Background Story Of Flowers In The Attic

Andrews 1979 novel of the same name.

Background story of flowers in the attic. 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. Flowers in the attic is a 1987 psychological horror film starring louise fletcher victoria tennant kristy swanson and jeb stuart adams. Flowers in the attic is a 1979 gothic novel by v. 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 book was extremely po. It is based on v. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of cathy dollanganger. Echoes of dollanganger and christopher s diary.

It was twice adapted into films in 1987 and 2014. Secrets of foxworth christopher s diary. 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. At one point wes craven was scheduled to direct the film and had completed a screenplay draft.

Flowers in the attic inspired the band name for amanda palmer s band the dresden dolls while gillian flynn has said that the mother and grandmother characters begat her addiction to wicked. Best known for books like flowers in the attic the wildly over the top 1979 gothic family saga about four children locked in an attic by their grandmother vc andrews died in 1986 but that.