A new adaptation of horror master Stephen King's 1975 novel, "Salem's Lot," debuted on Max on Thursday to largely mixed reviews, with many online arguing that the reboot doesn't hold a candle to its literary and cinematic predecessors.

Directed by Gary Dauberman — who served as a screenwriter for "The Nun" and "It" — the latest iteration of "Salem's Lot" stars Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears, an author who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot looking for writing fodder, only to find that a number of townspeople are transforming into vampires. The novel was previously adapted in 1979 and 2004 for separate miniseries, the latter of which saw lead performances from Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland.........

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