“Back in the 1980s Paramount Pictures released a film version of THE KEEP written and directed by Michael Mann,” Wilson says in the IDW Publishing press release. “The result was a critical and commercial disaster. Why? Because Michael Mann’s film resembles my novel in name only. When IDW offered me the chance to script a graphic adaptation of THE KEEP, I jumped at it. This mini-series will show both newcomers and longtime fans of the novel what could have been ... what should have been.”The five-issue miniseries, which kicks off in September, features art by Matthew Smith (Hellboy, The Path).
I'll check out the IDW miniseries, despite tragic memories of the 1983 movie. Man, not even Ian McKellen and Gabriel Byrne could save that clunker.
"The were all drawn to the keep," the movie's tagline solemnly proclaimed. Yeah, sure. Nobody was drawn to The Keep.
That movie was a real stink bomb. It's not my favorite F. Paul Wilson (I think it starts off strong, too much repetition in the middle and then an ending that almost seems attached to another story, imo). But it should have made for a great movie. Old castles, Nazis, vampire, beautiful woman. The movie should have shot itself. Hopefully the graphic version will inspire some film maker to do a good version of The Keep.
ReplyDeleteThat was pretty much my take on the novel as well...strong opening, very weak ending. I just hate it when horror novels with brilliant core concepts devolve into Absolute Good vs. Absolute Evil slug-fests.
ReplyDeleteI remember being really excited at the part, about halfway through the book, that it looked like Molasar/Rasalom was going to actually go after Hitler. I was like "Yes! That's the way to go" but then Wilson decided to do sword-and-sorcery instead, which was disappointing. It didn't make me hate the book, but I kinda wish he had taken another path.
ReplyDeleteThat movie was a stink bomb, although the first 30 minutes or so weren't bad. When the rubber-suited Rasalom showed up, the shark she was jumped.