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First Details: Barker's Dread Coming to the Screen

Source:Ryan Rotten
April 26, 2008


Clive Barker revealed at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors today that writer-director Anthony DiBlasi will tackle Dread, a short story originating in Barker's Books of Blood. Casting has begun with prep beginning in June. Seraphim Films is producing.

Dread was once kicked around at 20th Century Fox, however, the studio is no longer involved in the property. Eclipse adapted Barker's story for the comic book medium in the '90s with writer Steve Niles and artist Dan Brereton.

In the story, Quaid, a student of philosophy, is obsessed by his own nightmare of an ax-murdering clown so he concocts a series of experiments to observe firsthand how other people react to the things that most horrify them. But while Quaid slowly unpeels the psyches of his imprisoned and tortured captives like a reeking onion, his own dread waits, just beyond his control.

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Posted by: Mada_Samoht on April 26, 2008 at 23:20:08

Well, the comic was good as was the original story, I just hope it translates well onto film...

Posted by: Caterpillar on April 27, 2008 at 04:30:44

I'm glad that Fox is no longer involved. From the sounds of it they were trying to turn it into a SILENCE OF THE LAMBS remake.

But doesn't that mean that there's trouble with PIG BLOOD BLUES? Far as I know that was supposed to be the next in line to start filming...

Posted by: Ryan Rotten on April 28, 2008 at 15:17:08

Nope, Pig Blood Blues is still in development, it has just been pushed to the back burner momentarily so DiBlasi can do "Dread."

Posted by: joe asylo on April 28, 2008 at 19:35:51

wow that some strory they have.
expecting when it come 's out.

Posted by: Quaid on April 28, 2008 at 23:07:59

Start the Reactor.

Posted by: Captain Satan on April 29, 2008 at 23:08:15

Actually, it was Fred Burke who wrote the graphic novel adaptation of DREAD, not Steve Niles. he was very faithful to the original short story. Wonder if Harper Collins still has the films to reprint the GN for a movie tie-in?
Capn' Satan

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