In contrast, horticulturalists usually leave the big trees in place in and around their farm plots. Tree roots help to stabilize the soil. Burning the other wild vegetation converts chemical compounds locked in the plants to a form that is readily useable by their food crops.
Mary Altaffer / Associated Press. The book collection of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is the subject of a lawsuit. The book collection of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, is the subject of a lawsuit.
Filming occurred primarily on location in Charleston, South Carolina, and nearby Johns Island. The character of Alice Cable is a combination of two characters from the Swamp Thing comics, Matthew Cable and Abby Arcane (who in the comics married both Cable and Holland).evertheless, Muir points out, some of Craven's usual themes and images do appear in Swamp Thing. For example, as in The Last House on the Left (1972), and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Craven shows a close connection between the landscape and his characters. The film was adapted in comic form as Swamp Thing Annual #1.