to-date effects.
2-4-5 TRIOXIN Thanks, you're right about IT. We can hope for the best. I am enjoying the Outsider on HBO so far. 😊
Wow!! I've heard of this movie, but I've never seen this, but that Vampire for 1979 is incredible!!
You’ll love it trust me. I watched it as a kid back in 82 I 💩💩 my pants it was terrific
They sure don't make them like they used to... Miss these great movies.
Overdubbed it with massive Fart noise when the black cloak rises and the Master stands up. Friends watching it with me did not know I had done that and were stunned at first then we all laughed hard.
never get fed up watching this after some time. Th eerie atmosphere of the movie alone had you quivering... didnt really need much action. Well directed and executed movie!
Totally agree! Creep factor of this gem is off the charts!
@@curtc2194 Agreed. The whole movie had a really creepy undercurrent running through it. So much more terrifying than things like The Shining even tho that was a great movie too. Atmosphere of menace throughout.
Scariest vampire ever! I watched this everytime it was on HBO when I was a kid. Scared the piss out of me everytime, but I couldn't stay away. Even better book.
I remember watcing this for the first time when it was shown on UK TV years ago. It scared the bejesus out of me at the time, especially the floating vampire kid scratching at the window and Mr Barlow's shock appearance in the jail cell. I have the DVD, but I'd like to see this classic TV horror make it on to Blu-ray.
Helmut McFranklinstein it is on Blu Ray. And the original mini series which is twice as long as the original movie version is also available
thomas homer Here as well.. The scratching.... :(
This was handled better here than in the remake IMO.
Mason seems to be here "for the check" with his performance. It's not bad but not great.
Just watched this the other day...and now this pops up in my feed?! What a coincidence🤔
It probably means its time to face the master.
@@245-TRIOXIN dear god..I hope not😄
now that's the way a boss vampire is supposed to look! Along with the killer acting, smoke, music, still works today.
This scared the s*** out of me when I was a kid
Me too! Why the hell my parents let me watch it is beyond me, bloody terrifying 😱
@@danwhitaker5168 I know my mom made the same bad decision
Yep, messed me up good as a kid.
Me too.
Same🤤.
This was such a shock. Family sitting around the dinner table. Bam! Both parents are dead. I’m still in awe of the structure of this scene.
2:39
Kid: "I'm going to kill you!"
Master: "Grrrrrrr...?" ( His way of saying "Oh REALLY?")
LMAO!!!!!!
No kidding... and if Reggie Nalder had been able to talk with those teeth in his mouth, he would have been even creepier.
You gotta be a fucking loser in order to laugh about your stupid comment dude
Then he goes to kill him.
“....he....”
“DON’T LOOK AT HIM!!”
*crash*
Kid was very brave at that moment.
@@zarc745 yeah.. but he's pretty much brave throughout the whole movie. he was deep into all that horror stuff for a long time since he was a little boy so seeing something like this didn't shock him as much as it would most people. also he just saw his parents murdered so he was very pissed!
I was 7 when this movie aired. Wished I didn't watch it at that time. Like a lot of comments on here, this bogeyman vampire stayed with me for a while. Scary looking dude. The kid in this clip had quite the opposite reaction I had. He ran towards him where I would have set a world record for the 400 meter dash.
This is the only vampire film that scared me as a kid. I love it.
Be honest...............after seeing Mr Barlow (vampire) in Salems Lot, did you go to bed and keep your eyes shut tight, just in case that if you opened them you would see the creature in your room?
scrmepal Being totally honest, after I saw the movie as a child, I kept my eyes shut tight in the dark for a long time because I was afraid Danny Glick would be floating above me, eye-to-eye, just above my face, looking at me with those eyes.
If I saw that vampire in my room talk about bringing offering's and respecting him to the fullest! Wow I'd sheet my self
scrmepal yep, especially after the scene in the jail and Barlow goes after Flowed ❤️
Hells bells! Didn't sleep right for nights!
Looking at the window & being alert to any creeking noises. I first watched this around 11 years old. The Exorcist too.
The book is absolutely fantastic. I thought I had read all Stephen King's early stuff but I missed this one.
its too bad that King now just writes these big chunky books for the summer holiday market, for ppl to doze over on the beach. Because the guy can really really write. Salem's Lot is like a dark Cannery Row. I read it and read it again right away...real vampires, not these nice Twilight vegetarians or insanely sexy True Blood (tho of course I like True Blood, but its not proper vampires) These are hideous creatures that live in the dark..I love the way King doesnt have them in polished coffins, but hidden about the town in abandoned freezers and car boots and behind old shelves and in cellars and under rotten old shacks...like vermin....infected vermin...fingernails black with earth scratching across the window...and a stinking rotten smell wherever they are hiding..a stench of charnel pits when they open their mouths...the scene where Marjorie Glick comes to 'life' is just the most terrifying thing I ever read.
"A hand fell out from beneath the sheet and the fingers began to dance jaggedly on the air, twisting and turning...she was on Jimmy in a hunched scrabbling run and Ben saw the sideways predatory lunge of her head as she battened on him..Jimmy Cody screamed the scream of the utterly damned..." I read this whole scene paralysed and I didnt realise my old cat, who is now thin and light, had leapt on the bed and come silently right up to my face, waiting for attention. I tore my eyes away from the book and turned my head and the cats huge eyes were Right. Next. To. Mine. and she miaowed at the same moment so the sharp teeth were flashed by the lamplight.. I must have a strong heart because I felt it simply stop. and restart with a jerk.
Yes, it's one of King's best novels. A wonderful homage to Stoker's 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢.
LOL what a great story about your cat! I think I would have peed myself a little! I grew reading King and Im with you. So many of his ater novels are these uneccessarily bloviated hunks of literature. I often much prefer his novellas or shorts which are decidedly more focussed.
I have read most of Stephen Kong's novels and Salem's Lot is his best one. What a truly terrifying story.
Fiona Beswick - You compelled me to read this book. I didn't know S King wrote it. Thanks. I'll buy it ASAP...
Agreed. Salem's Lot is in my top 5 King books. Stephen King of the late 70s and early 80s cannot be beat.
All these comments be all: "Now that's a real vampire, and a real horror movie!"
While here I am laughing at the Master smacking heads together like the Three Stooges.
Bonk!
Same
Travis Johnson I was loving the way he creepily rose from an empty robe only for him to bonk them. It completely ruined the tension but it made me laugh my ass off at least
I totally lost it
There's always an idiot pointing out the flaw in a diamond despite it's worth.
I wish Tobe Hooper would have had people as smart as you by his side. I'm sure you would have done much better. Do you?
Don't forget Count Yorga. That seriously messed up my childhood.
My favorite scene in the movie.. I love how defiant the young man is...hes not even scared... he told the vampire he was going to kill him now thats balls...
For real. I'm pretty sure I'd have been shitting my pants in that situation.
Oh..... he's scared. Still brave. But he's terrified. 😢
Every rule he knows about vampires was just broken in this one move.
My favourite horror film bar none.Saw it when i was a kid,and it scared the shite
out of me.Great acting...even David Soul!
The best bit,is i can do James Masons voice,to a T!!
I remember when this was shown in the UK in the Autumn of 1978, back in the days of coal fires☺. My mum asked me to get some coal to put on the fire while this was on. The coal bunker was round the back of the house then. Well you can imagine , I was 15 , and I s..t myself, because it was dark and windy and I didn't want to bump into anything scary scary, and when she asked me to fetch another shovelful I bottled it😄. I think it still is a brilliant mini series with the late James Mason in it. Fab!!
glyn miller You’re story had me in fits of laughter because it was a carbon copy of my situation when even made for TV horror films were becoming quite sophisticated and proper scary. We had a new central heated coal fire and a bunker outside the house and I hated when my dad demanded a fresh bucket of coal in the late dark evenings of autumn 1978/ winter 79, and Salems Lot was not a film to sleep well on never mind wrestle with an imagination that needed only a dark room or coal bunker shed to be overactive on such deeply scary supernatural themes of the day.
Brilliant anecdote, would have loved to have seen this on TV at that time!
I can so relate to that, I was a little younger....and I shouldn't have been watching buy baby sitter let me....my entire family were talking about this when it was shown! It's powerful...still looks good today....what many people don't understand is its the acting that makes it so special not special effects. Or CGI. Acting is timeless.
Loved your comment. My Mum and Dad ABSOLUTELY FORBADE me and my brother from watching this series but we used to sneak downstairs, quietly and watch it together. It was horrific as a 12 year old. 🙂
One of the best scenes...absolutely classic!
James Mason! They don't have movie stars like that anymore....:(
o litle children ,i see that mini serie at tv in 85 here in spain i was 8 years and they put it on 3 episodes one for week and it was my first closer to terror,and ill keep it in my heart
You and I will never forget it.
James Mason was just as creepy as Reggie Nalder
tapeduk Mason LOVED this role too.
Nalder and Mason were much better villains than Rutger Hauer and Donald Sutherland in the remake. Nalder said he was interested in doing a sequel but nothing ever became of it. He was not involved in Return to Salem's Lot.
tapeduk It's the voice.
Indeed, even so when Mason turns out to have a surprise degree of supernatural about him, the moment he simply walks up to Dr Norton, casually picks him up and impales him on horns...i was like wtf!!
i laughed when he cracked the parents heads together.
I don't even think any contact was made. Hah !
he went back and scooped them brains out like they were oysters and dried their bodies out like tangy chews on em while watching Monday night football better than bot dogs
Yeah, they should've added The Three Stooges head knocking sound to it to make it even better.
Christian Blade
Yeah, that would've been cool. Ha!!
That scene today would be far gorier, movies were still reasonably tame then
This is how a modern vampire movie should be.
I saw this movie in 1978! It was the scariest thing that I ever saw! I watched it with my mother and sisters! Ironically, my father hated such movies and would never watch them! (I believe he had been frightened by a movie like this, in his youth!) Anyways... this movie had us all scared for months afterward. Today's movies aren't even close to the terror that we felt as children! Thanks for the memory!
Wow, what an amazing looking vampire. Best one I have ever seen along with Mr. Danrige from fright night.
Another amazing and scary scene from a vampire horror movie,truly masterpiece! Hello from Athens Greece!
I remember being 7 years old in 1982 and absolutely terrified to go in kitchen at night after seeing this scene.
3:07 you can see the lack of makeup on his hand
As much as you're correct, it can also be his skin is a darkened discolouration from his dark deeds, which is unevnly darkened😂
Best Vampire Movie Ever made
Only One Daddy best ficiton
Clearly never watched the twilight saga.
The Twilight Saga is shit compared to the original Salem's Lot and even the remake with Rob Lowe.
I saw this when it aired in the 1970s and have been forever scarred by it. Truly bone-chilling. The best Stephen King screen adaptation ever.
Poor little boy. You can do nothing against the Master.
rl1800 “I’ll kill you AND the night!!”.
James Mason was very amazing in this movie
Do you all remember the James Mason (My all-time
favorite actor, because of
the voice & speech) scene
when he says "Ciao" to the
sheriff ? He explains that
it's an Italian word.
Sheriff: "I didn't know you were Italian".
Striker/Mason: "I'm not. The
word is.".
Fantastic in Cross of Iron too.
He sounds so happy XD ''face the master!'' the ''back holy man back shaman'' part is so funny
He says "back shamer" not shaman. 😉
there goes all of my hopes and dreams
@@ChrisCarpenter-d5e actually Chris, he does say “shaman”.
Striker was the puppet master, he set Kurt Barlow AKA The Master on the town. I wonder how Barlow became a vampire. The Master was so scary amazing film.
Not in the book. He dies by Barlow's hand after Mark almost kills him in Marsten's house.
To me this was a beautiful modern representation of Max Schreck's Count Orlock in Nosferatu. The gaunt actor and the make-up are perfect and something that was missing from the original Nosferatu was the voice Barlow made.
This gnawing snarl as his form of communication just blew my mind as a kid and suits the character perfectly. Mad props to the sound department who came up with Barlow's unique voice.
gotta love james mason in this.......OLD SCHOOL ACTING STYLE, fuckin GOLD!
Even when I think the name "James Mason" in my head I hear it in his iconic voice.
What a voice ! I hope you've seen him in the movie Julius Caesar. He was Brutus. John Gielgud was Cassius.
Proof that at one time Tobe Hooper was a great director.
Are you dissing Lifeforce? Surely not.
Whats up with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ? Thats one of the best horror movies ever.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre , Poltergeist, and this are his best. The Funhouse was good, too. Not quite on excellent level but good.
James Mason one of the greatest actors ever to walk the boards.
Sadly, Lance Kerwin, who played the teenaged boy died from a drug overdose a few years ago.
I loved how in the show, mr Barlow doesn't speak. As though it has forgotten or speech is beneath it. I thought it was a fantastic change