Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider wrote and starred in the horror film Strangeland back in 1998, and he’s made no secret of the fact that he’d love to bring Captain Howdy back to the screen. Directed by John Pieplow, the late ’90s horror film has amassed a bit of a cult fanbase over the years, and we’ve been hearing about that sequel for over 20 years now.
What’s the latest on Strangeland 2? Dee Snider notes over on Twitter in a new response to a fan, “I have a sequel written since 1998. It has been on and off for production for 30 years.”
“Very frustrating,” Snider continues. “I may release the sequel as a novel.”
Speaking of Strangeland novelizations, the label Echo on Publications released a novelization of the original movie last year. Snider co-wrote the novelization with Christian Frances.
Could the Strangeland saga continue with a novelization for an unmade sequel? Stay tuned.
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Last we heard, the plot forStrangeland 2 was as follows: “One year after Carleton Hendricks aka Captain Howdy’s (Dee Snider) sadistic rampage, much more than the physical scars the schizophrenic, sexual sadist gave his victims are left behind. Their lives, destroyed by emotional torment and the media frenzy surrounding the crimes, Detective Mike Gage, his daughter Geneveve and vigilante Jackson Roth (Robert Englund) each have their crosses to bear.
“But when the badly burned and mentally broken Carlton Hendricks is taken from a state run mental hospital and off his medication by billionaire, media mogul, Morgan LaForce, leader of the body modification/fetish haven called The Torture Garden, the door swings wide open for each of Captain Howdy’s victims to find closure… and retribution.”
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