How about some unexpected news to help kick off this Friday morning? "The Keep," which was famously adapted for the big screen by the great Michael Mann back in 1983, is getting a remake. The news comes to us directly from author F. Paul Wilson and, what's more, none other than Greg Nicotero is the one who will be directing this take on the rich material.
Wilson took to Twitter to reveal that a deal has been closed following a great deal of legal wrangling. "2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the 'purchaser' and my side at ICM, I signed an option/purchase agreement with Greg Nicotero for the remake of The Keep. Greg is a longtime fan of the book and he's got the chops to do a worthy adaptation," he said. Unfortunately, no further information has been revealed. No word on when filming will begin,...
Wilson took to Twitter to reveal that a deal has been closed following a great deal of legal wrangling. "2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the 'purchaser' and my side at ICM, I signed an option/purchase agreement with Greg Nicotero for the remake of The Keep. Greg is a longtime fan of the book and he's got the chops to do a worthy adaptation," he said. Unfortunately, no further information has been revealed. No word on when filming will begin,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Published in 1981, F. Paul Wilson‘s The Keep was turned into a feature film just two years later by Michael Mann, and the author reveals this week that a new movie is coming soon.
F. Paul Wilson announced on Twitter just last night, “2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the “purchaser” and my side at ICM, I signed an option/purchase agreement with Greg Nicotero for the remake of The Keep. Greg is a longtime fan of the book and he’s got the chops to do a worthy adaptation.”
F. Paul Wilson was famously unhappy with Paramount’s 1983 movie adaptation of The Keep, which was marred by studio interference and ended up being a bomb at the box office.
Stay tuned for more on Nicotero’s planned adaptation as we learn it.
A master makeup effects artist who has become a respected filmmaker and producer,...
F. Paul Wilson announced on Twitter just last night, “2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the “purchaser” and my side at ICM, I signed an option/purchase agreement with Greg Nicotero for the remake of The Keep. Greg is a longtime fan of the book and he’s got the chops to do a worthy adaptation.”
F. Paul Wilson was famously unhappy with Paramount’s 1983 movie adaptation of The Keep, which was marred by studio interference and ended up being a bomb at the box office.
Stay tuned for more on Nicotero’s planned adaptation as we learn it.
A master makeup effects artist who has become a respected filmmaker and producer,...
- 12/16/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Based on the novel by F. Paul Wilson, Michael Mann’s The Keep took place during World War II as a group of Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling an ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison. It looks like a remake of The Keep is in the works, and the news comes from none other than F. Paul Wilson himself.
The Keep – 2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the "purchaser" and my side at ICM, I signed an option/purchase agreement with Greg Nicotero for the remake of The Keep. Greg is a longtime fan of the book and he's got the chops to do a worthy adaptation.
— F. Paul Wilson (@fpaulwilson) December 15, 2022
“2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the ‘purchaser’ and my side at ICM, I signed an option...
The Keep – 2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the "purchaser" and my side at ICM, I signed an option/purchase agreement with Greg Nicotero for the remake of The Keep. Greg is a longtime fan of the book and he's got the chops to do a worthy adaptation.
— F. Paul Wilson (@fpaulwilson) December 15, 2022
“2 days ago, after a year and a half of lawyering between the ‘purchaser’ and my side at ICM, I signed an option...
- 12/15/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
A new episode of the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series has just surfaced online, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1983 film The Keep (watch it Here), which was directed by future Oscar nominee Michael Mann… and turned out to be a very troubled production for the filmmaker. You can hear all about it in the video embedded above.
Based on a novel by F. Paul Wilson, The Keep has the following synopsis:
This superb gothic thriller will grip you with its combination of horror, romance and the supernatural. It is World War II in German-occupied Romania. Nazi soldiers have been sent to garrison a mysterious fortress, but a nightmarish discovery is soon made. The Keep was not built to keep anything out. The massive structure was, in fact built to keep something in… Scott Glenn portrays the stranger who alone must battle the...
Based on a novel by F. Paul Wilson, The Keep has the following synopsis:
This superb gothic thriller will grip you with its combination of horror, romance and the supernatural. It is World War II in German-occupied Romania. Nazi soldiers have been sent to garrison a mysterious fortress, but a nightmarish discovery is soon made. The Keep was not built to keep anything out. The massive structure was, in fact built to keep something in… Scott Glenn portrays the stranger who alone must battle the...
- 11/3/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Michael Mann’s little-scene film, The Keep (1983), was much-maligned when it opened on Friday, December 16th, 1983. At 97 minutes, it was dismissed as a cursory telling of F. Paul Wilson’s mammoth 1981 novel of the same name. Since then, it has acquired somewhat of a cult following, and even received a letterboxed laserdisc release …
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- 1/12/2017
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
Padraig Cotter Jan 5, 2017
Michael Mann has all-but-disowned The Keep. But why? And how has the fanbase kept it going?
Every auteur has a black sheep in their filmography. Something which doesn’t gel with their established style, and was rejected by critics and fans upon release. On this front Spielberg has 1941, Oliver Stone has The Hand, Brian De Palma has Wiseguys and so on.
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Michael Mann has the crown jewel of them all. He's a director best known for his precise, beautifully shot thrillers like Heat, Manhunter or The Insider. So how a director famed for his commitment to realism and methodical research ended up crafting a gothic horror movie set during World War II is anyone’s guess.
That’s what happened with 1983’s The Keep,...
Michael Mann has all-but-disowned The Keep. But why? And how has the fanbase kept it going?
Every auteur has a black sheep in their filmography. Something which doesn’t gel with their established style, and was rejected by critics and fans upon release. On this front Spielberg has 1941, Oliver Stone has The Hand, Brian De Palma has Wiseguys and so on.
See related Kevin Feige on Black Panther, female superhero movie Avengers: Infinity War – the first set picture Thor: Ragnarok: the first official synopsis released
Michael Mann has the crown jewel of them all. He's a director best known for his precise, beautifully shot thrillers like Heat, Manhunter or The Insider. So how a director famed for his commitment to realism and methodical research ended up crafting a gothic horror movie set during World War II is anyone’s guess.
That’s what happened with 1983’s The Keep,...
- 11/2/2016
- Den of Geek
When its first issue was released in 2013, Clive Barker's Next Testament comic book series introduced readers to a vengeful God through the lens of the great imaginer. While the final issue of the ambitious Boom! Studios series came out in 2014, the story will come to life once again in a new novelization by Barker's creative collaborator, Mark Alan Miller.
Scheduled for a 2017 release from Earthling Publications, the Next Testament novel will feature a foreword, cover, and interior art by Barker, with an introduction by prolific author F. Paul Wilson.
Copies of the hardcover version of this novel will be extremely limited, with only 350 gift copies, 100 deluxe copies, and 15 lettered copies being released. Below, we have the story's official synopsis and a look at Barker's cover art. To learn more, visit:
http://www.earthlingpub.com/mm_nexttestament.html
From Earthling Publications: "The novelization of the acclaimed Boom! Studios comic book series!
Scheduled for a 2017 release from Earthling Publications, the Next Testament novel will feature a foreword, cover, and interior art by Barker, with an introduction by prolific author F. Paul Wilson.
Copies of the hardcover version of this novel will be extremely limited, with only 350 gift copies, 100 deluxe copies, and 15 lettered copies being released. Below, we have the story's official synopsis and a look at Barker's cover art. To learn more, visit:
http://www.earthlingpub.com/mm_nexttestament.html
From Earthling Publications: "The novelization of the acclaimed Boom! Studios comic book series!
- 9/13/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Michael Mann’s The Keep to screen in NYC. Fans of maverick filmmaker Michael Mann’s surreal and critically lambasted adaptation of F. Paul Wilson’s novel The Keep, know that the film came out in 1983 and promptly bombed. Since then, it has amassed a very serious cult following and a documentary about the picture is even…
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- 1/6/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
This January will see the release of “Blackhat,” Michael Mann’s first feature-length directorial outing in six years. With his big screen drought finally over, let’s turn back the clock and see what the Chicago-born director was like in the beginning of his career, as he was shooting his second theatrical film, “The Keep.” Released in the winter of 1983, Mann’s adaptation of F. Paul Wilson’s horror novel marked a conscious effort to break away from aspects of his previous work “Thief” and the TV movie “Jericho Mile.” In the run up to the film’s release, British program “The Electric Theatre Show” aired a nearly half-hour special on Mann that featured the director not only talking about his decision to take on —or transcend— the horror genre, but also his entire career up until that point. As always, Mann makes for a thoughtful interview subject and speaks...
- 9/24/2014
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Cemetery Dance is one of the longest running and most well-known horror publishers in the game. They recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of their acclaimed horror magazine. Here are some noteworthy books to add to your reading to-do list: December Park by Ronald Malfi: Signed limited editions of this chilling novel are now available, but will be sold out soon. December Park tells the story of several young friends and the horrors they unearth while searching for a young girl's killer. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: Signed limited edition copies of the best-selling novel are available, but they're going fast. Gone Girl (soon to be a major motion picture) tells the story of Nick Dunne, a seemingly innocent man blamed for his wife's sudden disappearance. [Note: cover art shown above is from the Standard Edition.] Sometimes, Cemetery Dance sells other publisher's books like The Hogben Chronicles by Henry Kuttner: 500 special-edition copies will be available from Cemetery Dance, but...
- 3/7/2014
- by Nancy Greene
- FEARnet
If you dig comics and anthologies and know the names Steve Niles, Tim Seeley, Brian Keene, Ben Templesmith, Christopher Mitten, and menton3, then read on for the first word on In the Dark and Libretto Volume 1: Vampirism, heading our way in April.
Actually, the authors listed above just barely scratch the surface of all the talent involved in these two diverse publications so be sure to check out the full details, cover art, and pre-order info below.
In the Dark Description:
The terror tome that has all the horror hounds frothing, In the Dark, is poised to make its debut this April! Featuring top writers and artists from the comic book industry, In the Dark contains over 20 all-new, original horror stories that you’ll want to read with the lights on.
In the Dark launched as a Kickstarter project put together by Anathema scribe Rachel Deering last year and...
Actually, the authors listed above just barely scratch the surface of all the talent involved in these two diverse publications so be sure to check out the full details, cover art, and pre-order info below.
In the Dark Description:
The terror tome that has all the horror hounds frothing, In the Dark, is poised to make its debut this April! Featuring top writers and artists from the comic book industry, In the Dark contains over 20 all-new, original horror stories that you’ll want to read with the lights on.
In the Dark launched as a Kickstarter project put together by Anathema scribe Rachel Deering last year and...
- 1/13/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
It has been announced that Idw will publish In The Dark, a new comic collection that features more than 20 original horror stories:
“San Diego, CA (January 9, 2013) – The terror tome that has all the horror hounds frothing, In The Dark, is poised to make its debut this April! Featuring top writers and artists from the comic-book industry, In The Dark contains over 20 all-new, original horror stories that you’ll want to read with the lights on.
In The Dark launched as a Kickstarter project put together by Anathema scribe Rachel Deering last year, and successfully doubled the intended target goal for the project. Assembled and edited by Deering, In The Dark dives into a myriad of sinister horror stories from writers including Justin Jordan, Cullen Bunn, Steve Niles, Duane Swierczynski, Tom Taylor, Tim Seeley, Brian Keene, F. Paul Wilson, Ed Brisson, Marguerite Bennett, Valerie D’Orazio, Paul Tobin, James Tynion IV,...
“San Diego, CA (January 9, 2013) – The terror tome that has all the horror hounds frothing, In The Dark, is poised to make its debut this April! Featuring top writers and artists from the comic-book industry, In The Dark contains over 20 all-new, original horror stories that you’ll want to read with the lights on.
In The Dark launched as a Kickstarter project put together by Anathema scribe Rachel Deering last year, and successfully doubled the intended target goal for the project. Assembled and edited by Deering, In The Dark dives into a myriad of sinister horror stories from writers including Justin Jordan, Cullen Bunn, Steve Niles, Duane Swierczynski, Tom Taylor, Tim Seeley, Brian Keene, F. Paul Wilson, Ed Brisson, Marguerite Bennett, Valerie D’Orazio, Paul Tobin, James Tynion IV,...
- 1/9/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
When going through the new eBook releases this week, I ran into the anthology Midnight Symphony: 10 Novellas of Horror & Suspense edited by Robert Swartwood. I read through the contents of this huge book and immediately hit the buy button. It is an absolute steal at $0.99 (or £0.77 in the UK)!
This eBook is much longer than most books or novels, and it is filled to the rim with horror goodness! It is a collection of 10 novellas from some of the top indie names in the business. Kealan Patrick Burke, F. Paul Wilson, Tim Lebbon, Brian James Freeman... Oh heck, here, let me list the contents out for you real quick (with some quick comments by me):
"The Tent" by Kealan Patrick Burke (a creepy camping tale that is a must read for outdoorsmen…fun for the whole family…mmmwwwoooohaha!)
"The Painted Darkness" by Brian James Freeman (I've read this story...
This eBook is much longer than most books or novels, and it is filled to the rim with horror goodness! It is a collection of 10 novellas from some of the top indie names in the business. Kealan Patrick Burke, F. Paul Wilson, Tim Lebbon, Brian James Freeman... Oh heck, here, let me list the contents out for you real quick (with some quick comments by me):
"The Tent" by Kealan Patrick Burke (a creepy camping tale that is a must read for outdoorsmen…fun for the whole family…mmmwwwoooohaha!)
"The Painted Darkness" by Brian James Freeman (I've read this story...
- 12/6/2013
- by Robert Brouhard
- FEARnet
When author Rick Hautala passed away unexpectedly in March of this year, his friend and fellow writer Christopher Golden wasted little time in initiating a tribute anthology. The project would quickly evolve into a two-volume set titled Mister October.
Golden’s haste was about more than celebrating Hautala’s legacy. Golden knew something that few others were aware of at the time: Hautala, successful and respected as he was, was not immune to the financial pitfalls of the professional writer’s life, and he’d been forced to let his life insurance lapse a short time before his death. He left behind a family that was going to need a little help, and Golden worked hard to make sure they would get it. A vast array of writers answered his call for stories with an amazing assortment of classic gems, rare reprints and a few never-before-published tales. JournalStone stepped up...
Golden’s haste was about more than celebrating Hautala’s legacy. Golden knew something that few others were aware of at the time: Hautala, successful and respected as he was, was not immune to the financial pitfalls of the professional writer’s life, and he’d been forced to let his life insurance lapse a short time before his death. He left behind a family that was going to need a little help, and Golden worked hard to make sure they would get it. A vast array of writers answered his call for stories with an amazing assortment of classic gems, rare reprints and a few never-before-published tales. JournalStone stepped up...
- 10/23/2013
- by Blu Gilliand
- FEARnet
Eric Beebe is the publisher of Post Mortem Press, a relatively new and fast-growing small press company. To date, they've published anthologies featuring Clive Barker, Joe Hill, F. Paul Wilson and many others. Eric took some time out of his schedule to talk exclusively to FEARnet about anthologies and what it's like working with famous authors.
You started Post Mortem Press in 2010. It's pretty well-respected now. How did you go about doing that?
I don't know. I mean, I think it's because when we set out to do this, I was coming off of a corporate America job that didn't seem to have much respect for its employees and I thought, “You know, if I have a company I'm going to make sure I treat everybody how I would want to be treated.” Kind of a simple thing. But as we've all learned, just as recently as a few weeks ago,...
You started Post Mortem Press in 2010. It's pretty well-respected now. How did you go about doing that?
I don't know. I mean, I think it's because when we set out to do this, I was coming off of a corporate America job that didn't seem to have much respect for its employees and I thought, “You know, if I have a company I'm going to make sure I treat everybody how I would want to be treated.” Kind of a simple thing. But as we've all learned, just as recently as a few weeks ago,...
- 4/2/2013
- by Nancy Greene
- FEARnet
Available for viewing all this weekend, Sneak Peek director Michael Mann's rarely seen classic 1983 horror thriller "The Keep", with music by Tangerine Dream, starring Ian McKellen, Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow and Alberta Watson, based on author F. Paul Wilson's novel of the same name :
"...within an uninhabited citadel in World War II Romania lies entrapped a dangerous entity named 'Radu Molasar'.
"The inner walls of the citadel contain 108 T-shaped icons, made of nickel.
"When the German Army occupies the castle to control the 'Dinu Mountain Pass' following the commencement of 'Operation Barbarossa', Molasar is unleashed by a pair of looting soldiers who identify one glowing icon as being made of silver..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Keep"...
"...within an uninhabited citadel in World War II Romania lies entrapped a dangerous entity named 'Radu Molasar'.
"The inner walls of the citadel contain 108 T-shaped icons, made of nickel.
"When the German Army occupies the castle to control the 'Dinu Mountain Pass' following the commencement of 'Operation Barbarossa', Molasar is unleashed by a pair of looting soldiers who identify one glowing icon as being made of silver..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Keep"...
- 3/30/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The Pine Barrens of New Jersey and the Jersey Devil have been the inspiration for many films and books over the years. F. Paul Wilson’s collection of short stories, The Barrens and Others comes to mind, as does Dante Tomaselli’s film Satan’s Playground.
The appeal of this legend isn’t so much Mrs. Leeds, who gives birth to Satan’s child, but the location of said horrors. New Jersey’s Pine Barrens is a dense forest more than a million acres in size. As man becomes more urban and modern, nature becomes scarier and more isolating. What else could possibly be lurking out there?
Richard Vineyard (Stephen Moyer) is taking his family on a camping trip in order to scatter his father’s ashes on a lake in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, a place the two spent some happy times when Richard was a child.
The appeal of this legend isn’t so much Mrs. Leeds, who gives birth to Satan’s child, but the location of said horrors. New Jersey’s Pine Barrens is a dense forest more than a million acres in size. As man becomes more urban and modern, nature becomes scarier and more isolating. What else could possibly be lurking out there?
Richard Vineyard (Stephen Moyer) is taking his family on a camping trip in order to scatter his father’s ashes on a lake in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, a place the two spent some happy times when Richard was a child.
- 10/4/2012
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
Director Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Master And Commander) will make his next film an adaptation of Jennifer Egan's novel The Keep. I know many movie fans may have been thinking I meant this version of The Keep, but this is an entirely different Keep. I actually stumbled upon Egan's novel when ordering the F. Paul Wilson novel off of Amazon. Since they share the same title, I thought this would be worth a shot. The Egan novel is about two cousins, irreversibly damaged by a childhood...
- 5/21/2012
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Ronald Malfi, author of Snow, Shamrock Alley, Borealis, and The Ascent, has for years been a rising star in the horror genre. His books are a surreal blend of mystery and horror that are as rewarding as they are entertaining. His lyricism and sense of character stand with the very best of the genre, and though I am hesitant to make comparisons, one cannot help but think of writers like Peter Straub, Chet Williamson, F. Paul Wilson, and Stephen King when reading. His latest, the Bram Stoker Award nominated Floating Staircase, is no exception, and is undoubtedly the best he's produced. It's the story of horror novelist Travis Glasgow, who moves with his wife into an old house in Westlake, Maryland. Soon after, strange...
- 4/4/2012
- FEARnet
Vacation by Matthew Costello; Thomas Dunne Books; 2011; 320 pgs; $24.99 Us Welcome to Paterville! Family getaway for all away from it all. In this "anti-zombie" tale from master storyteller Matt Costello, the future isn't very bright. In fact, his so-called "vacation" turns out to be anything but relaxing; thankfully, readers benefit plenty from his near-future hell. Costello has yet to pen a bad novel, from Wurm to Homecoming to Nowhere, and collaborations with F. Paul Wilson only bring out the other's strengths. After succeeding in videogame battlegrounds (Rage and 7th Guest fame), he returns to a...
- 11/4/2011
- FEARnet
by Michael Sieber, MoreHorror.com
During WWII, a squad of Nazi soldiers are sent to a small Romanian village to guard a large, stone fortress. Once inside, they notice that the walls are embedded with hundreds of silver crosses, and the keep's caretaker warns them not to stay.
Captain Klaus Woermann, however, is not scared of the superstition surrounding the ancient structure and orders his men to set up a generator and lighting system so they can secure the fortress. Embedded within the walls of the keep are hundreds of metallic crosses, which Woermann's men believe are silver.
Thinking they are going to strike it rich, two of the men begin to pry one of the crosses out of the stone, but end up unleashing an ancient evil force that begins to kill the soldiers. With bodies piling. Woermann makes a call to his superiors and asks that he and...
During WWII, a squad of Nazi soldiers are sent to a small Romanian village to guard a large, stone fortress. Once inside, they notice that the walls are embedded with hundreds of silver crosses, and the keep's caretaker warns them not to stay.
Captain Klaus Woermann, however, is not scared of the superstition surrounding the ancient structure and orders his men to set up a generator and lighting system so they can secure the fortress. Embedded within the walls of the keep are hundreds of metallic crosses, which Woermann's men believe are silver.
Thinking they are going to strike it rich, two of the men begin to pry one of the crosses out of the stone, but end up unleashing an ancient evil force that begins to kill the soldiers. With bodies piling. Woermann makes a call to his superiors and asks that he and...
- 10/21/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
In the grand year of 1981, a book came out. Now, the words you just read are nothing extraordinary, but the book that came out is what I consider to be the greatest book of all time. F. Paul Wilson's The Keep was an extraordinary piece of literary achievement that cannot be matched by anyone to this day. It's a strikingly good Gothic horror novel that's fast-paced and filled with the best descriptions I have ever read. Wilson doesn't get boring b…...
- 8/7/2011
- Horrorbid
One of director Michael Mann’s most underrated movies, The Keep is a great fantasy horror that, Rob argues, deserves to be seen in HD...
Nobody does mood like Michael Mann. When it comes to a stylistic approach to filmmaking, the director of‘The Last Of The Mohicans and Heat has, through a thirty-odd year career, produced a visual flavour all of his own. Nobody does brooding cityscapes and saturated establishing shots like he can. Streets of various metropolises are a playground for gangsters, hustlers and heroes, as they swagger, sunglasses in hand, through tight scripts and tense action sequences.
So, it's a surprise, then, to know that, along with his love for realistic gritty urban sprawls filled with long lingering sunsets and the lowlifes that inhabit them, while cutting his teeth style-wise, Mann actually directed a fantasy film.
Back in 1983, Mann moved away from his love affair with urban American crime (although,...
Nobody does mood like Michael Mann. When it comes to a stylistic approach to filmmaking, the director of‘The Last Of The Mohicans and Heat has, through a thirty-odd year career, produced a visual flavour all of his own. Nobody does brooding cityscapes and saturated establishing shots like he can. Streets of various metropolises are a playground for gangsters, hustlers and heroes, as they swagger, sunglasses in hand, through tight scripts and tense action sequences.
So, it's a surprise, then, to know that, along with his love for realistic gritty urban sprawls filled with long lingering sunsets and the lowlifes that inhabit them, while cutting his teeth style-wise, Mann actually directed a fantasy film.
Back in 1983, Mann moved away from his love affair with urban American crime (although,...
- 4/19/2011
- Den of Geek
There was a time when the name Leisure Books was synonymous with horror novels. When it came to mass market paperbacks, Leisure ruled the horror world. Authors like Ed Lee, Craig Spector, Brian Keene, Richard Laymon, Graham Masterton, Jack Ketchum, and even Stephen King have published with Leisure, which was owned by Dorchester Publishing.
Under other lines Dorchester publishes romance, thrillers, westerns - you name it. However, in 2009 things began to go sideways at Dorchester. Within months the company as it was known was gone: sales and editorial staff fired, reports of shipments to stores and authors delayed, creditors piling up along with unpaid royalties to authors.
In mid-2010 Brian Keene (pictured right; Ghoul, The Rising, Urban Gothic) forged a deal with the company for the return of all publishing rights to his work in return for the forgiveness of all money owed to him by Dorchester. This was the...
Under other lines Dorchester publishes romance, thrillers, westerns - you name it. However, in 2009 things began to go sideways at Dorchester. Within months the company as it was known was gone: sales and editorial staff fired, reports of shipments to stores and authors delayed, creditors piling up along with unpaid royalties to authors.
In mid-2010 Brian Keene (pictured right; Ghoul, The Rising, Urban Gothic) forged a deal with the company for the return of all publishing rights to his work in return for the forgiveness of all money owed to him by Dorchester. This was the...
- 3/31/2011
- by Mr. Dark
- DreadCentral.com
Hey gang! WonderCon 2011 invading San Francisco on Friday, April 1st through Sunday, April 3rd and the three-day schedule has been unleashed! Unfortunately we won't be able to make it up there this year, but if you are going, it looks like there's a ton of stuff for you to check out! I wish to hell I was going!
The convention will feature presentations and screenings for Falling Skies, Green Lantern, Super, Cowboys & Aliens, The Three Musketeers, Hanna, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man Anime, Priest, Immortals, Doctor Who, Terra Nova, Thundercats, and more.
Check out the full schedule below and start planning you WonderCon adventure!
Friday, April 1
12:30-1:30 Nerds! The Secret Origins of Game Designers— Comics. Movies. Games. Did you know that a life of fandom might be perfect training for a career as a video game designer? Learn the secret origins of industry veterans Haden Blackman...
The convention will feature presentations and screenings for Falling Skies, Green Lantern, Super, Cowboys & Aliens, The Three Musketeers, Hanna, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man Anime, Priest, Immortals, Doctor Who, Terra Nova, Thundercats, and more.
Check out the full schedule below and start planning you WonderCon adventure!
Friday, April 1
12:30-1:30 Nerds! The Secret Origins of Game Designers— Comics. Movies. Games. Did you know that a life of fandom might be perfect training for a career as a video game designer? Learn the secret origins of industry veterans Haden Blackman...
- 3/21/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
At first glance, I’m hard-pressed to pick a favorite when considering the list of amazing horror authors out there. There are plenty of writers in the fray whose work I’ll anxiously devour whenever a new book hits the shelves: Stephen King, Clive Barker, Bentley Little, Jack Ketchum, Skipp & Spector, Brian Keene, Edward Lee – the list is seriously endless.
Having recently acquired a Kindle, I spent the last seven months filling it with the works of my favorite novelists. In reviewing the virtual library I’ve accumulated, I was surprised to find the results so heavily weighted in one particular writer’s favor. From vampires, ancient evils, a recurring anti-hero and a sprawling menagerie of secret and supernatural histories, there is perhaps no writer as ambitious and fascinating as F. Paul Wilson.
Wilson’s first bestseller was 1981’s World War II horror story, The Keep, a page-turner about German...
Having recently acquired a Kindle, I spent the last seven months filling it with the works of my favorite novelists. In reviewing the virtual library I’ve accumulated, I was surprised to find the results so heavily weighted in one particular writer’s favor. From vampires, ancient evils, a recurring anti-hero and a sprawling menagerie of secret and supernatural histories, there is perhaps no writer as ambitious and fascinating as F. Paul Wilson.
Wilson’s first bestseller was 1981’s World War II horror story, The Keep, a page-turner about German...
- 3/16/2011
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
Skimming Netflix's available "instant" flicks this morning, I see that Michael Mann's The Keep is now available! Why the news item then? I adore everything about this surreal supernatural yarn that stars Scott Glenn, Jürgen Prochnow, Gabriel Byrne and Ian McKellen. A supremely loose adaptation of F. Paul Wilson's novel (the author shuns the film), it concerns German soldiers who unleash an ancient evil inside a Romanian castle. The Keep hit theaters in '83 and was available on VHS and laserdisc. Paramount has not released the film on DVD, although you could probably find cheap-o bootlegs on the convention circuit. Definitely worth a look and for those who haven't been able to find it, I thought this would make your morning.
- 11/29/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Back in the mid-80s, horror fiction had become more than a little complacent. In most people’s minds, what passed for cutting edge genre fiction was the work of word generators such as Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or Anne Rice. It was all spooky kids, rabid pets, daddy issues, and whiny, homo-erotic vampires.
By and large that was fine, but it is important to remember that the punk music scene had landed with both feet on the next of the public zeitgeist and stories of such archetypical monsters and mayhem didn't resonate with readers like they once did. The public had a new attitude and wanted a new breed of monsters to go with it...ones that better fit in line with their new nihilistic outlook.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere and to everybody’s surprise, came a group of young iconoclasts like Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Jack Ketchum,...
By and large that was fine, but it is important to remember that the punk music scene had landed with both feet on the next of the public zeitgeist and stories of such archetypical monsters and mayhem didn't resonate with readers like they once did. The public had a new attitude and wanted a new breed of monsters to go with it...ones that better fit in line with their new nihilistic outlook.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere and to everybody’s surprise, came a group of young iconoclasts like Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Jack Ketchum,...
- 11/17/2010
- by Carnell
- DreadCentral.com
Niels Arden Oplev, the director behind The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , will helm The Keep for CBS Films. The production outfit acquired Ehren Kruger's screenplay, an adaptation of Jennifer Egan's novel published in 2006. It was a project that languished at Rogue, however, CBS snatched it up. Of course, this Keep carries no relation to F. Paul Wilson's novel of the same name, or the Michael Mann screen adaptation. Described as a gothic thriller, Egan's story tells of two cousins who reunite to renovate a German castle twenty years after a misguided childhood prank changed their lives.
- 10/27/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Pacific Northwest was once again invaded by Crypticon, and if you missed it, you missed a devil of a good time. Held the weekend of June 18th-20th, the big change this year for this growing event was the switch of venue from downtown Seattle to the Holiday Inn in Everett, Wa. A transition that caused more than a few to scratch their heads.
Why the change from the heart of the Emerald City to a location some thirty minutes north? "In order to keep ticket prices affordable for the fans, we had to make the change," says Mickie Bunnage, one of the event's organizers. "The Seattle Center was just too expensive, and if we wanted to keep costs down for the fans, we had to move."
And if the reaction from those in attendance is any indication, the move made little difference and gets a big thumbs up.
Why the change from the heart of the Emerald City to a location some thirty minutes north? "In order to keep ticket prices affordable for the fans, we had to make the change," says Mickie Bunnage, one of the event's organizers. "The Seattle Center was just too expensive, and if we wanted to keep costs down for the fans, we had to move."
And if the reaction from those in attendance is any indication, the move made little difference and gets a big thumbs up.
- 7/8/2010
- by Raider Redux
- DreadCentral.com
The Pacific Northwest's only horror convention, Crypticon, returns to the Seattle area June 18th, 19th, and 20th, and if the guest list is any indication, this year looks to be an even bigger event than last.
Held just outside of Seattle in Everett, Washington, this con has been growing in size every year and has now become a major horror event attended by such genre faves as Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Don Coscarelli, Adrienne Barbeau, Lloyd Kaufman, and Ken Foree.
This year horror fiends can look forward to meeting Kane Hodder (Hatchet), Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm Street I & III), Amanda Wyss (Nightmare on Elm Street), Margot Kidder (Black Christmas, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp, Zombiegeddon), Stephen Goeffreys (Fright Night, 976-Evil), terror scribes John Skipp and F. Paul Wilson, and many others.
Crypticon's popular make-up contest and fashion show make a return along with the Mifff Film Festival,...
Held just outside of Seattle in Everett, Washington, this con has been growing in size every year and has now become a major horror event attended by such genre faves as Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Don Coscarelli, Adrienne Barbeau, Lloyd Kaufman, and Ken Foree.
This year horror fiends can look forward to meeting Kane Hodder (Hatchet), Heather Langenkamp (Nightmare on Elm Street I & III), Amanda Wyss (Nightmare on Elm Street), Margot Kidder (Black Christmas, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp, Zombiegeddon), Stephen Goeffreys (Fright Night, 976-Evil), terror scribes John Skipp and F. Paul Wilson, and many others.
Crypticon's popular make-up contest and fashion show make a return along with the Mifff Film Festival,...
- 5/27/2010
- by Raider Redux
- DreadCentral.com
Danish director Niels Arden Oplev ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo") is set to direct an adaptation of Jennifer Egan's third novel "The Keep" for Rogue Pictures says Empire Online.
Ehren Kruger ("The Ring," "The Brothers Grimm") penned the script back in 2006, a gothic tale about two estranged cousins who reunite after twenty years to renovate a dilapidated old castle in Germany. Their efforts unleash creepy and dangerous consequences for all.
The project is not to be confused with F. Paul Wilson's novel of the same name and Michael Mann's 1983 film adaptation of that property.
Ehren Kruger ("The Ring," "The Brothers Grimm") penned the script back in 2006, a gothic tale about two estranged cousins who reunite after twenty years to renovate a dilapidated old castle in Germany. Their efforts unleash creepy and dangerous consequences for all.
The project is not to be confused with F. Paul Wilson's novel of the same name and Michael Mann's 1983 film adaptation of that property.
- 5/3/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Great movies sometimes do not hit it off with the audience upon first viewing. Not even the sublime Citizen Kane found much appreciation on its release in 1941, taking over twenty years and critical re-discovery in order for everybody to agree it was a pretty special movie.
Cult films are different (and this is not a list of cult movies) – those do tend to find an audience (usually people who become hardcore fans) allowing the film to become celebrated in alternative ways – as opposed to garnering a multitude of awards.
This is a list drawn up of films I consider under-rated; overlooked; not thought about; dismissed, and so forth. I am not suggesting they should be regaled as masterpieces anointed and placed in a cinematic pantheon of greatness.
Compiling lists is very tough and as this is limited to a mere ten films, some wonderful films did not make final cut.
Cult films are different (and this is not a list of cult movies) – those do tend to find an audience (usually people who become hardcore fans) allowing the film to become celebrated in alternative ways – as opposed to garnering a multitude of awards.
This is a list drawn up of films I consider under-rated; overlooked; not thought about; dismissed, and so forth. I am not suggesting they should be regaled as masterpieces anointed and placed in a cinematic pantheon of greatness.
Compiling lists is very tough and as this is limited to a mere ten films, some wonderful films did not make final cut.
- 9/2/2009
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
The 2008 Stoker Award winners have been announced and a queer-themed anthology has walked away with a top award.
Chad Helder's (and Vince Liaguano) Unspeakable Horror, a collection of the horror tales featuring gay characters, themes and situations, was given the Superior Achievement in an Anthology Series honors. This is apparently the first time such an award has been given to a predominantly gay-themed work.
The anthology is in good company, as other winners included Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson and John R. Little.
The award is presented by the Horror Writers of America, which "...exists to promote and protect the careers of professional horror writers and those seeking to enter their ranks, while at the same time using its best endeavors to raise the profile of the horror genre in the publishing industry and among readers in general."
Congrats, Chad!
Check out the Unspeakable Horror site and Chad Helder's personal site.
Chad Helder's (and Vince Liaguano) Unspeakable Horror, a collection of the horror tales featuring gay characters, themes and situations, was given the Superior Achievement in an Anthology Series honors. This is apparently the first time such an award has been given to a predominantly gay-themed work.
The anthology is in good company, as other winners included Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson and John R. Little.
The award is presented by the Horror Writers of America, which "...exists to promote and protect the careers of professional horror writers and those seeking to enter their ranks, while at the same time using its best endeavors to raise the profile of the horror genre in the publishing industry and among readers in general."
Congrats, Chad!
Check out the Unspeakable Horror site and Chad Helder's personal site.
- 6/27/2009
- doorQ.com
Variety reports that Universal will release an update of David Cronenberg's Videodrome—despite the fact that the original was a box-office flop for the studio upon its first release in 1983, only to subsequently become a cult classic. Ehren Kruger, who penned another video-themed horror redux, 2002's The Ring, as well as its sequel The Ring Two, has been set to script.
Kruger will also produce the new 'Drome with partner Daniel Bobker, and the trade reports that this version will—groan—"modernize the concept" of a pirate cable station devoted to sex and violence that can warp the minds and bodies of those who view it, "infuse it with the possibilities of nanotechnology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller." Cronenberg himself is not involved as of now, but René Malo, the Canadian distribution veteran who owned the rights to the original, is on board as an executive producer.
Kruger will also produce the new 'Drome with partner Daniel Bobker, and the trade reports that this version will—groan—"modernize the concept" of a pirate cable station devoted to sex and violence that can warp the minds and bodies of those who view it, "infuse it with the possibilities of nanotechnology and blow it up into a large-scale sci-fi action thriller." Cronenberg himself is not involved as of now, but René Malo, the Canadian distribution veteran who owned the rights to the original, is on board as an executive producer.
- 4/27/2009
- Fangoria
Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 After the hundreds of pages I have written and edited about Richard Matheson, it’s tough to sum up his significance to film and television in a few sentences, but here goes. Start with the movies that would never have been made if he hadn’t written the novels or stories—and in many cases the scripts—first: the Hugo Award-winning The Incredible Shrinking Man, the Emmy Award-winning Duel (Steven Spielberg’s feature-length debut), The Legend of Hell House, Trilogy of Terror (with Karen Black’s Zuni-doll smackdown), the Oscar-nominated Somewhere in Time, the Oscar-winning What Dreams May Come, Stir of Echoes, and a little half-billion-dollar hit called I Am Legend (plus its two previous incarnations, The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man).
Now add his adaptations of works by Edgar Allan Poe (House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum,...
Now add his adaptations of works by Edgar Allan Poe (House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum,...
- 2/22/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Author F. Paul Wilson has been chronicling, via his blog , the journey his beloved character Repairman Jack is taking to the big screen. And since this project is being dragged into the media spotlight by those who haven't been following, it's time for an update, right? According Wilson, as of August, Beacon Pictures was in talks with a company interested in partnering with them "and will be going over directors." The author hasn't provided an update since then. Chris Morgan is the most current writer making strides to bring Jack to life. He's working from previous drafts by Craig Spector, Scott Nimerfo and Trevor Sands. If you trace back Wilson's blog posts, you'll find Beacon has been attached to the project for well over a year. So yes, progress has been slow....
- 11/26/2008
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Ehren Kruger is back adapting novels for the big screen (you may remember his last one, Blood and Chocolate?) according to this morning’s Variety. The trade reports that Rogue Pictures has just nabbed Kruger’s adaptation of The Keep.
Before you panic, this is not the F. Paul Wilson Keep that’s already been made into a good movie. No, this is Jennifer Egan’s The Keep, about two cousins who come together after years separating them so one can help the other renovate a castle in Germany. Their past is very eager to catch up with them, and something having to do with a local prisoner is involved as well. It’s all a bit confusing, to be honest.
Kruger and producing partner Daniel Bobker still have Dream House set up for development at Rogue also. No word on the status of that one for a while, but...
Before you panic, this is not the F. Paul Wilson Keep that’s already been made into a good movie. No, this is Jennifer Egan’s The Keep, about two cousins who come together after years separating them so one can help the other renovate a castle in Germany. Their past is very eager to catch up with them, and something having to do with a local prisoner is involved as well. It’s all a bit confusing, to be honest.
Kruger and producing partner Daniel Bobker still have Dream House set up for development at Rogue also. No word on the status of that one for a while, but...
- 6/23/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
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