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When horror fans hear the name Ramsey Campbell they know that are about to be treated to a heaping helping of horror greatness. A true Icon of horror literature.
The big news today is that FANGORIA is getting behind the production of his novel NAZARETH HILL. Surprisingly Campbell has never had a novel produced into a an American theatrical film. There have been a couple adaptions overseas but no US grown projects. Well, that is about to change.
Fango has announced their involvement in the production along with Bedford Productions. Scripting has been commissioned and things should move along pretty quickly.
For those of you not familiur with the novel NAZARETH HILL (also known as THE HOUSE ON NAZARETH HILL) is a classic haunted house tale that goes like this:
NAZARETH HILL tells the story of a rebellious teenager, Amy Priestly,
who lives with her religiously autocratic and increasingly irrational father in
an apartment building on Nazareth Hill. Their relationship has been shaky for
some years and as it degenerates further, the building, which has a peculiar
history of its own, is subject to a variety of episodes-some explainable, some
not-causing many of the tenants to leave until the Priestlyβs are practically
the only ones left in the complex.
So what does Mr. Campbell think of his first US produced feature?
"Well, I'm delighted FANGORIA is involved with a movie
version of NAZARETH HILL, and it's good to see folk who know so much about
horror (both on film and in prose) taking it on. I wanted to write a novel
about a haunted building, and I thought I'd come up with a strong reason for it
to be haunted. Of course, you also need the haunting to relate to your
characters, and I think the horror of the book is equally the relationship
between father and daughter-the terror of his turning monstrous, which parents
too often do. I think NAZARETH HILL could make a pretty terrifying film-here's
to disturbing the audience!"
This one has got coolness written all over it. Keep it here and I'll make sure you've got the latest info.
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