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Salem's Lot•Season 1•Episode 1

Part One

7.1/10 · 433 votesNov 17, 197995 min

Ranked #2 of 2 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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Intent on writing a book on the notorious Marsten House, an old, rumor-filled property atop an alleged haunted hilltop, the successful novelist, Ben Mears, returns to his peaceful hometown of Salem's Lot, Maine, after years of absence. There, Mears discovers that a pair of new

Directed byTobe Hooper

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Cast18

David Soul

Ben Mears

James Mason

Richard K. Straker

Lance Kerwin

Mark Petrie

Bonnie Bedelia

Susan Norton

Lew Ayres

Jason Burke

Julie Cobb

Bonnie Sawyer

Elisha Cook Jr.

Gordon 'Weasel' Phillips

George Dzundza

Cully Sawyer

Ed Flanders

Dr. Bill Norton

Clarissa Kaye-Mason

Majorie Glick

Geoffrey Lewis

Mike Ryerson

Barney McFadden

Ned Tibbets

Crew2

Paul Monash

Screenplay

Tobe Hooper

Director

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Episode Summary

"Part One" is episode 1 of Salem's Lot season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 433 votes, ranking #2 of 2 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Tobe Hooper, it aired on November 17, 1979.

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