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Clive Barker's DREAD Hitting Theaters

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Mania was on hand at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors event this past week, where author Clive Barker revealed that yet another of his short stories is getting the big screen treatment very soon. According to the author, Dread, which first hit book stores in 1984 as the opening of his Books of Blood anthology series. Other recent adaptations are Midnight Meat Train and The Book of Blood productions currently scheduled for theaters in the near future.

Plot Concept: The story centers around Quaid, a philosopher so obsessed with the concept of fear that he decides to perform a series of experiments on unwilling subjects to better understand how it affects us.

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mckracken • May 01, 2008, 07:43am •
Hmm... definitly interested in Midnight Meat Train and Books of Blood, but i gotta ask a logical question, with 5 Candyman sequels, 7 Hellraiser sequels and a remake on the horizon, wheres NIGHTBREED 2, the Nightbreed SE DVD, or (god forbid) a Nightbreed Remake?

c'mon Clive, take me back to Midian...please!

TheLastCleric • May 01, 2008, 09:33am •
Nightbreed is probably never going to happen, which is a damn shame. The original concept was a three-film trilogy but neither the studios nor the general public seems capable of wrapping their heads arounnd his work.

wormlander • May 01, 2008, 11:39am •
Will definitely see this sooner or later but its the remake of Hellraiser that Im really looking forward to. As for Nightbreed I think Id better refresh my memory before making a verdict. It didnt work well for me 18 years ago, but things are known to change.

mckracken • May 01, 2008, 02:19pm •
Nightbreed's primary problem was that it was advertised by Morgan Creek as a slasher flick when it was FAR FAR from being a Slasher flick.. Clive stressed over and over he wanted a MONSTER movie, not a gory bloody flick but a monster movie. It has tons of monsters... different types of monsters... unfortunately the studios thought it could be marketed as a slasher flick and that alone would draw people into huge opening weekend gross.. that backfired and Morgan Creek disowned the film, giving it as little fan-fair when it managed to squeak onto its only BARE-BONES DVD a few years down the road.

DREAD sounds a lot like the Scarecrow's origin story who uses the effects of fear to control and manipulate Gotham's finest. It sounds cool (if it sounds like I'm knocking it) I'll be there to support Clive... I wish he would direct more films.

videocide • May 01, 2008, 11:34pm •
5 candyman sequels? Was that an exageration? I was curious cause you got the hellraiser count right .

mckracken • May 02, 2008, 12:12am •
oh sorry they both were a guess. LOL! Thanks

there's only three Candyman sequels.

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
aka "Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh"

2. Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999) (V)
aka "Candyman 3: Day of the Dead"
3. Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004) (V)

WISEGUY562 • May 02, 2008, 12:39am •
IRON MAN......Always been a huge fan of IronMan,(since those old Marvel cartoons with hardly any animation) one of the big hitters of the Marvel Universe. Defended him through out the Civil War and I'm glad as hell he finally got his due. I just can't overstate how big a fan I've always been, not a johnny come lately. Then again growing up a Marvel zombie I guess is understandable................... Caught the 8 o'clock show then the midnight show. I'm revved up so high is unbelievable. Right now I'm putting this as one of the best superhero movies ever. It was fucking awesome, action and cgi were just out of this world, just enough comedy and still didn't take away from a terrific plot. Gwyneth Paltrow, who I've never being big on, stole my heart and was perfect for her role. The entire cast was on the money. I love how they've laid the ground work for the Mandarin with the "Ten Rings" in the future. Will definitely see it again during the weekend. Can't remember the last time I was compelled to go see multiple viewings of a film during the same weekend, not to mention the same night, that's how good this was. I just can't say enough about it. The scene and final line after the credits made me want to wet myself. I'm just giddy right now. Everybody go see this film and take the whole family.................By the way the Hulk trailer looked even more amazing on the big screen and the response from the audience gives me hope that it will be well received....Go MARVEL..............This is the only topic worthy of discussion this weekend. I must spread the word.

craigination • May 02, 2008, 01:58pm •
I wish they'd make a movie of The Great and Secret Show. That book is awesome:)

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