He’s not just a great horror writer- he’s one of the best writers alive today. Such an amazing imagination and ability to craft images through the written word.
He's a very good horror writer. It's a shame that he does not get the recognition that he deserves. Well, at least we have Books of Blood coming to Hulu this October in the form of an anthology series.
not sure you'll see this comment, but you just named my next dog 🐕 haha im actually not kidding. I'm picking him up tomorrow, he's a 6 month old pure bred german shepherd and I couldn't figure out a name for him. And here fate has it, on Clive Barkers birthday, I stumble upon your comment which gave me a great idea. Cannot wait to pick up "Clive" tomorrow. From one horror friend to another, thank you for the idea 👍❤
@@Kate-ve7zjof course they can. My point was, he ain’t gonna go for you. You implied something sexual, no? And, unfortunately, his voice is like that from years of cigar smoking
Imajica, the great and secret show, everville, coldheart canyon . . .some of the best (and most underrated) fiction of the modern era. Also some extremely brilliant youth fiction - the abarat and the thief of always. He is truly an imaginer for our age.
Clive Barker is my favorite author. I got turned on to him by a blurb Stephen King said in the mid 80's. I had a large CB collection, many signed first editions & all of his Marvel/Epic comics from the early 90's, & multiple magazines featuring him. I also had all of his films on DVD with the first Hellraiser signed by Doug Bradley! I lost my collection due to my drug addiction, but I'm sober now so I look forward to building my collection back up.
I’m not a fan of horror, however there’s two horror filmmakers I’ve somehow fallen in love with like I haven’t since I was young kid watching Kubrick… Tobe Hooper and now Clive Barker. Something about their first works I saw from them - Chainsaw 74 and Hellraiser- grabbed me and made me go What the Fuck in the best ways possible. Then discovering their personalities and character and insights off screen, made me fall in love with them and their work. I can’t say I know what it is. Great artists.
Everything I find he has done is fascinating even things in a style that I would normally not find to be interesting or entertaining or thought-provoking at all. He has a way of really connecting with.... No, his art has a way of making any person interacting with it then finding themselves very deeply connecting with it.
I’m a big fan of the Hellraiser series and the film Lord of Illusions, so I’ve decided to start reading Books of Blood. Really interesting work. Mr. Barker is a very fascinating man. I would love to meet him someday.
and his sister's, favorite movie was, saw What you like says alot about you and it also says alot about the type of people you are most likely to attract
I've read Books of Blood, and several of his other novels. Quite an imagination. Very bizarre. I've always found his writings to be amusing and entertaining.
He is a strangely good writer - and strangely hasn't gotten proper recognition. Sure among a circle of people, and sure he's made money, but the proper literary recognition a lot of other writers had gotten within their lifetimes. He reminds me of the new Lord Dunsany
Coldheart Canyon, I believe. He’s 48 here. Which would make the year 2001. To my knowledge Coldheart Canyon was the only novel to be published by Barker that year. He also put out a novelette featured in his joint venture ‘Tortured Souls’ with Macfarlane toys that year also.
What ever happened to him? I was only a child when I first heard of him through my dad's bookshelf. Everville and Imajica were the two he had. Now at 33, I have read and re-read many of his works all throughout my life. As an artist you want to reach and touch as many people as possible, and to do that for 27 years to someone. True artist
@@MiaTheDevilicious oh my..... ill have to look that up! what the heck happened? man this guy is like my whole childhood. i was so excited when i had my kiddo that id be able to read her the thief of always :) hey thanks for taking the time to respond, very cool of you!
What a strange accent he has. Truly transatlantic. I've only just come across this interview but I'm beginning to think Henry Cavill took some inspiration from Barker's accent for Geralt in The Witcher.
It was always you Clive, it was always you. - I am actually a bit of a fan. I liked Candyman when I was younger. It scared the shit out of me. And I got down to reading the first three volumes of the Books of Blood. My favorite story is the one in the rural town. With the giant made up of people.
Evil has literally taken over him. He’s so immersed in it that he cannot escape. Guys like him and Stephan king do dark magic, satanism, conjure up evil spirts to gain ideas for their stories. Nobody gets these ideas from sitting along at their desk, it’s not normal.
@@federico452 From Wikipedia: "Barker said in a December 2008 online interview (published in March 2009) that he had polyps in his throat which were so severe that a doctor told him he was taking in ten percent of the air he was supposed to have been getting. He has had two surgeries to remove them and believes his resultant voice is an improvement over how it was prior to the surgeries. He said he did not have cancer and has given up cigars."
@@federico452 He has recovered greatly tho. His voice and appearance has changed but he's pretty much fine from what I understand. He was recently in Mick Garris' podcast "Post Mortem"!
What the hell happened? His voice, his accent, the right side of his face, his demeanor, etc. are all so different. Did he take all the drugs? Did he have a stroke?
