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Annabelle screenwriter helms Stephen King adaptation with James Wan producing
Salem’s Lot is an upcoming supernatural horror film written and directed by Gary Dauberman for Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name which was originally published in 1975. Tobe Hooper previously directed the 1979 miniseries adaptation of the book. Dauberman is best known for penning the screenplays for Annabelle and its 2017 prequel along with writing and directing the third installment, Annabelle Comes Home, in his directorial debut. Famed horror producer and frequent Dauberman collaborator James Wan produces Salem’s Lot.
Lewis Pullman leads the film as Ben Mears, Makenzie Leigh as Susan Norton, Alfre Woodard as Dr. Cody, William Sadler, Bill Camp as Matthew Burke, Pilou Asbæk as Richard Straker, John Benjamin Hickey as Father Callahan, Jordan Preston Carter as Mark Petrie, Spencer Treat Clark as Mike Ryerson, Nicholas Crovetti as Danny Glick and Cade Woodward as Ralph Glick.