Conference bookie::movies

250.0. "The Meat Train" by 44247::DWALLACE (Fabs of Rage II) Sun Jul 11 1993 23:08

    Am halfway through reading "Books Of Blood I, II & III" & couldn't
    help thinking that one of the short stories in the first book was
    very good material for a gorey/shocking film. The author is Clive
    Barker and the story title is that of this note.   This is a 
    particularly 'graphic' short story - one of those ilk whereby it
    prey's on your mind when you're just sitting around doing/thinking
    nothing much in particular.
    
    Plot & possible << spoiler warning >>
    
      
    VERY short plot description   :      Man idolises NY throughout child-
    hood. Moves there as young man. Discovers dark side of city - dirty,
    sick, dishonest, murderous. Dwells on particularly gorey serial murders
    where people found shaved , clothes folded neatly, butchered as you
    would a cow & bodies bagged.
    				Scene where serial killer is profiled. He
    picks 'good meat' (fit/pure people). The two meet on subway train (
    obviously unbeknown to man 1. Man 1 sees killer stab, cut throats, 
    butcher & bag. Killer sees man man kills killer. Train stops @ secret
    subway station. Doors open to stench of death. Cannibal humanoids enter
    & see killer on floor & turn to man 1 explaining he was their servant
    & killed to feed them, ripped man 1 tongue out, ate it & bewitched him
    into performing same deeds.
    
    That was a tired & time constraining desctiption of the story which had
    a few other pertinant storylines. Has anyone read this......
    
    Anyone ever hear of or see a film follow this plot....
    
    RSPV,
    	Davie,.,.