Kurt Barlow
| Kurt Barlow | |
|---|---|
Reggie Nalder as Barlow, in Salem's Lot (1979) | |
| First appearance | 'Salem's Lot |
| Last appearance | 'Salem's Lot |
| Created by | Stephen King |
| Portrayed by | Reggie Nalder (1979) Doug Bradley (1995) Rutger Hauer (2004) Alexander Ward (2024) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Kurt Breichen |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Antique dealer Master vampire |
Kurt Barlow is a fictional vampire and the main antagonist of Stephen King's 1975 horror novel 'Salem's Lot. The character is a powerful vampire who moves to the Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot with the intent to form a vampire colony of its residents. Due to his own predations as well as those of the residents he turns, the entire town is ultimately overrun by vampirism; only a few of the residents escape. Although his true age is unknown, he claims to be so old that he predates the founding of Christianity by centuries.