"The Haunted Airman The Haunted Airman is a psychological thriller film first aired on BBC Four on 31 October 2006. Adapted from Dennis Wheatley's 1948 novel ""The Haunting of Toby Jugg"", it was directed by Chris Durlacher and starred Robert Pattinson in the title role, with Rachael Stirling and Julian Sands in supporting roles. During the Second World War, young pilot RAF Flight Lieutenant Toby Jugg (Robert Pattinson) suffers a serious spinal wound during a bombing raid on the city of Dresden. This injury consigns him to a wheelchair, facing a life as a paralysed recluse. In the hope that"
"Henry Farrell Henry Farrell (September 27, 1920 – March 29, 2006) was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known as the author of the renowned gothic horror story ""What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"", which was made into a film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. He was born Charles Farrell Myers in California, and grew up in Chowchilla, California. Under the name ""Charles F Myer"", he wrote the ""Toffee"" short stories. Later taking the pseudonym Henry Farrell, his first novel was ""The Hostage"", which was published in 1959. With Lukas Heller, he co-wrote the screenplay for ""Hush… Hush, Sweet"
"To the Devil — a Diva! To the Devil — a Diva! is a novel by English author, Paul Magrs. Karla Sorensen is the fading one-time star of a glut of low-budget Hammer-style horror movies from the 1960s and 1970s, who finds herself in the new millennium short on cash and willing to work anywhere - even on Menswear, the most cutting-edge soap opera on television. Fortunately, as she sold her soul to the Devil during the World War II, Karla has hidden reserves to fall back on... Professor John Cleavis is based on author C. S. Lewis, and first"
"Scream for Monty Python’s Ghostbusting Brother, Getting Out and Chasing the MacGuffin (documentary), Happy Birthday and A Real Kiss. He has composed music to many shows including Romeo and Juliet, Arcadia, and The Women of Argos. As a playwright/composer/lyricist he has written Dodger, The Skeleton Woman, Mak and the Shepherds, Cinderella Story, More Than Anything, The Three Trees, As I Do (Playwriting Award, Cleveland Public Theatre), The Lost, The Cruel Sister, A Place Called Up, The Tale of Orpheus, Mischief Manor, Dodger, The Tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, The Fiery Furnace and Jonah and the Big Fish and Vito. He has"
"To Fear a Painted Devil To Fear a Painted Devil is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell. It was published in 1965, and was the author's second novel. Gossip in tiny Linchester is raised to new heights when young Patrick Selby dies on the night of his beautiful wife's birthday party. The whole neighborhood was there, witness to the horrible attack of wasps Patrick suffered at the end of the evening. But did Patrick die of the stings? Dr. Greenleaf thinks not. After all, wasps aren't the only creatures that kill with poison. The novel is set in the"
"Daughter of Darkness (novel) Daughter of Darkness is a 1972 psychological thriller written by Jan and Robert Lowell, a husband and wife who use the joint pseudonym J. R. Lowell. A young woman named Willamina ""Willie"" Connolly is the daughter of a prosperous New York couple, editor Matt Connolly and his wife Willamina, an Irish concert pianist. Willie is a child prodigy with an extremely high IQ. Her parents believe her to be a happy, contented child, but this is a carefully contrived mask. Her primary motivation is independence; she detests anyone making decisions for her, especially based on her"
"Daughter"". Rodriguez, Tarantino and Lawrence Bender served as producers on all of the three movies. ""From Dusk Till Dawn"" is a 1996 horror crime action thriller film written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The movie stars Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. ""From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money"" is an American horror crime action thriller released on March 16, 1999. The film was an early test release by Dimension Films for the direct-to-video market. It was co-written and directed by Scott Spiegel, the co-writer of ""Evil Dead II"" and director of ""Intruder""."
"Carolyn Treffinger Carolyn E. Treffinger (October 24, 1891–January 8, 1991) was an American children's author. Treffinger was born on October 24, 1891, to Amanda and Noah, and was based in Wadsworth, Ohio. She wrote at least three books for children, including ""Rag-Doll Jane: Her Story"" and ""Jimmy's Shoes"". Her most notable work was ""Li Lun, Lad of Courage"", which was published in 1947 and won a Newbery Honor in 1948. It was illustrated by Kurt Wiese, and also won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959. Outside of her literary work, Treffinger was a teacher and principal in Wadsworth. Treffinger"
"The Devil to Pay (Ellery Queen novel) The Devil To Pay is a novel that was published in 1938 by Ellery Queen. It is a mystery novel primarily set in Los Angeles, United States. Solly Spaeth is a financier whose machinations with the ""Ohippi Hydro-Electric Project"" have left a number of people much less wealthy than once they were, including his business partner, Rhys Jardin. Jardin's beautiful daughter Valerie is involved with Spaeth's son Walter. Rhys is so impoverished, he has to sell up his personal property at auction, much to the dismay of his daughter and his long-time servant/valet/trainer,"
"Henry Darger Henry Joseph Darger Jr. (; c. April 12, 1892 – April 13, 1973) was a reclusive American writer and artist who worked as a hospital custodian in Chicago, Illinois. He has become famous for his posthumously discovered 15,145-page, single-spaced fantasy manuscript called ""The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What Is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion"", along with several hundred drawings and watercolor paintings illustrating the story. The visual subject matter of his work ranges from idyllic scenes in Edwardian interiors and tranquil flowered landscapes"
"Margery Lawrence Margery Lawrence (8 August 1889 – 13 November 1969) (pseudonym of Mrs. Arthur E. Towle) was an English romantic fiction, fantasy fiction, horror fiction and detective fiction author who specialized in ghost stories. She was born Margery Harriet Lawrence, in Wolverhampton. Her father was solicitor Richard J. Lawrence, her mother was called Grace, and she had at least two siblings Allan and Monica. Her father published her early poetry in ""Songs of Childhood, and Other Verses"", in 1913. Lawrence was also an illustrator, and producing drawings for ""The Hills of Ruel, and Other Stories"" (1921) by Fiona MacLeod."
"Graham Ingels Graham J. Ingels (; June 7, 1915April 4, 1991) was a comic book and magazine illustrator best known for his work in EC Comics during the 1950s, notably on ""The Haunt of Fear"" and ""Tales from the Crypt"", horror titles written and edited by Al Feldstein, and ""The Vault of Horror"", written and edited by Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Ingels' flair for horror led EC to promote him as Ghastly Graham Ingels, and he began signing his work ""Ghastly"" in 1952. Born in Cincinnati, Ingels began working at age 14 after the death of his father, commercial artist"
"William Steig William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. Best known for the picture books ""Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"", ""Abel's Island"", and ""Doctor De Soto"", he was also the creator of ""Shrek!"", which inspired the film series of the same name. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988. Steig was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1907, and grew up"
"died on January 8, 1991, at the age of 99. Carolyn Treffinger Carolyn E. Treffinger (October 24, 1891–January 8, 1991) was an American children's author. Treffinger was born on October 24, 1891, to Amanda and Noah, and was based in Wadsworth, Ohio. She wrote at least three books for children, including ""Rag-Doll Jane: Her Story"" and ""Jimmy's Shoes"". Her most notable work was ""Li Lun, Lad of Courage"", which was published in 1947 and won a Newbery Honor in 1948. It was illustrated by Kurt Wiese, and also won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959. Outside of her literary"
"that the Hollywood novels made a pleasant read, but nothing more. ... The first of the Hollywood EQs, and the first to have vaguely political overtones."" The Devil to Pay (Ellery Queen novel) The Devil To Pay is a novel that was published in 1938 by Ellery Queen. It is a mystery novel primarily set in Los Angeles, United States. Solly Spaeth is a financier whose machinations with the ""Ohippi Hydro-Electric Project"" have left a number of people much less wealthy than once they were, including his business partner, Rhys Jardin. Jardin's beautiful daughter Valerie is involved with Spaeth's son"
"Henry Darger Room Collection, an installation that meticulously recreates the small northside Chicago apartment where Darger lived and made his art. Henry Darger Henry Joseph Darger Jr. (; c. April 12, 1892 – April 13, 1973) was a reclusive American writer and artist who worked as a hospital custodian in Chicago, Illinois. He has become famous for his posthumously discovered 15,145-page, single-spaced fantasy manuscript called ""The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What Is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion"", along with several hundred drawings and watercolor paintings"
"Robin Spriggs Robin Spriggs (born April 1, 1974) is an American writer, actor, and poet. Known primarily as a dark fabulist, he is the author of the critically acclaimed ""The Untold Tales of Ozman Droom,"" ""Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist,"" and ""Wondrous Strange: Tales of the Uncanny."" He is the co-author of ""The Dracula Poems: A Poetic Encounter with the Lord of Vampires"" and the creator of "","" a ""book-in-a-box"" superhero board game based on his illustrated series, ""Capes & Cowls: The Wyrd City Chronicles."" Spriggs holds degrees in both English and Theatre. He has been nominated for a Pushcart"
"The House of the Devil The House of the Devil is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, and Mary Woronov. The plot concerns a young college student who is hired as a babysitter at an isolated house and is soon caught up in bizarre and dangerous events as she fights for her life. The film combines elements of both the slasher film and haunted house subgenres while using the ""satanic panic"" of the 1980s as a central plot element. The film pays homage to horror films of the 1970s"
"Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series, including ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003), ""Angel"" (1999–2004), ""Firefly"" (2002), ""Dollhouse"" (2009–10), and ""Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."" (2013–present). Whedon co-wrote the Pixar animated film ""Toy Story"" (1995), wrote and directed the ""Firefly"" film continuation ""Serenity"" (2005), co-wrote and directed the Internet miniseries ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"" (2008), and co-wrote and produced the horror comedy film ""The"
"James' ""The Turn of the Screw"" or Stephen King's ""Children of the Corn"") or that of the ""evil doll"" (as in the ""Child's Play"" film series or in ""Annabelle""—which coincidentally is the title of a novel by Jensen, though unrelated to the film). Despite receiving scant recognition, she cultivated some enthusiastic following and her paperbacks have become sought-after collectibles. Published by Warner Paperback Library Published by Manor Books Published by Leisure Books Published by TOR Books Published by Zebra Books Ruby Jean Jensen Ruby Jean Jensen (March 1, 1927 – November 16, 2010) was an American author of pulp horror"
"Jack Douglas (writer) Jack Douglas (born Douglas Linley Crickard, July 17, 1908 - January 31, 1989) was an American comedy writer who wrote for radio and television while additionally writing a series of humor books. On radio, he was a writer for Red Skelton, Bob Hope and the situation comedy, ""Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou"" (1938–46), in which Riggs switched back and forth from his natural baritone to the voice of a seven-year-old girl. Continuing to write for Skelton and Hope as he moved into television, Douglas also wrote for Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, ""The Adventures"
"to far and ends up getting rid of everything that dealt with the occult. Dolly tries to take things into her own hands and pushes who she thinks is Ashley, it ends up being George. But during the day she did this deed she lost her necklace. When searching for her necklace she goes in the tunnel where Diarmit is waiting. The Killing Doll The Killing Doll is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1984. The winter before he was sixteen, Pup's Mum died and he sells his soul to the devil. He wasn't quite sure"
"F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre Fergus (also Feargus) Gwynplaine MacIntyre known as Froggy (1948 – 25 June 2010) was a journalist, novelist, poet and illustrator, who lived in New York City and said he had lived in Scotland and Wales. MacIntyre's writings include the science-fiction novel ""The Woman Between the Worlds"" and his anthology of verse and humor pieces ""MacIntyre's Improbable Bestiary"". As an uncredited “ghost” author, MacIntyre is known to have written or co-written several other books, including at least one novel in the Tom Swift IV series, ""The DNA Disaster"", published as by ""Victor Appleton"" (a house pseudonym) but with"
"process servers or the finance company."" Tony Rayns of ""The Monthly Film Bulletin"" praised the ""expert special effects"" and ""no-nonsense script,"" and thought Christopher Lee played his role ""with a gusto absent from his performances for many years."" Leonard Maltin's home video guide gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, saying it was ""well made but lacks punch."" Time Out called it ""a good deal more interesting than the rest of the possession cycle, but still a disappointment."" To the Devil a Daughter To the Devil...a Daughter is a 1976 British-West German horror film directed by Peter Sykes, produced"
"A Clergyman's Daughter A Clergyman's Daughter is a 1935 novel by English author George Orwell. It tells the story of Dorothy Hare, the clergyman's daughter of the title, whose life is turned upside down when she suffers an attack of amnesia. It is Orwell's most formally experimental novel, featuring a chapter written entirely in dramatic form, but he was never satisfied with it and he left instructions that after his death it was not to be reprinted. Despite stating ""A Clergyman's Daughter"" (and ""Keep the Aspidistra Flying"") should be not reprinted, he did consent that after his death he did"
"gave birth to his granddaughter, Matilda. Philpott's favorite band is The Grateful Dead; his favorite books are ""The Illuminatus! Trilogy"", ""Catch-22"", ""The Sirens of Titan"", ""The Magus"" and ""VALIS""; and his favorite writers are Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Anton Wilson, Joseph Heller, Henry Miller and Tom Robbins. Toby Philpott Toby Philpott (born February 14, 1946) is an English puppeteer best known for his work in motion picture animatronics during the 1980s in such films as ""The Dark Crystal"" and ""Return of the Jedi"". Born into a family of entertainers, Philpott dropped out of school and traveled the world during the 1960s,"
"the alchemical text ""Three Dreams"", by Giovanni Battista Nazari, was published in 2003 by Opus Magnum Hermetic Sourceworks in Glasgow. He has also been a frequent speaker at the International Fortean Organization (INFO) Fortfests and the ""Fortean Times"" UnConventions. Doug Skinner Doug Skinner (born January 7, 1955) is an American composer, writer, and performer. Skinner has written music for many dance companies, including ODC/Dance in San Francisco and Margaret Jenkins. He has often written for the theater: in particular, he has had a long association with the actor/clown Bill Irwin; he wrote and performed the music for Irwin's ""Murdoch"" ('81),"
"turns out that the girl was Melanie McCaffrey, Laura's daughter. She was found in a catatonic, autistic state, and is sent to the hospital. It soon becomes apparent that Dylan was using his only child in a series of experiments that combined science and the occult. Unfortunately, it has resulted in unintended and deadly consequences. The Door to December The Door to December is a novel by author Dean Koontz, released in 1985. It was originally released under the pseudonym Richard Paige. When a pair of renowned psychologists are brutally murdered from unexpected causes, Laura McCaffrey is called to assist"
"many pins in it, let it go at the fact that it's neither as evil nor frightening as it could have been, should have been."" Daughter of Darkness (novel) Daughter of Darkness is a 1972 psychological thriller written by Jan and Robert Lowell, a husband and wife who use the joint pseudonym J. R. Lowell. A young woman named Willamina ""Willie"" Connolly is the daughter of a prosperous New York couple, editor Matt Connolly and his wife Willamina, an Irish concert pianist. Willie is a child prodigy with an extremely high IQ. Her parents believe her to be a happy,"
"sit on an expressway overpass guzzling Jack Daniels from a pint bottle."" William Froug William Froug (May 26, 1922 – August 25, 2013) was an American television writer and producer. His producing credits included the series ""The Twilight Zone"", ""Gilligan's Island"", and ""Bewitched"". He was a writer for such shows as ""Adventures in Paradise"", ""The Dick Powell Show"", ""Charlie's Angels"", and ""The New Twilight Zone"". He authored numerous books on screenwriting, including ""Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade"", ""Zen and the Art of Screenwriting I and II, The Screenwriter Looks at The Screenwriter"", and ""How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island: Adventures"
"A Head Full of Ghosts A Head Full of Ghosts is a horror novel by American writer Paul Tremblay. The plot involves an American family under strain when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Marjorie Barrett, exhibits signs of mental illness. The story is told from the point of view of Marjorie's eight-year-old sister, Merry. Themes include elements of Catholic exorcism and reality television exploitation. The novel was published on June 2, 2015 by William Morrow and won the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for Novel in 2015. Focus Features has acquired the rights to develop a movie adaptation. The book is"
"Bruce Degen Bruce Degen (born June 14, 1945) is an American illustrator and writer with over forty children's books to his credit. He may be known best for illustrating the series ""The Magic School Bus"" written by Joanna Cole. He has collaborated with writers Nancy White Carlstrom, on the Jesse Bear books, and Jane Yolen, on the Commander Toad series. Degen has authored ""Jamberry"", ""Daddy Is a Doodlebug"", and ""Shirley's Wonderful Baby"". He was encouraged by an elementary school teacher to become an illustrator, and pursue his primary love for art found in children’s books. Humor is one of his"
"Arnold Lobel Arnold Stark Lobel (May 22, 1933 – December 4, 1987) was an American author of children's books, including the ""Frog and Toad"" series and ""Mouse Soup"". He both wrote and illustrated those picture books, as well as ""Fables"", for which he won the 1981 Caldecott Medal recognizing the year's best-illustrated U.S. picture book. Lobel also illustrated the works of other writers, including ""Sam the Minuteman"" by Nathaniel Benchley, published in 1969. Lobel was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lucille Stark and Joseph Lobel, but was raised in Schenectady, New York. Lobel's childhood was not a happy one,"