Was I The Only One Who Read Flowers in The Attic by VC Andrews in Nigeria?

Flowers in the Attic is a horror story, of children locked up in the attic after their father's death by their weak mother and wicked grandmother, and gradually poisoned so the women could inherit a massive fortune. The book is by VC Andrews, and comes as a series, I read three of them as a teenager, Petals in the Wind and  If There Be Thorns.

Known as the Dollanganger Series, the books tackle very heavy subjects including incest, family ties, love, hatred, bitterness, death, forgiveness, revenge, etc. They were so well writeen and gripping, and the author remains among those I will never forget.

I now hear there was a 1987 movie and Lifetime just had  remake. Did anyone ever see the movies or read the books?