Before there was Saw,there was Dread

[tzarinna]

http://www.createforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=114&mforum=clivebarker

http://www.clivebarker.com/html/visions/bib/comics/misc/dread.htm

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY AFRAID OF?

Make certain that you know.
This terrifying tale of psychological drama by horror fantasist Clive Barker, adapted by Fred Burke, and painter Dan Brereton will open your eyes to the roots of fear. To dread.


Quaid, a student of philosophy, is obsessed by his own nightmare of an ax-murdering clown...so he concocts a series of experiments to observe firsthand how other people react to the things that most horrify them. But while Quaid slowly unpeels the psyches of his imprisoned and tortured captives like a reeking onion, his own dread waits, just beyond his control.​

 

[Ghostvirus]

This was in one of Clives Books of Blood right? This is the the reason why I love the Saw movies. I love the one where he locks the vegatarian chick up in a room with a piece of meat, & she can't leave until she eats the meat. Very morbid, & cool.

 

[tzarinna]

Indeed.
I came across my copy and I couldn't stop thinking about how similar the premises are.

 

[Johnichi Chiba]

It really is a pretty good story. I wouldn't mind seeing it adapted for film, but that could just lead to comparisons with Saw.

 

[Demonstray]

Well up until about 30 seconds ago, I had never heard of this...Now I want it!