Caught a couple of slick CLIVE BARKER scoops at the
FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS
(Read Part 1 of my report here).
Barker said:
– His next novel will be called THE SCARLET GOSPEL where he will aim to return to his roots and shock the hell out of people.
– THE SCARLET GOSPEL will be set in hell and will clearly explain the nature of
Pinhead, untangle the contradictions that the films have created about him and give him a dignified death, where Dimension Films can’t reach him.
– Barker is
now producing THE PLAGUE under his own Prod
Company. The film tells the tale of children falling asleep for 10 years to wake
up with dark appetites and desires.
– His Prod
Company aims to deliver hard R pictures shot on a modest budget.
– Clive’s
next film as a Producer will be an adaptation of his short story
THE MEAT TRAIN which he says will be a
hardcore movie shot in New York.
–
PINHEAD VS. MICHAEL didn’t happen because the people behind the
Halloween franchise didn’t want Michael demeaned by Pinhead. They felt that
their characters and mythology were a step above the Hellraiser world. Basically
Pinhead wasn’t good enough to be in the same film as Michael…okay…
-Universal
dropped TORTURED SOULS THE MOVIE because
their film DOOM dealt with demons and hey didn’t want two demon films on
their slate. But Tortured
Souls will happen and Clive just might direct it…YIPPEE!
More Clive
Barker stuff when Part 2 of my report hits the site tomorrow…stay dead!