Sheep (novel)
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Sheep is a horror novel by British author Simon Maginn
, originally published in 1994 and reissued in 1997. It is now out-of-print. The book provided the basis for the 2005 film The Dark
, although the plot changed drastically in the conversion from book to film.
to renovate a farmhouse and recover from the drowning death of their daughter, Ruthie. While there, the family witnesses a series of terrible mutilation
s of sheep by an unknown perpetrator.
Simon Maginn
Simon Maginn is a British writer who has published five novels under his own name: Sheep , Virgins and Martyrs , A Sickness of the Soul , Methods of Confinement and Rattus which was published alongside a novella by Gary Fry entitled The Invisible...
, originally published in 1994 and reissued in 1997. It is now out-of-print. The book provided the basis for the 2005 film The Dark
The Dark (film)
The Dark is a 2005 horror film, based on the novel Sheep by Simon Maginn.- Plot :While in Wales visiting her husband James , Adele tries to fix her relationship with her obnoxious and volatile pre-teen daughter Sarah...
, although the plot changed drastically in the conversion from book to film.
Plot
A young family moves to rural WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to renovate a farmhouse and recover from the drowning death of their daughter, Ruthie. While there, the family witnesses a series of terrible mutilation
Mutilation
Mutilation or maiming is an act of physical injury that degrades the appearance or function of any living body, usually without causing death.- Usage :...
s of sheep by an unknown perpetrator.
Editions
- Paperback, Corgi, 1994. ISBN 0-552-14122-4
- Hardbound, Severn House, 1995. ISBN 0-7278-4829-1
- Paperback, White Wolf, 1997. ISBN 1-56504-910-1