Horrible butchering of the book....

Yes, I have read the book. it is one of my favourites from Lois Duncan. I haven't seen this movie but from what I've heard I don't think I WILL see it! Lois Duncan even states on her Web site that "Gallows Hill" was made into a terrible television movie with a "different name", but she wasn't going to tell anyone what it was called because she hated the adaption so much. It's the same with her other book, I Know What You Did Last Summer. The movie adaption was nothing like the novel, and turned an interesting mystery story with a twist into a vicious slasher film in which nearly everyone ends up killed in some ghastly way! I think its rediculous how movie makers ruin stories like this. If they're going to 'adapt' a book into a movie, they should stick to the actual plot - not change it completely. It can be quite offensive for the author otherwise.

Many authors don't want to mess with writing a script, or they're just not cut out for it. Maybe Lois Duncan was just too old and unwilling to do it, or she wasn't asked. It has to be an exact title or copy of someone's work in order for lawyers to get involved. For a Lifetime movie it honestly isn't that bad. I've seen far worse.