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(b.Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952. His earlier books include The Books of Blood, Cabal, and The Hellbound Heart. In addition to his work as a novelist and playwright, he also illustrates, writes, directs and produces for stage and screen. His films include Hellraiser, Hellbound, Nightbreed and Candyman. Clive lives in Beverly Hills, California
Genres: Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
Series
Books of Blood
1. Books of Blood Volume 1 (1981)
2. Books of Blood Volume 2 (1984)
3. Books of Blood Volume 3 (1986)
4. Books of Blood Volume 4 (1985)
aka The Inhuman Condition
5. Books of Blood Volume 5 (1986)
aka In the Flesh
6. Books of Blood Volume 6 (1985)
1. Books of Blood Volume 1 (1981)
2. Books of Blood Volume 2 (1984)
3. Books of Blood Volume 3 (1986)
4. Books of Blood Volume 4 (1985)
aka The Inhuman Condition
5. Books of Blood Volume 5 (1986)
aka In the Flesh
6. Books of Blood Volume 6 (1985)
Clive Barker Playscripts
The History of the Devil (1999)
The Magician (2017)
Crazyface (2018)
Hunters in the Snow (2018)
Frankenstein in Love (2021)
Nightlives (2021)
The History of the Devil (1999)
The Magician (2017)
Crazyface (2018)
Hunters in the Snow (2018)
Frankenstein in Love (2021)
Nightlives (2021)
Novels
The Damnation Game (1984)
Weaveworld (1987)
Cabal (1988)
The Thief of Always (1992)
Sacrament (1996)
Galilee (1998)
Cold Heart Canyon (2001)
Mister B. Gone (2007)
Weaveworld (1987)
Cabal (1988)
The Thief of Always (1992)
Sacrament (1996)
Galilee (1998)
Cold Heart Canyon (2001)
Mister B. Gone (2007)
Omnibus
Collections
Lord of Illusions (1995)
Incarnations (1995)
Forms of Heaven (1996)
The Essential Clive Barker (1997)
Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein (2002)
Clive Barker's First Tales (2013)
Chiliad (2014)
The Scarlet Gospels (2015)
Tonight, Again (2015)
Clive Barker's The Body Book (2018)
Incarnations (1995)
Forms of Heaven (1996)
The Essential Clive Barker (1997)
Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein (2002)
Clive Barker's First Tales (2013)
Chiliad (2014)
The Scarlet Gospels (2015)
Tonight, Again (2015)
Clive Barker's The Body Book (2018)
Graphic Novels
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Novellas
Dread (1984)
Rawhead Rex (1984)
The Yattering and Jack (1984)
The Last Illusion (1985)
The Life of Death (1985)
Revelations (1985)
The Hellbound Heart (1986)
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus (2009)
Tortured Souls (2014)
Infernal Parade (2017)
Hellraiser: The Toll (2018) (with Mark Alan Miller)
Rawhead Rex (1984)
The Yattering and Jack (1984)
The Last Illusion (1985)
The Life of Death (1985)
Revelations (1985)
The Hellbound Heart (1986)
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus (2009)
Tortured Souls (2014)
Infernal Parade (2017)
Hellraiser: The Toll (2018) (with Mark Alan Miller)
Non fiction
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (1984) (with Stephen Jones)
Rare Flesh (2003)
The Hellraiser Chronicles (2004) (with Peter Atkins and Stephen Jones)
Clive Barker Visions of Heaven and Hell (2005)
The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies (2011)
Rare Flesh (2003)
The Hellraiser Chronicles (2004) (with Peter Atkins and Stephen Jones)
Clive Barker Visions of Heaven and Hell (2005)
The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies (2011)
Anthologies containing stories by Clive Barker
Cutting Edge (1986)
Silver Scream (1988)
Prime Evil (1988)
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991)
Demons and Deviants (1992)
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Sixth Annual Collection (1993)
Best New Horror 4 (1993)
Nursery Crimes (1993)
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare (1993)
Little Deaths (1994)
Visions of Fear (1994)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Splatterpunks II (1995)
Space Movies (1995)
Night Screams (1996)
Dark Terrors 2 (1996)
Millennium (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Unexplained (1998)
The Reel Stuff (1998)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Silver Scream (1988)
Prime Evil (1988)
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
The Mammoth Book of Terror (1991)
Demons and Deviants (1992)
The Mammoth Book of Vampires (1992)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Sixth Annual Collection (1993)
Best New Horror 4 (1993)
Nursery Crimes (1993)
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare (1993)
Little Deaths (1994)
Visions of Fear (1994)
The Giant Book of Terror (1994)
Splatterpunks II (1995)
Space Movies (1995)
Night Screams (1996)
Dark Terrors 2 (1996)
Millennium (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Unexplained (1998)
The Reel Stuff (1998)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Short stories
| Animal Life | |||
| The Book of Blood (1984) | |||
| Confession of a (pornographer's) Shroud (1984) | |||
| Hell's Event (1984) | |||
| Human Remains (1984) | |||
| In the Hills, the Cities (1984) | |||
| Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament (1984) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| The Midnight Meat Train (1984) | |||
| New Murders in the Rue Morgue (1984) | |||
| Pig Blood Blues (1984) | |||
| Scape-Goats (1984) | |||
| Sex, Death and Starshine (1984) | |||
| The Skins of the Fathers (1984) | |||
| Son of Celluloid (1984) | |||
| The Age of Desire (1985) | |||
| Babel's Children (1985) | |||
| The Body Politic (1985) | |||
| The Book of Blood (a Postscript): On Jerusalem Street (1985) | |||
| Down, Satan! (1985) | |||
| The Forbidden (1985) | |||
| How Spoilers Bleed (1985) | |||
| In the Flesh (1985) | |||
| The Inhuman Condition (1985) | |||
| Life After Death (1985) | |||
| Lost Souls (1985) | |||
| The Madonna (1985) | |||
| Twilight at the Towers (1985) | |||
| The Hellbound Heart [short story] (1986) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| Coming to Grief (1988) | |||
| The Rhapsodist (1988) | |||
| The Departed (1992) | |||
| On Amen's Shore (1992) | |||
| Hermione and the Moon (1993) | |||
| Chiliad: A Meditation: Men and Sin (1997) | |||
| Chiliad: A Meditation: A Moment at the River's Heart (1997) |
Awards
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Books about Clive Barker
Clive Barker recommends
The Influence (1988)
Ramsey Campbell
"A subtle, intricate and beautifully constructed book...Campbell writes prose as incisive and elegant as anything in the mainstream can offer, while providing the reader with insight and chills only a master of dark fantasy could achieve."
The Bridge (1991)
John M Skipp and Craig Spector
"This is the New Horror at work; fast-paced and passionate, breaking new ground as it uncovers the faces that fear wears in the century's final decade."
Only Forward (1994)
Michael Marshall Smith
"A dark labyrinth of a book: shocking, moving and surreal. Violent, outrageous and witty - sometimes simultaneously - it offers us a journey from which we return both shaken and exhilarated. An extaordinary debut."
Demons (2000)
John Shirley
"John Shirley is an adventurer, returning from dark and troubled regions with visionary tales to tell. I heartily recommend a journey with John Shirley at your side."
The Arcanum (2004)
Thomas Wheeler
"THE ARCANUM is a first-class thriller; superbly crafted, it moves like lightning, creating a world where historical fact and wild invention are interwoven. Marvellous stuff!"
Rust and Bone (2005)
Craig Davidson
"There is a strikingly original tone to Mr Davidson's stories. The prose is spare yet elegant, the insights are fresh and real, and best of all there is a boundless humanity in Mr. Davidson's writing: a love of life that is beautifully woven with an acute sense of its darkness. This is in every way an extraordinary book."
The Gemini Factor (2010)
Paul Kane
"Paul Kane's writing has a style and elegance. He's a first rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned."
The Rainbow Man (2013)
P B Kane (Paul Kane)
"Kane's writing has a style and elegance, he's a first-rate storyteller."
Jinxed (2018)
(Jinxed Trilogy, book 1)
Thommy Hutson
"Thommy Hutson is the ultimate authority in nostalgia-driven storytelling."
Clown in a Cornfield (2020)
(Clown in a Cornfield, book 1)
Adam Cesare
"An author who knows how to make us afraid."
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