Since it first aired on CBS in November 1979, Tobe Hooper’s miniseries Salem’s Lot has terrified and fascinated audiences. Based on Stephen King’s novel, David Soul stars as novelist Ben Mears, whose return to his quaint, idyllic hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine becomes a living nightmare. Intending to write away his childhood fears of the dreaded Marsten House, Mears finds himself battling a plague of vampires, led by the demonic Barlow (Reggie Nalder). With a supporting cast including James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, and Lew Ayres, it remains a benchmark in made-for-TV horror.