
Rawhead Rex is a movie directed by George Pavlou in 1986 and based on the comic book of the same name by Clive Barker, first published in 1984. The movie features David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Hugh O’Conor, Cora Venus Lunny, Ronan Wilmot, Niall Toibin, and others.
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Storyline
Howard Hallenbeck travels to Ireland to research items of religious significance. He goes to a rural church to photograph some graves. Meanwhile, three farmers are attempting to remove an ominous stone column from a field. Two of the farmers head home. A thunderstorm appears out of nowhere, and smoke pours from the ground. Lightning strikes the column. The monster Rawhead Rex rises from the dirt.
Movie vs Book

Year
1986
Minutes
89
Movie Rate
5.20
Source: IMDb

Year
1984
Pages
50
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Rawhead Rex
Author: Clive Barker
Country: USA
First published in: 1984
Length: 50 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Books of Blood
User polls & recommendations
“As an author, it's a strange process to watch your novel turned into a movie. It's tremendously exciting but somewhat voyeuristic.”
MARCUS SAKEY (Writer)
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