I always thought he was known for fictional war writing like Tom Clancy. I never knew he was known for his horror stories. He wrote Hellraiser and Candyman was inspired by a short he wrote. I might need to add him to one of my favorite authors…
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Books of blood is another one to check out of his.
Books of Blood haunted my late teenage years
Oh, awesome find!
Some imdb information:
Clive Barker | Known for: Nightbreed, Hellraiser, Candyman, The Midnight Meat Train | “All I’ve ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night.” | His influences include Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, William S. Burroughs, William Blake, and Jean Cocteau, among others.[1]
Candyman | 1992 | R | 1h 39m | Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Horror, Thriller | The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster’s myth.[2]
Hellraiser | 1987 | R | 1h 34m | Body Horror, Supernatural Horror, Horror, Thriller | A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.[3]
I’m curious how old you and OP are. I have no idea how you’re surprised by this.
No that’s not relevant here. Clive Barkers name is synonymous with horror.
“Til Santa goes down chimneys. I’m one of the ten thousand!” Not how it works.
You would be amazed what people who have been around for 70 years or more should know but don’t.
My mother is 83. She doesn’t live in a hole. She’s doesn’t ignore popular culture, or at least didn’t until she was probably in her late 60s.
I told her my daughter went to a Steve Miller Band concert. Did she say, “oh, they’re still around?” No. She said, “who?”
And then I sang “The Joker” and “Jet Airliner” and she still had no idea.
Well yeah, obviously no one knows everything. But OP has the wrong person to start with, and then this other person chimes in as if they know what OP is talking about. And then uses the 10k as an excuse.
I love that there might two new fans of Barker, that’s awesome. But the entire thing is built on a misunderstanding haha.
I was honestly curious how old they are. But the snide remark makes me not care anymore.
Oh, and Damnation Game was pretty good.
Thief of Always was touching and a little scary. There’s also Great And Secret Show, which was… weird.
TIL Clive Barker does things that aren’t horror.
Imajica isn’t really horror.
It is weird as fuck.
So weird! I love it
Yes! I totally forgot about Imajica. I need to re-read it.
I never knew he was known for his horror stories.
That’s what he’s famous for. This post is wild.
Right? His accreditation was always in the preview for his movies. Even if they landed on TV.
I am now officially just fucking old. I’m said.
OP is thinking of someone else. Barkers books don’t have anything to do with “war writing like Tom Clancy”.
I think they are confusing Clive Barker and Clive Cussler
I certainly was coming in to these comments.
I always thought he was known for fictional war writing like Tom Clancy
I think you’re thinking of someone else, pretty sure he doesn’t do this.
Are you thinking of Clive Cussler with the war fiction?
The terrible remakes are not his fault. Poor Clive.
Weaveworld was huge when it came out. Great and Secret Show is good too.
For a quality horror experience, read the short story Dread, from The Books of Blood II collection.
No spoilers, read it cold.
This is so bizarre to me. He is specifically known as a horror author… Most famously for Hellraiser. I’m trying to imagine how one would think he was known for war stories and can’t figure it out.
But, congratulations! I wish I could start reading his books for the first time again and now you have that chance. Enjoy. They get weird.
Nightbreed is an excellent movie Clive has written and directed. Do yourself a favor and go watch it.
You should pick up a copy of Mr b gone and burn it
If you’re thinking of the author of the Dirk Pitt stuff, that’s Clive Cussler.
My partner’s a Clive Barker fan. Said they don’t know of any historical fiction.
