Let me start out by saying I'm a big fan of Clive Barker. Clive Barker will team up with "Saw" writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton to bring us a new television show, Clive Barker's Hotel. Like you, my first thoughts were "on television?" That could...water it down a little but I won't dismiss it right away.
It's been reported that Dunstan and Melton have sold a pitch to Warner Bros. Television and "a number of networks" are "eyeing it as a potential series." Details about the actual plot are being kept a secret for now. It's expected that the show will "follow a series of ghoulish incidents at a haunted hotel."
I have to say I'm on the fence. I need more information before I can make an official judgment call. Clive Barker is a brilliant man and can come up with some crazy sh--. The thought of a 'horror' show on television scares me more in the way that it will be a weak suspense show. Knowing what network finally lands the show could make a huge difference. A cable network would be even better.
Do you think there's room on television for a horror-type show? Could it work on network television? Have you read any of Barker's novels?
It's been reported that Dunstan and Melton have sold a pitch to Warner Bros. Television and "a number of networks" are "eyeing it as a potential series." Details about the actual plot are being kept a secret for now. It's expected that the show will "follow a series of ghoulish incidents at a haunted hotel."
I have to say I'm on the fence. I need more information before I can make an official judgment call. Clive Barker is a brilliant man and can come up with some crazy sh--. The thought of a 'horror' show on television scares me more in the way that it will be a weak suspense show. Knowing what network finally lands the show could make a huge difference. A cable network would be even better.
Do you think there's room on television for a horror-type show? Could it work on network television? Have you read any of Barker's novels?
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