"We will see a generation of quoters." Good prediction. Alot of movie makers now can't see out of the box. Even critically acclaimed directors seem like knockoffs of other famous directors of the past.
Not for nothing but Clive isn’t as wholly original as you might think. Books of blood is just a riff on the illustrated man, Jacqueline ess is a riff on carrie,rawhead Rex is jaws on land. There are plenty of original voices and films and art out there you simply have too look. That’s not a knock to Clive because I love his work but you must remember his a professional so anything new at that time he probably saw as a threat