10 Occult Detective Novels That Should Be Adapted to the Big Screen

Putting a twist on Steve Donoghue's recent video, I discuss some books I'd love to see get the Hollyweird treatment. Occult Detectives have a long history of successful movie and television adaptations. Here I take a look at 10 Occult Detective novels that I feel would look great on my television or at the local cinema.
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[@JonathanRossignol]

I had a feeling you were going to say "The Devil Rides Out", as soon as you said "a movie that already exists and should be remade". Needless to say, I agree with you!

[@occultdetective]

Great minds and all that…

[@Old_Scot]

Yours is the second recommendation of Foucault's Pendulum I have seen in the last few days! I read it in the 1990s. (I had read The Holy Blood, The Holy Grail in the 1980s) In those (pre-Kindle) days, I always finished any book I started, but this book exasperated me so much that the minute I finished it, I donated it to a charity shop just to get it out of the house! I wondered at the time if I was missing something, but never thought about it again until The DaVinci Code came out (I had no wish to read that!) However, as I say, it's odd that two mentions have come so close after all these years!

[@occultdetective]

Personally, I loved it, but can see how some would be put off.

[@Old_Scot]

@@occultdetective I don't know what it was about it

[@maestro7058]

Very very interesting vid brotha!!!

[@occultdetective]

Much appreciated

[@ulsteredz]

As much as I adore Hammer's The Devil Rides Out, I would love to see a TV adaptation of Wheatley's classic novel. An episodic format would allow the screenwriter to incorporate a lot of the story elements that were previously excised due to budget and runtime restrictions. And we could have dramatic cliffhangers worthy of Classic Doctor Who. With Mark Gattis employed as both show runner and screenwriter. Who do you think could play de Richleau? Christopher Lee will always be my cinematic favorite. But my preference for the TV version would be Peter Capaldi. He matches Wheatley's physical description of the character. Close in age, too. At least in looks. Yet, with the youthful vigour required for action scenes. And yes, it needs to remain in period. Yet relatable to modern audiences. And produced with a mixture of modern CGI and practical effects. Yet not heavily reliant on the former. It should also go without saying that storytelling and direction must always remain paramount with such a production. Respect the source material! N.B. Some great suggestions, btw. You have a new subscriber.

[@occultdetective]

I would love a TV adaptation. I had thought Charles Dance would make a good turn as the Duke, but I could see Capaldi in the role. I like Conleth Hill as Mocata, or maybe even Peter Woodward. Happy to have you on board and look forward to future discussions. You obviously have great taste. ;)

[@ulsteredz]

@@occultdetective, some great suggestions for Mocata.

[@ulsteredz]

@@occultdetective, thank you. And likewise. 🙃

[@ulsteredz]

With The Champions ITC TV show much in mind, I would also like to see Peter Saxon's Guardians pulp horror fiction series revived. Either as a new series of books or adapted for television. Preferably both. But I understand that attempts have been made to establish which estate currently holds the literary rights - given that Saxon was an umbrella pseudonym for a tight collective of writers. I'm a big fan of genre TV from the 1960s and 1970s. And we need something that might have met the joint approval of the late Lew Grade and Brian Clemens. And the Occult Detective subgenre is much overlooked by media execs.

[@occultdetective]

I loved the Saxon books when I was a kid. I still have that Jeffrey Catherine Jones cover to The Curse of Rathlaw burned into my brain.

[@ulsteredz]

@occultdetective , oh me too. Jones' fantasy covers are iconic. I am amazed by the number of different covers by various artists that were produced for the Saxon books. And over a short period of time, too. The Guardians series went on to influence a number of modern writers - including renowned Uncanny X-Men scribe. Chris Claremont. And I guess in turn, The Champions TV series was an influence on the Guardians' six book series. Especially given the former's occult detective leanings.

[@occultdetective]

@@ulsteredz I really need to track The Champions down.

[@ulsteredz]

@occultdetective , oh you really should. Including Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) if you haven't already.

[@ulsteredz]

@occultdetective , while we are on the subject of classic genre TV, I firmly believe that Hamner missed a trick by not following up Dracula A..D. 1972 with a spin-off TV series for the UK's ITV network franchise. Peter Cushing's Lorimar VanHelsing, working with London's Met Police to solve a number of Occult related crimes in the capital, could've proved a worthy rival to Karl Kolchak's The Night Stalker.

[@Donathon-xt2nl]

I liked this a lot... but please bring the mic closer..... have a terrible time hearing you

[@occultdetective]

Working on it.

[@AleksandarZdravkoski]

Do you like Dylan Dog?

[@occultdetective]

I do. I don’t love it, but like it a lot.