Salem's Lot

Plot

Ben Mears, a successful writer who grew up in the (fictional) town of Jerusalem’s Lot, Cumberland County, Maine (or “The Lot”, as the locals call it), has returned home following the death of his wife. Once in town he meets local high school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a romantic relationship with Susan Norton, a young college graduate. However, his arrival back to The Lot is disrupted when a horde of vampires, led by the evil Kurt Barlow, start taking control of the town.