Forum Overview :: Dead Trees :: Night Shift is near the bottom of my list for King. Literally his ideas notebook

[quote name="Mischief Maker"]I really liked Salem's Lot as a kid, but that was also the height of Anne Rice so I wanted ANYTHING that portrayed Vampires as monsters instead of bored gay socialites. Little did I suspect the sparkly horror the future held. 70s TV production values aside, the 1979 Salem's Lot made for TV movie is <I>excellent</I>. Second to The Shining for best Steven King adaptations in my book. Worst adaptation is Maximum Overdrive, the one he directed, of course. Second worst is probably the Langoliers, but if you remember Perfect Strangers, the evil Balki character makes that movie so bad it's good.[/quote]