Books of Blood, Volume 1
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- Synopsis
- With surgical precision, these stories will remove your rational defenses against terror. "What Barker does...makes the rest of us look like we've been asleep for the past ten years."--Stephen King. FROM THE PUBLISHER With the 1984 publication of Books of Blood, Clive Barker became an overnight literary sensation. He was hailed by Stephen King as "the future of horror," and won both the British and World Fantasy Awards. Now, with his numerous bestsellers, graphic novels, and hit movies like the Hellraiser films, Clive Barker has become an industry unto himself. But it all started here, with this tour de force collection that rivals the dark masterpieces of Edgar Allan Poe. Read him. And rediscover the true meaning of fear. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Published last year in Britain as three paperback originals, these short narratives garnered impressive reviews. This edition, Barker's first hardcover appearance in America, gathers together 16 stories in one volume as the author originally intended and contains eerily effective illustrations by fantasy artists J. K. Potter and Harry O. Morris. The tales are of varying quality and will please mostly readers who like their horror bloody and graphic. An occasional reliance on hokey set-ups and deus ex machinas, and the frequent shifting of intention in mid-story are jarring qualities, however. Further, a pervasive misanthropy colors the narratives and makes them unpleasant in a way the author probably didn't intend. The best entry, ``Human Remains,'' about a male hustler and his doppelganger, isthe only one in which the author actually seems to like his protagonist.Also good are the almost dreamlike``New Murders in the Rue Morgue,'' ``Scape-goats,'' about an island that is an altar to the drowned, and ``Son of Celluloid,'' which generates a full complement of chills. Ramsey Campbell has contributed a lavishly praiseful introduction. November 15 WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING A powerful and fascinating writer with a brilliant imagination...Clive Barker [is] an outstanding storyteller. - J. G. Ballard What he's doing now is important exciting. He's an original...he even scares me. - Stephen King Barker has been an amazing writer from his first appearance, with a great gift of invention and commitment that stands on every page. - Peter Straub
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 258 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780425083895
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 06/14/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Clive Barker
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Horror, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- NW
- Proofread By:
- David H. Carter
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.