J.D. Barker

NEWS: The most star-studded B-movie of the ‘90s is making a comeback. Again. After spawning a 2017 sequel/reboot that nobody remembers, the original Flatliners is once again trying to come back from the dead. Although the first film came and went in 1990, this Joel Schumacher-directed oddity — which starred Julia Roberts, Kimberly Scott, Oliver Platt, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, and Kiefer Sutherland — has simmered for the past three decades as the truest of cult classics. With mixed-to-bad reviews at the time, Flatliners is one of those horror/sci-fi movies that a few generations saw on VHS, and never got out of our heads.

And now, apparently, Flatliners is trying to get back into our heads with a roundabout reboot. According to Deadline, a sequel to the original film will now become a new book by J.D. Barker, and that book could maybe become a movie. Again. More…

NEWS: Joel Schumacher’s Flatliners is a cult classic that won’t stay dead. It already got a continuation in the form of a 2017 reboot that… exists, but there’s apparently still a little more blood in that stone to be drawn. But instead of another movie or punting it over to TV, this third stab at a franchise comes in the form of a book. Specifically, author J.D. Barker (best known for Forsaken and Behind the Closed Door) is penning the novel Flatliners Resurrection. More…

NEWS: J.D. Barker is set to resuscitate the Flatliners franchise by putting a fresh twist on the original films screenplay with his new novel Flatliners Resurrection, according to a report on Deadline.

“We’re thrilled to have J.D. Barker on board for this project,” said Peter Filardi, writer of the original film. “His ability to craft suspenseful, thought-provoking stories makes him the perfect choice to reinvigorate the Flatliners franchise for a new generation.” More…

NEWS: EXCLUSIVE: Before you watch the Oz Perkins-directed crafty serial killer thriller Longlegs that won last weekend, and you have to first go through a dizzying parade of derivative horror film trailers. Genre is hot again, especially titles with proven concepts.

Author J.D. Barker is using that opportunity to put the defibrillator paddles to the chilling 1990 horror film Flatliners. Barker’s been tapped to breathe new life into the franchise that began in 1990 with Joel Schumacher directing a bright young ensemble that included Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, Billy Baldwin and Oliver Platt. More…