Notably, Salem’s Lot was based on the 1975 King novel of the same name, whereas Chapelwaite is adapted from the 1978 short story “Jerusalem’s Lot.” A prequel to Salem’s Lot included in the short story collection Night Shift, “Jerusalem’s Lot” is a thirty-page epistolary effort that sees Charles Boone inherit a house infested with rats (or something worse) in the titular town. Long before the ‘90s were filled with Stephen King television miniseries adaptations, Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper directed a now-iconic two-part adaptation of Salem’s Lot. However, Chapelwaite is not the first miniseries to bring the town of Jerusalem’s Lot to life on the small screen. Related: Why One Of Stephen King’s Favorite Stories Has No Full-Length Adaptation Starring Adrien Brody as the troubled Captain Charles Boone, the Gothic horror series is an expanded adaptation of King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot.” Chapelwaite has divided critics, with some appreciating its gloomy tone and deliberate pacing while others have called the series overlong and crushingly self-serious. Judging by its critical reception, the ten-episode miniseries Chapelwaite falls between these two extremes.

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