This movie, on the other hand, does things absolutely right in my book, creating a bold, shocking ending that made me want to stand up and cheer - not for what actually happened, but because the filmmaker ended the film in such heroic fashion - American filmmakers always seem to cowardly sell out at the end of films. The only thing I clearly remember about the novel is the horrible ending, which I described as a betrayal of the evil Campbell had spent so much time creating.
After all, it's a horrific business.It was only as the opening credits of this film rolled that I realized the story was based on a novel by Ramsey Campbell - one I had read a few years ago. Finishing is so hard to do, and we can never know if there are sadistic forces at work behind the scenes in a writer’s life. It means that the great build up, which comes to little, proves in a way that the high hopes enjoyed throughout the book must be valued – not dismissed merely because they are dashed aside in closing. Much of horror reading is about enjoying the moment as opposed to fulfilling an entire work. Horror fans are fussy like this and among the most demanding of all readers. During these genre-perfect thrill-a-page passages, which seem in parts as stock as anything James Herbert might produce, the book is diverting, enjoyable and possessed of a down to earth suspense that is best served late at night.Īs is common in the horror game, The Nameless doesn’t lead to a full-on, epic and fulfilling ending I mean, the end is good, but perfunctory, given the build-up is so fantastic. These are truly creepy scenes with an atmosphere that isn’t caught again until near the end. The highlights in The Nameless come pretty early, when the hero Barbara is creeping around the deserted safe houses used by the cult, making shocking discoveries. A proper, even British, film of The Nameless would be more satisfying. The film is something of a modern gallio and readers will be surprised they even optioned this novel for this production, as it bears so little relation. It’s a pity, yes, but it certainly is the easiest in terms of plot. The story is about a woman who has lost her daughter, only to receive a phone call nine years later from a person she believes is the girl – and it all leads her into the world of a hideous and sadistic cult of people with no names – among other things.Īs far as appears, The Nameless is the only one of Ramsey Campbell's many novels to have been filmed – so far.
Ramsey Cambell's volumes are to be treated as personal. You can't put The Nameless (1981) at the forefront of the Ramsey oeuvre, because although it starts well, it transitions to the climax too slowly. Ramsay Campbell is unpredictable, and it’s kind of hard to guess what you’re going to get.
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