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Stephen Volk

b. 1954

Welsh screenwriter

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Born 1954. Stephen Volk is a British screenwriter and writer.

Stephen Volk (born 3 July 1954) is a Welsh screenwriter and novelist who specializes in the horror genre. He wrote the screenplays for numerous horror films, including Ken Russell's Gothic, The Kiss (1988), and William Friedkin's The Guardian (1990). In 1992, Volk wrote the teleplay for the BBC pseudo-documentary Ghostwatch. Other screenwriting credits include Octane (2003) and The Awakening (2011).

Early life and work Stephen Volk was born in Pontypridd, Wales on 3 July 1954. Volk has stated his interest in horror was triggered by watching the TV drama The Stone Tape by Nigel Kneale, and the film Don't Look Now by Nicolas Roeg. It is commonly misrepresented as a hoax documentary, but this was never the intention. It was originally planned as a six-part series for the BBC. However, the producer of the series, Ruth Baumgarten, didn't believe it had commercial viability. Stephen reworked the script so that everything would be set "Like episode six" and repitched it as a 90-minute live broadcast drama on behalf of BBC's Screen One drama segment. Ruth accepted the new format. Volk also wrote a monthly column about horror for Black Static magazine until the end of 2016.

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University of Bristol
Awards
British Fantasy Award for Best Novella; British Fantasy Award for Best Collection

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Who is Stephen Volk?

Welsh screenwriter

When was Stephen Volk born?

Stephen Volk was born on 3 July 1954 in Pontypridd.

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Stephen Volk is a screenwriter and writer.

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Stephen Volk is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stephen Volk

· Wikidata: Q7610762

· DBpedia: Stephen Volk

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