As the storytellers grow more desperate, their tales become more extreme, and they ruthlessly plot to make themselves the hero of the reality show that will surely be made from their plight. They're told by people who have answered an ad for a writer's retreat and unwittingly joined a "Survivor"-like scenario where the host withholds heat, power, and food. Haunted is a novel made up of twenty-three horrifying, hilarious, and stomach-churning stories. Here's a synopsis of Haunted the book, via Amazon. And with 'Haunted' being such a tough adaptation, it will be interesting to see someone that might have a very unique and fresh approach to the material. Koen is a filmmaker not saturated by Hollywood.
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(You can read it in full here at your own risk.) It'll be interesting to see how Mortier approaches this material - especially, as The Cult pointed out in 2008, since he's not a big Hollywood director. It's less a linear narrative than a collection of linked short stories, and the most famous of those tales, "Guts," is so disturbing that it has reportedly caused dozens of fainting incidents at readings. Everybody knows because Tricia Gedding was in the nurses office with him. He was the first to take the Great Leap Backward. He sat two rows behind me in Organic Chem, the very definition of an evil genius.
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He is known most for writing the novel Fight Club, which the movie was based on, and has since then garnered a respectable following. It was Griffin Wilson who proposed the theory of de-evolution. This particular Palahniuk novel looks difficult to adapt for a couple of reasons. Chuck Palahniuk is an American author born on February 21, 1962. Until today, Haunted looked all but dead as well. Snuff, Survivor, Invisible Monsters, and Lullaby have all been on the movie adaptation track at various points with little to show for it so far. But they don't seem to have the easiest time actually making it to theaters. Stay tuned for more details.Ĭonsidering the enduring popularity of Palahniuk's books - not to mention the status of David Fincher's Fight Club as a modern-day film classic - it's no wonder his tomes keep getting snapped up for silver screen adaptations. Hit the jump to keep reading.Īnd yep, financing finally came through for the HAUNTED movie adaptation. But it is taking a big step forward, as it's finally secured the financing to get off the ground. Koen Mortier ( Ex-Drummer) was set to write and direct right off the bat, and then we heard little else about it for the next few years.Īs of today, there's still no word on how the film might look or who might star. And for a while, it seemed like perhaps it wouldn't. And the more desperate the circumstances become, the more desperate the stories they tell - and the more devious their machinations to make themselves the hero of the inevitable play/movie/non-fiction blockbuster that will certainly be made from their plight.When news first broke in 2008 that a film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted was in the works, Peter wondered just how the unconventional (and notoriously disturbing) book could be translated to the big screen. But 'here' turns out to be a cavernous and ornate old theatre where they are utterly isolated from the outside world - and where heat and power and, most importantly, food are in increasingly short supply. They are led to believe that here they will leave behind all the distractions of 'real life' that are keeping them from creating the masterpiece that is in them. Same goes for the world, he will make you notice things that you never did. His books often make you look at yourself in ways that you would never have before. Very funny, very creative and very thought provoking. They are told by the people who have all answered an ad headlined 'Artists Retreat: Abandon your life for three months'. Chuck is a low key writer who never stops writing and taking down notes to file away for future writing. Haunted is a novel made up of stories: twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you'll ever encounter.
Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you’ll ever encounter-sometimes all at once. This short story collection has been described as 'the most original work of fiction this year' Guardian Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: Twenty-three of them, to be precise.