Post by cobweb on May 20, 2006 13:25:28 GMT -5
Here are some quotes that I believe may lend an at least dim light to the subject of any possible sequel(s). :
"I've had fan mail from readers thanking me because Cabal left them wanting more, which was part of my intention. By the time we come to the end of all three Cabal books, all those questions will be answered. And a lot more besides, things you haven't even dreamed yet."
Bring on the Monsters !
By Philip Nutman, Fangoria, No 87, October 1989 {Note : Interview took place in June 1989}
"My ideas for where Nightbreed II and III are going are so wild that I don't think comic books could do it. I'm very much watching over that and making sure that, while the Nightbreed characters can run riot on the pages of Epic for a while, the way they will run riot when I actually start to write about them again will be something completely different."
Boundless Imajination
By WC Stroby, (i) Fangoria, No 109, January 1992 (ii) Horror Zone, No1, August 1992 {Note : interview took place in August 1991}
"The origins of Midian's founding God, Baphomet, the spirit in stone, are shrouded in so much confusion that any assessment of his true nature is impossible. This is not, indisputably, the same Baphomet for the adoration of which the Knights Templar were persecuted. Many of the Breed believe he is related to the entity the naturals call the Devil. In essence, it is the assumption of this faction that Baphomet is a fallen pretender to some celestial throne, and that under the guise of gathering the Breed together, the God is in fact assembling an army for storming the citadel he was exiled from."
Clive Barker's Nightbreed Chronicles
Character descriptions written by Clive Barker;
1990
"Barker already has a sequel in mind if Nightbreed is a box-office success. But it has little to do with this step. Nightbreed II will continue in directions not immediately apparent from the play of the first.
'Midian is destroyed,' Barker explains, and the second movie does not happen minutes later. It happens after the passage of some time. Nightbreed leaves a lot of questions unanswered, a lot of long-term questions. The second movie is not what will happen tomorrow.'
Although Decker and Eigerman are obvious choices for the continued onslaught against the Breed, it is Ashberry, the puny young priest played by Malcolm Smith who is the key to the further adventures of Cabal. He is a man twisted by a loss of faith and a liking for alcohol. 'We're not sure why he puts his hand in the potion to change himself at the film's end,' says Smith. 'It seems very predestined. Much greater powers have brought him there.
'He is sent as a messenger from another god, but I don't think we know whether he's good or bad.'
Barker, however, is in no doubt as to Ashberry's future function. 'There are people out there in the world who have been waiting for Ashberry, just as there are people out there who have been waiting for Boone. Secret orders who have been waiting for their particular Lucifer. Armies waiting to rise who want a leader, and Ashberry is going to walk into their lives like I guess Hitler did; to stir up some feeling.' "
Clive Barker's Nightbreed The Making Of The Film
Introduction by Mark Salisbury and John Gilbert; Foreward and Screenplay by Clive Barker
1990
"I've had fan mail from readers thanking me because Cabal left them wanting more, which was part of my intention. By the time we come to the end of all three Cabal books, all those questions will be answered. And a lot more besides, things you haven't even dreamed yet."
Bring on the Monsters !
By Philip Nutman, Fangoria, No 87, October 1989 {Note : Interview took place in June 1989}
"My ideas for where Nightbreed II and III are going are so wild that I don't think comic books could do it. I'm very much watching over that and making sure that, while the Nightbreed characters can run riot on the pages of Epic for a while, the way they will run riot when I actually start to write about them again will be something completely different."
Boundless Imajination
By WC Stroby, (i) Fangoria, No 109, January 1992 (ii) Horror Zone, No1, August 1992 {Note : interview took place in August 1991}
"The origins of Midian's founding God, Baphomet, the spirit in stone, are shrouded in so much confusion that any assessment of his true nature is impossible. This is not, indisputably, the same Baphomet for the adoration of which the Knights Templar were persecuted. Many of the Breed believe he is related to the entity the naturals call the Devil. In essence, it is the assumption of this faction that Baphomet is a fallen pretender to some celestial throne, and that under the guise of gathering the Breed together, the God is in fact assembling an army for storming the citadel he was exiled from."
Clive Barker's Nightbreed Chronicles
Character descriptions written by Clive Barker;
1990
"Barker already has a sequel in mind if Nightbreed is a box-office success. But it has little to do with this step. Nightbreed II will continue in directions not immediately apparent from the play of the first.
'Midian is destroyed,' Barker explains, and the second movie does not happen minutes later. It happens after the passage of some time. Nightbreed leaves a lot of questions unanswered, a lot of long-term questions. The second movie is not what will happen tomorrow.'
Although Decker and Eigerman are obvious choices for the continued onslaught against the Breed, it is Ashberry, the puny young priest played by Malcolm Smith who is the key to the further adventures of Cabal. He is a man twisted by a loss of faith and a liking for alcohol. 'We're not sure why he puts his hand in the potion to change himself at the film's end,' says Smith. 'It seems very predestined. Much greater powers have brought him there.
'He is sent as a messenger from another god, but I don't think we know whether he's good or bad.'
Barker, however, is in no doubt as to Ashberry's future function. 'There are people out there in the world who have been waiting for Ashberry, just as there are people out there who have been waiting for Boone. Secret orders who have been waiting for their particular Lucifer. Armies waiting to rise who want a leader, and Ashberry is going to walk into their lives like I guess Hitler did; to stir up some feeling.' "
Clive Barker's Nightbreed The Making Of The Film
Introduction by Mark Salisbury and John Gilbert; Foreward and Screenplay by Clive Barker
1990