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My most recent commission was the adaptation of Craig Russell's thriller "Brother Grimm". I've come across an atmospheric trailer for it and thought I'd share it here.

On the hunt for Brother Grimm

If you like dark thrillers you should definitely acquaint yourself with Craig Russell and Jan Fabel, the iconic Hamburg cop he's created. Fabel's half-Scottish, half-German - a quiet man, a good man, a man of conscience - and he's considered the number one expert when it comes to hunting serial killers.

At this stage, Craig's already published five Jan Fabel novels (with number six, "A Fear of Dark Water", out this summer). All of them are packing powerful serial killing punches wrapped in gripping mythological elements. "Brother Grimm", for example, sees Fabel on the hunt for a serial killer who uses the Brother Grimm fairytales to chose his victims, dress them - and leave cryptic notes. I had great fun adapting the novel and we were rewarded, at the end of October last year, with top ratings when the film premiered.

So here's the trailer ... and while you watch it, I'm opening "Blood Eagle" to start with the next Craig Russell adaptation. Time to dive into more Jan Fabel, more darkness, more mythology, more serial killing, more gruesome twists and turns ... ah, life's good!


And here another clip with Craig visiting the set and meeting his creation Jan Fabel.