It�s phenomenal, because he actually painted the story before he wrote it�his house is filled with canvases, some the size of a whole wall. ‘I had known Clive from some previous encounters�near-misses, things we didn�t get to do together�and I was thrilled, because I�ve been to his house and I�ve seen his fantastic ABARAT paintings. ‘I co-wrote a movie for Disney called DINOSAUR several years ago, and they had bought Clive�s four ABARAT books and called me to ask if I�d be interested in adapting them,’ Harrison says of the author�s lavishly illustrated dark-fantasy tomes. Fango spoke with John Harrison, who began as George Romero�s composer on films like CREEPSHOW and became a director with TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE and the Sci Fi Channel�s DUNE miniseries, and is just wrapping up scripting on the much-awaited film version of Clive Barker�s ABARAT books.
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