Why “Flowers in the Attic” would make a great miniseries…and how the new version failed miserably
by Four children, locked away as a dirty secret for years by a greedy, heartless mother and a vindictive grandmother. When Flowers in the Attic came out in 1979, the world went crazy, scrutinizing the book’s sordid tales of betrayal, murder, and incest behind the façade of a wealthy family name. A film version in 1987 was considered a flop, changing …
