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Salem's Lot Studies in the Horror film 2nd edition

Tony Earnshaw and Justin Humphreys

Salem's Lot Studies in the Horror film 2nd edition

Published by

Centipede Press

2025

750

List Price

$185

Limitation

Market Value

$150

May 30, 2025

Artist

None

Introduction by

None

Last recorded sale

$125

May 29, 2025

Bibliography

CP website book page


This heavily expanded second edition of Centipede Press’s 2014 study of Salem’s Lot delivers the definitive, 736-page account of the film’s development and production. The complete long-out-of-print first edition is included, featuring interviews with Tobe Hooper, David Soul, producer Richard Kobritz, James Mason, Reggie Nalder, Lance Kerwin, cinematographer Jules Brenner, and many others, illustrated with dozens of rare photographs, many now sharpened in higher resolution. Also included are deleted scenes from the teleplay plus a gallery of international poster images as well as fan art.
       And a jaw-dropping 400 pages of astonishing, never-before-published material has been added, including thoroughly detailed histories of early unfilmed Salem’s Lot feature film scripts by Stirling Silliphant and Larry Cohen; Robert Bloch’s unproduced pilot for a spinoff TV series, and treatments for episodes by other writers including a complete reproduction of a treatment by Stephen King; previously unpublished color and black and white photographs, including unseen behind-the-scenes shots; new interviews with the cast and crew, including titles designer Gene Kraft and Ron Scribner, who played child vampire Ralphie Glick; two 1979 interviews with Stephen King; new photos of the Los Angeles filming locations; affectionate remembrances of the late Tobe Hooper and David Soul; and much more.
       This beautifully bound hardcover edition is co-signed by editor/co-author Tony Earnshaw and co-author Justin Humphreys and limited to 750 copies. Over 450 sold in the first week.


  • Signed by Tony Earnshaw and Justin Humphreys.

  • 750 signed hardcover copies.

  • Fully cloth bound, with dustjacket, spine stamping, and printed boards.

  • Ribbon marker.

  • Printed endpapers.

  • Four color printing throughout on coated stock.

  • Gallery of poster and artwork.

  • Pictures of Ferndale, California, today, contrasted with similar views from the film.

  • Interviews with Tobe Hooper, David Soul, Richard Kobritz, Gene Kraft, Ron Scribner, and others.

  • Loaded with color stills.

  • Original book price: $185.

  • Book size 6 × 8½ inches.

  • Number of pages: 736.


Value Pages

$150
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