Where was Salem’s plot filmed? Max’s Stephen King adaptation filming locations explained

Warning: This article contains spoilers from Salem’s Lot.

in ‘Salem’s placeThe city is a character unto itself, which made it imperative for the 2024 adaptation to find the right filming locations to bring the classic Stephen King story to life. The fictitious city of Jerusalem Lot is located in MaineWhich is where King is from and where many of his other books, including Curry And itoccur Jerusalem Lot is incorporated into a number of Stephen King’s other books along with the fictional Maine towns of Castle Rock and Derry.

filming forSalem’s place Started in 2021 and completed in 2022With all filming taking place in the state of Massachusetts. The film’s release was then delayed for approximately two years, leading to uncertainty as to whether it would be released in theaters, debut via streaming, or shelved as other projects have unfortunately been in recent years. After encouragement from King for it to be released, the new ‘Salem’s place The adaptation is finally announced to debut on Max in October 2024, where the various filming locations can finally be shown.

Ipswich, Sterling, & Clinton

Several cities were used for the lot of Jerusalem

The city of Jerusalem Lot was primarily filled in the cities of Ipswich, Sterling and ClintonAll of which are located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Interior and exterior shots of ‘Salem’s place The characters’ homes are located in Clinton (by Telegram and Gazette). The 1970s period of ‘Salem’s places This story meant that modern cars on the street outside the homes filmed in Clinton had to be temporarily moved, as their appearance would break the immersion of when the movie was set.

An inn Sterling was used to film the scene where Matt Burke (Bill Camp) encounters Mike Ryerson (Spencer Treat Clark) after he was bitten and turned into a vampire by Danny Glick (Nicolas Crovetti) (via Telegram and Gazette). As for Ipswich, it was used in several general scenes, including the use of the town’s police station and prison cells (via Ipswich Local News). This location is featured when Father Donald Callahan (John Benjamin Hickey) wakes up in a cell in Jerusalem’s Lot police station, after being inebriated the night before.

Princeton Public Library

The Jerusalem Latin Library is an important place

The Princeton Public Library was used to film the interior and exterior scenes of Jerusalem’s Lot Library (via The landmark). The city of Princeton received $20,000 in exchange for filming which took place in the library for three days. Since ‘Salem’s place Taking place in the 1970s, work had to be done in the library to temporarily remove computers and other electronic equipment that did not exist at the time of the story. Locations scouts were impressed by the visual details in the library’s interior and exterior that fit the time period.

In the movie, author Ben Mers (Louis Pullman) goes to the library to conduct research on Jerusalem Lat And connect with his past there, when he is looking for inspiration for a new book. Susan Norton (Mackenzie Lee) happens to go to the library with her mother (Debra Kristofferson) when Ben is there, and loudly makes a point of going to the drive-in theater that night, making it clear that she wants Ben To listen and meet her there. The library helps bring Ben and Susan together and reveals more about the city’s culture.

Where were the previous Salem plot adaptations filmed?

The 1979 and 2004 ‘Salem’s Room’ adaptations were not filmed in Massachusetts

Before the 2024 adaptation of ‘Salem’s placeThere was a movie version in 1979, and a 2004 miniseries starring Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland. The majority of The 1979 movie was filmed in the city of Ferndale, CaliforniaIncluding all the scenes that happen in the funeral home and the Beit Olam where Danny Glick is buried (by Giggster). Some other scenes, such as the location of Ben and Susan’s first date, were filmed at Burbank Studios in California.

While the 1979 and 2024′Salem’s placeNow streaming, are not filmed in Maine, they are still filmed in the United States. THe 2004 ‘Salem’s place Miniseries, surprisingly, went to Creswick, Victoria, Australia To create Jerusalem’s lot (by The age). Storefront exteriors were transformed to make Creswick look like a Maine town, and it was made to look like the town had recently seen a snowfall. Between Massachusetts, California and Australia, the various ‘Salem’s place Locations traveled around the world to tell King’s chilling vampire story.

Source: Telegram and Gazette, Telegram and Gazette, The landmark, Giggster, The age