The House with a Clock in Its Walls: John Bellairs

I always liked to draw monsters, but as an eight-year old kid in '79 I saw a television adaptation of "The House with a Clock in Its Walls", written by John Bellairs. It caused recurring nightmares that led to my focus on drawing scary stuff in 4th grade. I have searched for it online for a while, remembering only the phrase 'clock in the wall'. I found the book in March of 2010.

The tv adaptation is now posted on youtube, posted in October of 2011 (editing this post on July 14th, 2012). It was one of 3 stories in a series called "Once Upon a Midnight Scary" hosted by Vincent Price. Art Director was Emmy-Award winner, Jeremy Railton who led a very successful career.

The sequence begins at 22:00:





https://youtu.be/OPAYCqh7w-U

CBS Library {Once Upon a Midnight Dreary)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079666/

Story by John Bellairs - I ordered for $2 on amazon, illustrated by Edward Gorey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_with_a_Clock_in_Its_Walls

http://www.pacinfo.com/~handley/reviews/houseclockwalls.html

More on John Bellairs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bellairs

http://www.bellairsia.com/the_work/housecw/index.html