Salem’s Lot
Though I ’m excited about it , all the hype building for the’Salem ’s Lotreboot this year only attain me more disappointed that a relatively recent television show based on Stephen King ’s lamia stories was n’t more successful : Chapelwaite . Thelong - gestating’Salem ’s Lotremakeisfinally coming to Max on October 3 , and it ’s been eagerly await by Stephen King devotee like me . It tell the story of author Ben Mears , who returns to his temporary boyhood home of Jerusalem ’s Lot to write a novel only to discover that a crawling , malevolent wickedness is get hold of over the townsfolk .
' Salem ’s Lotwas Stephen King ’s first material raid into the world of vampires , and , as with so many things King , it evolved over time into his own expansive lore . An important part of that lore is the short story " Jerusalem ’s Lot,“which has n’t gotten nearly as many adjustment as’Salem ’s Lot . In fact , the Epix modified TV seriesChapelwaite , found on that Stephen King story , has been the only adaptation so far . Even though it was only a miniseries , I really wish it had had more eyeball on it at the clip – though hopefully , in the lead - up to or aftermath of’Salem ’s Lot , more people can observe this underrated diachronic vampire gemstone .
Chapelwaite Was A Loose Adaptation Of The Short Story Jerusalem’s Lot
It’s The Prequel Story To The Novel
Those who are n’t very familiar with Stephen King ’s work can be forgive for thinking’Salem ’s Lotand " Jerusalem ’s fate " are the same matter . While they share the same town name , they are , respectively , his full - length novel and a short floor prequel . Epix’sChapelwaitewas based on the latter , and while it was n’t a to - the - letter of the alphabet adaption , I thought it still did a fine job of telling the shuddery tarradiddle of " Jerusalem ’s plenty " and I ’m bummed that it did n’t get more realisation , even if it was buried on a distribution channel few mass watch .
The miniseries , set in the 1850s , starred Adrien Brody as Charles Captain Boone , a sailor who relocate his three young small fry to Preacher ’s Corner after his wife drop dead at ocean . He ’s loath to get out the ocean , but he knows his children need stableness in their grief , so he go back into his ancestral home of Chapelwaite , an old estate full of dark sept secret and a history of lunacy . While there , he discovers a mysterious wasting illness is plaguing the town .
Chapelwaite Episode
Original Air Date
Episode 1 , " Blood Calls Blood "
August 22 , 2021
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sequence 2 , " Memento Mori "
Episode 3 , " Legacy of Madness "
instalment 4 , " The Promised "
Set in the 1850s, Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone as he relocates his family to his ancestral home in the small town of Preacher’s Corners. The series explores themes of family secrets, supernatural occurrences, and the dark past haunting both the Boone family and the community.
August 29 , 2021
Episode 5 , " The Prophet "
September 12 , 2021
Episode 6 , " The pass "
September 19 , 2021
installment 7 , " De Vermis Mysteriis "
Set in the 1850s, Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone as he relocates his family to his ancestral home in the small town of Preacher’s Corners. The series explores themes of family secrets, supernatural occurrences, and the dark past haunting both the Boone family and the community.
September 26 , 2021
Episode 8 , " Hold the Night "
October 3 , 2021
instalment 9 , " The Gathering Dark "
October 10 , 2021
Episode 10 , " The Keeper "
October 17 , 2021
Vampires are absolutely the reason behind the " illness , " and I am a huge mark for a lamia story . Interestingly , though , both " Jerusalem ’s Lot " andChapelwaiteget far more Lovecraftian and rattling in their storiesthan the comparatively straightforward vampire fib of’Salem ’s Lot . , which make it the perfect complement to the movie . Chapelwaite , like all good Stephen King works , takes a while to amply disclose its nightmares , but once the repulsion unfolds , it ’s unforgiving .
Why Chapelwaite Didn’t Get A Season 2
It Was Only Ever Planned As A Standalone Miniseries
alas , despiteChapelwaitebeing an magnificently creepy-crawly , slow - burn Lovecraftian vampire repulsion , it did not receive a 2d season . While I was disappointed , I also was n’t precisely surprised : Chapelwaitewas only ever conceived as a standalone miniseries . WhileChapelwaiteseason 2 was informally in development , the show had never actually been renewed . It ’s not rare for estimate for further time of year to be sketched out just in case a one - off serial should be plough into a multi - season series , but that is n’t a certain denotation that a time of year 2 has been greenlit , and such was the fount withChapelwaite . Thus , I ’m less disappointed by the lack of renewal than by the fact that the miniseries did n’t get the audience it deserved .
It was hard to see where the story ofChapelwaiteseason 2 would have gone considering how season 1 ended . The miniseries had already vary well from the light narration , which was necessary to cover 10 episodes . The ending see all loose ends tied up tightly , withAdrien Brody ’s protagonist Charles Boone stepping into a lot that did n’t leave an opening for a returnor a continuation of the story . Charles ' surprising conclusion inChapelwaite ’s endingwas quite perfect for the narrative themes of the miniseries , and to continue it would have completely undermined that ending . It also would have feel too forced and unnecessary . As great asChapelwaitewas , leaving it as the one - off miniseries it was always mean to be was the ripe call .
Chapelwaite Had A Great, Gothic Feel That Is Perfect To Watch Before Salem’s Lot
It Lays Out Some Of The Backstory & Lore That Makes Salem’s Lot Richer
With its straightaway , 10 - episode life and gothic feel , Chapelwaiteis the pure appetiser for the primary class of’Salem ’s Lot . While it does differ pretty greatly from the short narrative , I apprise that all the big pulse and elements remain unaltered , coiffe the degree to be a great prequel to the vampire movie . " Jerusalem ’s Lot , " andChapelwaite , by annex , tie into the deeper lore of Stephen King ’s vampires , read how their origin is tie to an ancient worm deity and how the land around Jerusalem ’s Lot has been poisoned and cursed for centuries . While it ’s unlikely’Salem ’s Lotwill dive into that lore , Chapelwaiteprovides a much richer context for the moving-picture show that makes for a more complex , charter watch .
Set in the 1850s , Chapelwaite follows Captain Charles Boone as he relocates his sept to his ancestral family in the pocket-size townsfolk of Preacher ’s Corners . The series research themes of menage secrets , supernatural happening , and the dark yesteryear haunting both the Boone house and the community .
Salem ’s Lot is a 2024 remake of the movie of the same name released in 1979 . The late adaptation of Stephen King ’s 1975 novel stars Lewis Pullman , Makenzie Leigh , and Bill Camp , with Gary Dauberman writing and directing the Max original motion picture . The plot of ground rotate around a writer who discovers a vampire in his hometown of Jerusalem ’s Lot upon returning dwelling for inspiration .
