Today on Twitter (or X, as weirdos call it now), King wrote:
Between you and me, Twitter, I’ve seen the new SALEM’S LOT and it’s quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it’s embarrassing, or anything. Who knows. I just write the f***ing things.
This mirrors a comment King made last year, calling the film “muscular and involving.” So are we ever going to see the dang movie? Last year, it was reported that Warners was considering dumping the film on Max instead of releasing it in theaters. This was after the film was first scheduled to open on September 9, 2022, before being moved to April 21, 2023, all before it was removed from the release date calendar altogether.
As of now, there’s been no official announcement that the movie is headed to Max, or theaters, or anywhere for that matter. After King’s comments today, Variety reached out to sources regarding the film and learned that “a decision still has not been made regarding the release.”