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Stephen Volk

January 01, 1970

Stephen Volk (born 3 July 1954) is a Welsh screenwriter and novelist who specializes in the horror genre.[1][2] He wrote the screenplays for numerous horror films, including Ken Russell's Gothic (1986), The Kiss (1988), and William Friedkin's The Guardian (1990). In 1992, Volk wrote the teleplay for the BBC mockumentary Ghostwatch. Other screenwriting credits include Octane (2003) and The Awakening (2011).

Stephen Volk
Born (1954-07-03) 3 July 1954 (age 69)
Pontypridd, Wales
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • screenwriter
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
GenreHorror
Years active1986–present

Early life and work edit

Stephen Volk was born in Pontypridd, Wales on 3 July 1954.[3] Volk has stated his interest in horror was triggered by watching the TV drama The Stone Tape by Nigel Kneale, and the film Don't Look Now by Nicolas Roeg.[1] He studied at Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry, and the University of Bristol.[4] Volk then worked as an advertising copywriter before becoming a full-time writer. Volk's first produced work was Ken Russell's film Gothic in 1986. Volk also wrote a script, Horror Movie, for Goldcrest Films that was never made due to Goldcrest's collapse.[1]

Ghostwatch edit

His most famous work is Ghostwatch, a controversial drama shown on BBC1 on Halloween 1992.[5] It is commonly misrepresented as a hoax documentary, but this was never the intention. It was originally planned as a six-part series for the BBC. However, the producer of the series, Ruth Baumgarten, didn't believe it had commercial viability. Stephen reworked the script so that everything would be set "Like episode six" and repitched it as a 90-minute live broadcast drama on behalf of BBC's Screen One drama segment. Ruth accepted the new format.[6][5]

Other work edit

Volk's TV work often involves the supernatural and the paranormal, such as with the ITV1 thriller series Afterlife (2005–06). Volk has written fiction in the horror and ghost story genres; some of these stories were collected in the book Dark Corners (2006).[2] In 1995, Volk wrote two serials of the series Ghosts. Volk's fiction often features real people as characters: the novella Whitstable (2013) features the actor Peter Cushing, while Leytonstone (2015) deals with a young Alfred Hitchcock.[4] In 2018, Volk published The Dark Masters Trilogy, an omnibus featuring Whitstable and Leytonstone, as well as a new novella, Netherwood. Netherwood features fictionalised versions of the writer Dennis Wheatley and the occultist Aleister Crowley.[7] Volk also wrote a monthly column about horror for Black Static magazine until the end of 2016.[2]

Volk's story "The Chapel of Unrest" was read on stage by actor Jim Broadbent at London's Bush Theatre in 2013.[8]

Bibliography edit

Novels and novellas edit

  • Gothic (1987, novelisation of the 1986 film)
  • Vardøger (2009)
  • Whitstable (2013)
  • Leytonstone (2015)

Short story collections edit

  • Dark Corners (2006)
  • Monsters in the Heart (2013)
  • The Parts We Play (2016)

Filmography edit

Title Year Writer Story Notes Ref.
Gothic 1986 Yes No [9]
The Kiss 1988 Yes Yes [9]
The Guardian 1990 Yes No [9]
Ghostwatch 1992 Yes No Television film [3]
Superstition 2001 Yes No
Cyclops 2001 Yes No Television film
Octane 2003 Yes No Alternate title: Pulse
Afterlife 2005–2006 Yes No 9 episodes; also creator [9]
The Awakening 2011 Yes No [9]
Midwinter of the Spirit 2015 Yes No 3 episodes [10]
My Haunted House 2018 Yes No

Personal life edit

He and his wife Patricia, who is a sculptor, live in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.[11]

References and notes edit

  1. ^ a b c "Waffling With Horror Writer Stephen Volk" Themoviewaffler.com. Retrieved 04-03-2017.
  2. ^ a b c Stephen Jones,The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24.Hachette UK, 2013. ISBN 147210028X, (pp. 360-1)
  3. ^ a b Rose 2016, p. 220.
  4. ^ a b Rose 2016, pp. 220–223.
  5. ^ a b Paul Long, Tim Wall Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context. Routledge, 2014. ISBN 9781317860785 (pp. 150-1)
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  7. ^ Magdalena Salata, "“But Terrifying People Was What He Did Best”: The Dark Masters Trilogy by Stephen Volk". Diabolique Magazine, 18 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Jim Broadbent makes one-off return to the stage." Matt Trueman. The Guardian, 6 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e Rose 2016, p. 221.
  10. ^ . 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  11. ^ "A firm feel for life". Wiltshire Times. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

Sources edit

  • Rose, James (2016). "Stephen Volk". In McCarthy, Elizabeth; Murphy, Bernice M. (eds.). Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic : Fifty-Four Neglected Authors, Actors, Artists and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 220–223. ISBN 978-1-476-66314-2.

External links edit

  • Stephen Volk at IMDb
  • BBC interview
  • Stephen Volk's Website

January 01, 1970
stephen, volk, born, july, 1954, welsh, screenwriter, novelist, specializes, horror, genre, wrote, screenplays, numerous, horror, films, including, russell, gothic, 1986, kiss, 1988, william, friedkin, guardian, 1990, 1992, volk, wrote, teleplay, mockumentary,. Stephen Volk born 3 July 1954 is a Welsh screenwriter and novelist who specializes in the horror genre 1 2 He wrote the screenplays for numerous horror films including Ken Russell s Gothic 1986 The Kiss 1988 and William Friedkin s The Guardian 1990 In 1992 Volk wrote the teleplay for the BBC mockumentary Ghostwatch Other screenwriting credits include Octane 2003 and The Awakening 2011 Stephen VolkBorn 1954 07 03 3 July 1954 age 69 Pontypridd WalesOccupationNovelistscreenwriterAlma materUniversity of BristolGenreHorrorYears active1986 present Contents 1 Early life and work 2 Ghostwatch 3 Other work 4 Bibliography 4 1 Novels and novellas 4 2 Short story collections 5 Filmography 6 Personal life 7 References and notes 8 Sources 9 External linksEarly life and work editStephen Volk was born in Pontypridd Wales on 3 July 1954 3 Volk has stated his interest in horror was triggered by watching the TV drama The Stone Tape by Nigel Kneale and the film Don t Look Now by Nicolas Roeg 1 He studied at Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry and the University of Bristol 4 Volk then worked as an advertising copywriter before becoming a full time writer Volk s first produced work was Ken Russell s film Gothic in 1986 Volk also wrote a script Horror Movie for Goldcrest Films that was never made due to Goldcrest s collapse 1 Ghostwatch editHis most famous work is Ghostwatch a controversial drama shown on BBC1 on Halloween 1992 5 It is commonly misrepresented as a hoax documentary but this was never the intention It was originally planned as a six part series for the BBC However the producer of the series Ruth Baumgarten didn t believe it had commercial viability Stephen reworked the script so that everything would be set Like episode six and repitched it as a 90 minute live broadcast drama on behalf of BBC s Screen One drama segment Ruth accepted the new format 6 5 Other work editVolk s TV work often involves the supernatural and the paranormal such as with the ITV1 thriller series Afterlife 2005 06 Volk has written fiction in the horror and ghost story genres some of these stories were collected in the book Dark Corners 2006 2 In 1995 Volk wrote two serials of the series Ghosts Volk s fiction often features real people as characters the novella Whitstable 2013 features the actor Peter Cushing while Leytonstone 2015 deals with a young Alfred Hitchcock 4 In 2018 Volk published The Dark Masters Trilogy an omnibus featuring Whitstable and Leytonstone as well as a new novella Netherwood Netherwood features fictionalised versions of the writer Dennis Wheatley and the occultist Aleister Crowley 7 Volk also wrote a monthly column about horror for Black Static magazine until the end of 2016 2 Volk s story The Chapel of Unrest was read on stage by actor Jim Broadbent at London s Bush Theatre in 2013 8 Bibliography editNovels and novellas edit Gothic 1987 novelisation of the 1986 film Vardoger 2009 Whitstable 2013 Leytonstone 2015 Short story collections edit Dark Corners 2006 Monsters in the Heart 2013 The Parts We Play 2016 Filmography editTitle Year Writer Story Notes Ref Gothic 1986 Yes No 9 The Kiss 1988 Yes Yes 9 The Guardian 1990 Yes No 9 Ghostwatch 1992 Yes No Television film 3 Superstition 2001 Yes No Cyclops 2001 Yes No Television film Octane 2003 Yes No Alternate title Pulse Afterlife 2005 2006 Yes No 9 episodes also creator 9 The Awakening 2011 Yes No 9 Midwinter of the Spirit 2015 Yes No 3 episodes 10 My Haunted House 2018 Yes NoPersonal life editHe and his wife Patricia who is a sculptor live in Bradford on Avon Wiltshire 11 References and notes edit a b c Waffling With Horror Writer Stephen Volk Themoviewaffler com Retrieved 04 03 2017 a b c Stephen Jones The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24 Hachette UK 2013 ISBN 147210028X pp 360 1 a b Rose 2016 p 220 a b Rose 2016 pp 220 223 a b Paul Long Tim Wall Media Studies Texts Production Context Routledge 2014 ISBN 9781317860785 pp 150 1 Welcome to Fortean Times Magazine Fortean Times Archived from the original on 2008 10 07 Retrieved 2009 03 24 Magdalena Salata But Terrifying People Was What He Did Best The Dark Masters Trilogy by Stephen Volk Diabolique Magazine 18 November 2018 Retrieved 6 February 2019 Jim Broadbent makes one off return to the stage Matt Trueman The Guardian 6 March 2013 Retrieved 28 March 2018 a b c d e Rose 2016 p 221 ITV announces superb lead cast for Midwinter of the Spirit presscentre 10 April 2015 Archived from the original on 10 April 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2022 A firm feel for life Wiltshire Times 22 January 2010 Retrieved 26 September 2022 Sources editRose James 2016 Stephen Volk In McCarthy Elizabeth Murphy Bernice M eds Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic Fifty Four Neglected Authors Actors Artists and Others Jefferson North Carolina McFarland pp 220 223 ISBN 978 1 476 66314 2 External links editStephen Volk at IMDb Filmography BBC interview Stephen Volk s Website Story behind Monsters in the Heart Online Essay by Stephen Volk Retrieved from 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