STEPHEN VOLK

Horrified Magazine: A Celebration of Stephen Volk

30/10/2020

 
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Terribly thrilled to be the subject of a sudden and somewhat humbling retrospective of my work thanks to the guys at Horrified Magazine. In their words (not mine) - "What better way to see in Halloween than with a celebration of the very writer who scared the hell out of anyone who settled down on a Saturday night, All Hallows’ Eve in 1992, to watch a BBC ‘spoof’ horror programme? Ghostwatch left an indelible mark on many, if not everyone, who experienced it and caused such tremendous shockwaves that it’s never been rebroadcast. Even 28 years later, Ghostwatch is still heralded as landmark horror television, and quite rightly so. 

"Yet, Stephen Volk’s career is about more than Ghostwatch alone. From the screenplay to Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986) to last year’s set of essays, Coffinmaker’s Blues, by way of the brilliant triptych, The Dark Masters Trilogy and 2011’s The Awakening, his work continues to terrify, thrill and challenge us. 

"Our celebration features an essay on Ghostwatch, a new 3-part interview with the man himself, a special Halloween giveaway of Stephen's books (see below) from PS Publishing, reviews of The Dark Masters Trilogy and Coffinmaker's Blues – plus a brand new short story, "For the Benefit of the Tape" written exclusively for Horrified. 

"And," they add, helpfully - "just before you think of leaving this page - remember, Pipes said we’ve got to stay…"
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  • Films:
    • The Awakening
    • Octane
    • Superstition
    • The Deadness of Dad
    • The Guardian
    • The Kiss
    • Gothic
    • Other Screenplays
  • Television:
    • Midwinter of the Spirit
    • Afterlife S2
    • Afterlife S1
    • Cyclops
    • Massage
    • I'll Be Watching You
    • Ghostwatch
    • Other TV Scripts
  • Books:
    • Lies of Tenderness
    • Under a Raven's Wing
    • Coffinmaker's Blues
    • The Dark Masters Trilogy >
      • Leytonstone
      • Whitstable
    • The Little Gift
    • The Parts We Play
    • Monsters in the Heart
    • Vardøger
    • Dark Corners
    • Gothic
  • Short Stories
  • Plays/Audio:
    • The Chapel of Unrest
    • Don't Go There
    • The Hallowe'en Sessions
    • Answering Spirits
    • Other Plays
  • Contact