Salem's Lot(1979)
Overview
Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves.
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Mears
Richard K. Straker
Mark Petrie
Susan Norton
Jason Burke
Bonnie Sawyer
Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips
Cully Sawyer
Dr. Bill Norton
Majorie Glick
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