At one point wes craven was scheduled to direct the film and had completed a screenplay draft.
Flowers in the attic sinopsis.
It was twice adapted into films in 1987 and 2014.
The dollanganger family lives in pennsylvania where their father often travels on business for the public relations firm for which he works.
The book was extremely po.
The family saga gothic style horror picturesque southern surroundings and theme of incest in flowers in the attic are features of andrews s books and those that neiderman penned in her name.
The family moves into corrines parents house.
It is the first book in the dollanganger series and was followed by petals on the wind if there be thorns seeds of yesterday garden of shadows christopher s diary.
The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of cathy dollanganger.
A father dies in a car accident on his 36th birthday the mother corrine dollanganger does all she can for her four children but cannot make enough money.
Secrets of foxworth christopher s diary.
It is based on v.
Cory carrie cathy and chris remain in the attic for two days before the grandfather malcom walks upstairs and accepts them as his grandchildren.
Children are hidden away in the attic by their conspiring mother and grandmother.
Andrews 1979 novel of the same name.
Flowers in the attic weaves the twisted story of the dollanganger kids who after the unexpected death of their father are asked by their mother corrine to stay hidden in the attic of their wealthy grandparents mansion so she can reclaim the family fortune.
Echoes of dollanganger and christopher s diary.
Flowers in the attic is a 1987 psychological horror film starring louise fletcher victoria tennant kristy swanson and jeb stuart adams.