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)
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 and Short Stories
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 (2015)
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 (2015)
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)
Omnibus editions
Anthologies containing stories by Clive Barker
Cutting Edge (1986)
Prime Evil (1988)
Silver Scream (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)
Dark Terrors 2 (1995)
Night Screams (1996)
Millennium (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Unexplained (1998)
The Reel Stuff (1998)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Prime Evil (1988)
Silver Scream (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)
Dark Terrors 2 (1995)
Night Screams (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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Clive Barker recommends

Darkness and Shadows (2021)
Paul Kane
"Paul Kane is a first-rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned."

Clown in a Cornfield (2020)
(Clown in a Cornfield, book 1)
Adam Cesare
"An author who knows how to make us afraid."

Jinxed (2018)
(Jinxed Trilogy, book 1)
Thommy Hutson
"Thommy Hutson is the ultimate authority in nostalgia-driven storytelling."

The Society of Blood (2015)
(Obsidian Heart, book 2)
Mark Morris
"Mark Morris is one of the finest horror writers at work today."
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