If you’ve never heard of horror author Thomas Tessier, then you are definitely missing out on some great works of fiction. Word has come in that five of his short stories will be brought to film via an anthology film entitled World Of Hurt. Read on down below for more information on the project.
From The Press Release
For the first time, five of Thomas Tessier’s short stories will be brought to the screen in the 2014 anthology film THOMAS TESSIER’S WORLD OF HURT.
A film teaser can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pKsMseLKI
“It’s every writer’s dream to find people who want to take your story and turn it into an excellent movie that is faithful to the original material,” Thomas Tessier said. “I feel very fortunate indeed to have that—times five!”
For more than three decades, Tessier has been writing acclaimed novels and stories of horror, suspense and the uncanny. Peter Straub has called Tessier’s novels, “Excellent… frightening…something very special in the field of horror.” Stephen King praises his work as, “Very good indeed, scary, grim, and fast-paced,” and Ramsey Campbell says Tessier’s stories are, “Terrifying…As frightening as anyone now writing in this field. One of the few who are extending the boundaries of the field rather than merely retelling guaranteed terrors.”
When asked about this project, Tessier said, “The stories in WORLD OF HURT range over the whole spectrum of horror, from the demons that dwell within us, feeding on our fantasies and obsessions, to the monsters that lay in wait for us outside…in the woods at the edge of town or just down the street, in the backyard or the room upstairs.”
The five stories in THOMAS TESSIER’S WORLD OF HURT are from his Remorseless (Sinister Grin Press) and Ghost Music (Cemetery Dance Publications) collections andinclude, “I Remember Me,” “In Praise of Folly,” The Infestation at Ralls,” “The Ventriloquist,” and “Evelyn Grace.” Production is to begin in 2014 and each director (identities forthcoming) will be writing his or her own script in consultation with Tessier.
About the five directors Tessier said, “I’m thrilled to be working with such a talented and accomplished group of directors and filmmakers. They are going to create powerful moments of fear, dread and horror, and riveting cinema.”
The project is currently seeking qualified equity investors and lenders. Interested parties should contact Well Done Productions at wdp.now@gmail.com.
Tessier’s novel Fog Heart received the International Horror Guild’s Award for Best Novel and was cited by Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Books of the Year. A finalist for both the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award, Tessier’s work was also included in The Huffington Post’s “Ten Books That Will Scare the Shit Out of You!”
“Look for horror, and you will find it,” Tessier said. “Don’t look for it, and it will find you.”
In 2014, it’s apparent that horror will find all of us in the form of THOMAS TESSIER’S WORLD OF HURT.
For more information:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TTWorldOfHurt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTWorldofHurt
Blog: https://thomastessier.blog.com/
Film teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7pKsMseLKI
