"Reality is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there." -John Barth
by Clive Barker “Some die too soon. Most live too long.” The last five of Earth’s magicians are gathered together to resurrect their leader, a man previously destroyed by Hell. The master magician regains life and berates his followers for disturbing his peace, explaining their folly, but they’re panicked by the systematic erasure off all... Continue Reading →
by Clive Barker “She knew he was telling the truth, the kind of unsavory truth that only monsters were at liberty to tell.” I was speaking to a friend about the book yesterday, told him that this was where all the Hellraiser movies came from, and he naturally responded with, “Oh cool, so you get... Continue Reading →
by Clive Barker "This was my father you just murdered!" "Yes. I see the resemblance." Originally published as 6 very short short stories, Tortured Souls was written to back up a line of 6 toys Barker released. These backstories helped fill out the characters of his toys and work together surprisingly well considering their origins.... Continue Reading →
by Clive Barker “The sun rose like a stripper, keeping its glory well covered by cloud till it seemed there’d be no show at all, then casting off its rags one by one.” Boone, a possible serial killer undergoing intense therapy, has his world turned upside down as the crimes come to light and he... Continue Reading →
by Clive Barker Originally published in ’97 as part of Douglas Winter’s Millennium, the stories ‘Men and Sin’ and ‘A Moment at the River’s Heart’ make up this release. Two men, 1,000 years apart, attempt to locate and exact revenge upon their spouses’ murderers. That is the plot in its oversimplified form, but laid over... Continue Reading →
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