Clive Barker’s Books of Blood: All over the screen
According to Movieweb, Clive Barker - the novelist whose twisted visions brought us the likes of Hellraiser and Nightbreed - has teamed up with Jorge Saralegui to launch The Midnight Picture Show.
The venture intends to release two films a year, based on the either Barker’s short stories published in the six volumes of The Books of Blood, or on his original ideas.
“We hope our advantage will come from my own body of work of really intense horror stories that are original,” Barker said. “We will not be reheating old films, freshening up old ideas. … Even forgetting the sequels we hope to make, I’ve got enough here for 20 movies of varying budget scales.”
But best of all is the last paragraph of the story…
“Jorge and I want to wind up with a library of pictures that will reflect my sensibilities, which are decidedly R rated,” Barker said. “In fact, the moment I make a PG-13 horror movie, you can take me out and shoot me. Our desire is to leave you feeling that we’re a little crazy.”
Fantastic!
Thursday 26 May 2005 | Paul | New and Upcoming Films, Corporate Maneuverings
