Valerie on the Stairs 

Taken from a Clive Barker original screen story, tells the tale of a novelist who discovers there are fates worse than literary anonymity in this sexually-charged tale of terror.

Director:

Mick Garris

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator), Mick Garris (teleplay)

Stars:

Tyron Leitso, Nicola Lipman, Jonathan Watton

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Tyron Leitso	...	Rob Hanisey
Nicola Lipman	...	Nancy Bloom
Jonathan Watton	...	Bruce Sweetland
Christopher Lloyd	...	Everett Neely
Christine Barrie	...	Anna
Clare Grant	...	Valerie
Suki Kaiser	...	Patricia Dunbar
Tony Todd	...	The Beast

Storyline

Rob Hanisey is an aspiring author who moves into a large boarding house called Highberger House, a place where struggling writers live until their works become published. While trying to write his first book, a horror thriller, Rob has repeated encounters with a mysterious young woman named Valerie who pleads wit him to save her from a unseen force. But Rob's neighbors, including the elderly and eccentric writer Everett seem to know more than what they are letting on about who (or what) Valerie really is.

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Plot Keywords:

author | novelist | shot in the ear | bitten in the neck | hanged woman | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starz!, Nice Guy Productions, Industry Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The rejection letter in the opening shots from DMG Publishing House is dated February 29, 2007. Obviously that date does not exist in our world, as 2007 is not a leap year.

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Crazy Credits

(pre-credits title card) "Culture uses art to dream the deaths of beautiful women." - Elisabeth Bronfen

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Connections

References The Twilight Zone (1959)

User Reviews

The house finally had a place to put all those frustrations.

It is a sure bet that one (Tyron Leitso) would not get a lot of writing done if they were constantly interrupted by Clare Grant Walk the Line, Black Snake Moan) walking naked through the hallways.

A house full of the creative energy of failed writers seeks a way to release that energy. It inspires three writers to creature a monster (Tony Todd), which is viewed by our hero, despite their protestations that it doesn't exist.

Masterful performance by Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future).

We are left with the ultimate question: what is real and what is imagined?