Possible Clues:

• Fanatical artist attracts an offer
• 1976 Cronenberg movie
• Wild beast's head in sack
• Fanatical, infected
• Fanatical supporter finally gets an offer
• The Academician must be fanatical to make such an offer
• The artist must be mad with an offer like that
• The artist's offer is mad
• Fanatical bishop central to sudden attack
• The academician must be mad to make such an offer