Christopher Wicking

Christopher Wicking (10 January 1943 – 13 October 2008), also known as Chris Wicking, was a British screenwriter, often in the horror and fantasy genres, notably for the British arm of American International Pictures and with Hammer Film Productions, for whom he was the last 'resident script editor'.

Early life Wicking was born in London and educated at Coopers' Company's School. He also continued to write for French magazines including Cahiers du cinéma, Positif

His first credit as a screenwriter

Television Wicking also wrote episodes

Later years He taught screenwriting at various UK institutions including the Royal College of Art, the Arvon Foundation, in Toulouse, France, on 13 October 2008.

He is buried at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium.

Works Feature films The Oblong Box (1969) (additional dialogue) The Gun (1980); Discovered in a Graveyard (1982)

Book Vahimagi, Tise + Wicking, Christopher (1979). The American Vein: Directors and Directions in Television. Talisman Books /