I read Salem's Lot when I was twelve or thirteen. It scared the crap out of me. I wore a crucifix for months afterward. In fact it's quite probably when my insomnia started.
I remember that it was something of an event in our house (well at least for my mom and I) when they made a TV movie out of it.
To be perfectly honest I expected better from Tobe Hooper and David Soul. Okay...I'm not saying that I expected a lot from David Soul or Lance Kerwin for that matter. But definitely from Tobe. I guess he was saving it up for Poltergeist.
Bearing all that in mind -I'm pretty stoked to see Rob Lowe reprise the role of Ben Mears in the new remake. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep this time. Or better yet -maybe I won't.
Oh, and next year Dr. Who is coming back to TV. I'm just brimming over with geeky goodness.