In the 1979 Salem’s Lot miniseries, Barlow is played by Reggie Nalder, and he is depicted with a grotesque Nosferatu-like appearance. In The Dark Tower, it is mentioned in the beginning that “Type One” vampires (such as Barlow) are horribly disfigured, mutant-like creatures whose teeth grow out so wildly that they cannot close their mouths. In addition, Kurt Barlow does not speak, and only communicates in growls, hisses and grunts.
