Maxs 2024 adaptation of Salems Lot includes a terrifying slew of new vampires for the titular town to contend with, including the creatures horrifying leader, Kurt Barlow. The new Stephen King movie adaptation is based on his 1975 vampire novel of the same name, which introduced a terrifying villain who would later appear in some of the authors other stories. The 2024 Salems Lot movie is now the third time that an actor has taken on the role of Kurt Barlow on-screen, with the previous two iterations appearing in the 1979 and 2004 miniseries adaptations.
