


A movie version of the next book Petals On The Wind was also planned but canceled due to the movie's mediocre box-office. The Flowers In The Attic movie starred Louise Fletcher ( One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest) as stern grandmother Olivia, but following negative test screenings, the movie was severely trimmed to remove scenes of incest and to secure a PG-13 rating. Wes Craven ( A Nightmare On Elm Street) was originally attached to helm the 1987 movie adaptation of Flowers In The Attic but was later replaced by Jefferey Bloom. The book shocked readers with its twists and depiction of incest and following its success, Andrews quickly followed up with sequels novels. Andrews unleashed a surprise bestseller with her 1979 novel Flowers In The Attic, which followed the fate of four children who are locked away in their evil grandmother's mansion after they're forced to live with her. They adapted the rest of the series so is Lifetime planning an adaptation of Garden Of Shadows, the last of the Dollanganger books? Author V.C.
