Return To Salem's Lot At Cannes With "One For The Road"

Stephen King's Salem's Lot mini sequel, "One For The Road," has received a short film adaptation by director Paul Ward and producer Tim Sullivan. Now, the film's official Facebook has announced it's acceptance at Cannes this year. The film stars Phantasm veteran Reggie Bannister.

Taken from the film's IMDB Page "One For The Road" is "... narrated in the first person by Booth, an elderly resident of a small town that neighbors Jerusalem's Lot, Maine. The main part of the story is set a couple of years after the events of 'Salem's Lot. Booth describes a winter's night years ago, when he and his friend, a bar owner named Herb Tooklander (Tookey), attempted to rescue the family of a motorist named Gerard Lumley, whose vehicle had become stranded in a ferocious blizzard. At first mildly contemptuous of Lumley for driving in such weather, both men are horrified when they realize that Lumley's vehicle is stranded in Jerusalem's Lot. It is widely known that "the Lot" has gone bad, but they still decide to drive out in a snow plough and attempt to save Lumley's family. Instead, they barely manage to save themselves from the man's wife and daughter, who have been turned into vampires..."

Every year, Stephen King options the rights to his short stories out through his dollar baby program. You can catch these at festivals or even online in some cases. Most of these adaptations don't get me too terribly excited, but "One For The Road" ranks among my favorite King stories and Lot among my favorite King novels. With the participation of the always reliable Bannister and the steady hand of Tim Sullivan overseeing production, there's no reason "Road" shouldn't rank among the greatest of King's dollar babies. Also, the score was written and performed by experimental musician (and Fangoria Editor-In-Chief) Chris Alexander, whose haunting, evocative music always elevates the indie horror films for which he contributes.
Extra Tidbit: Originally published in King's Night Shift collection (along with the Salem's Lot prequel "Jerusalem's Lot") , "One For The Road" was adapted as a dollar baby in 2010, credited on Wikipedia to director Michael Floyd (there's no IMDB available) and is listed as in post-production.