Stone Tape
Stephen Volk was born in Pontypridd, Wales on 3 July 1954. Volk has stated his interest in horror was triggered by watching the TV drama "The Stone Tape" by Nigel Kneale, and the film "Don't Look Now" by Nicolas Roeg. He studied at Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry, and the University of Bristol. Volk then worked as an advertising copywriter before becoming a full-time writer. Volk's first produced work was Ken Russell's film "Gothic" in 1986. Volk also wrote a script, "Horror Movie", for Goldcrest Films that was never made due to Goldcrest's collapse.