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Clive Barker’s Dark Worlds: The Art and History of Clive Barker Hardcover – October 18, 2022

by Phil and Sarah Stokes (Author)
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A deep dive into the creative world and personal archive of the master of horror Clive Barker, from Hellraiser and Candyman to today.

“I’ve seen the future of horror . . . and his name is Clive Barker.”

In the mid-1980s, Stephen King inducted a young English novelist into the world of great genre writers, and since then, this genius creator has only continued to expand his field of activity. Created by his two most loyal collaborators, Phil and Sarah Stokes, Clive Barker’s Dark Worlds is the first book to shed light on the massive scope of Barker’s creative work. With the help of Barker himself, this book contains exclusive insight from those who have worked with him creatively and professionally, alongside analyses of his works and comments over four decades from industry contemporaries and friends such as Ramsey Campbell, Quentin Tarantino, Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Peter Straub, Armistead Maupin, J.G. Ballard, Wes Craven, and many more.

The book spans Barker’s world, highlighting classics such as the character Pinhead, an icon in the pantheon of horror cinema; the Hellraiser series of 11 films and a forthcoming HBO miniseries; and the cult films Nightbreed and Candyman, the latter of which was rebooted as a Jordan Peele production in 2021. In literature, Barker has written the horror anthology series Books of Blood, which was recently adapted by Hulu, as well as numerous fantasy sagas. Weaveworld and The Great and Secret Show have become instant genre classics, and Abarat is a beloved bestselling series for young adults. In the world of comics, Barker has partnered with major publishers such as Marvel and BOOM! Studios. This tireless creator has also dipped his toes into the worlds of toys, video games, and art, and his incredible collection of paintings, drawings, and photographs have been exhibited in galleries over the world.

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Phil and Sarah Stokes are Clive Barker’s longtime friends and official archivists. The London-based writers and researchers oversee Barker’s official website, fan club, and immense personal collection of manuscripts, art, and more. According to Barker himself, they “have an encyclopedic knowledge of who I am and what I’ve done [and] understand me better than almost anyone on the planet.”

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cernunnos (October 18, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419758462
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419758461
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.13 x 11.25 inches
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I was very lucky, not only to meet this incredible literary giant, dreamer and creator of new, surreal worlds. With his blessing, I did visual adaptations of the stories 'Down, Satan!' and 'Unrequited', for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian comic revue "Bosona", while I have been closely following his work since the beginning of the 1990s. The first Barker book I had a chance to read was Weaveworld. Books of Blood, Cabal and others followed. After the first paragraphs of Weaveworld I knew this was completely different from anything I had read up to that point; and not just different - it was a completely amazing experience. In 2014, I met Clive at his home in Beverly Hills and lose myself in the magical colors of Abarat oil paintings. You can see some of these in this new, stunning monograph of the great master, lovingly compiled by his archivists and friends Phil and Sarah. The book takes us on an emotional journey through Barker's life, theater, film, painting and novels. My humble opinion is that every Barker fan should have this book on their bookshelf. I know you've heard it before. But it's really true. I am delighted with the content, the printing, the paper, and the magic that radiates from the cover of this book. Clive is a great friend, a great man and an incredible artist. You'll have superb times reading about his dark worlds.
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Majo Pavlovic
5.0 out of 5 stars The Map Maker of the Mind
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2022
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I was very lucky, not only to meet this incredible literary giant, dreamer and creator of new, surreal worlds. With his blessing, I did visual adaptations of the stories 'Down, Satan!' and 'Unrequited', for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian comic revue "Bosona", while I have been closely following his work since the beginning of the 1990s. The first Barker book I had a chance to read was Weaveworld. Books of Blood, Cabal and others followed. After the first paragraphs of Weaveworld I knew this was completely different from anything I had read up to that point; and not just different - it was a completely amazing experience. In 2014, I met Clive at his home in Beverly Hills and lose myself in the magical colors of Abarat oil paintings. You can see some of these in this new, stunning monograph of the great master, lovingly compiled by his archivists and friends Phil and Sarah. The book takes us on an emotional journey through Barker's life, theater, film, painting and novels. My humble opinion is that every Barker fan should have this book on their bookshelf. I know you've heard it before. But it's really true. I am delighted with the content, the printing, the paper, and the magic that radiates from the cover of this book. Clive is a great friend, a great man and an incredible artist. You'll have superb times reading about his dark worlds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Map Maker of the Mind
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2022
I was very lucky, not only to meet this incredible literary giant, dreamer and creator of new, surreal worlds. With his blessing, I did visual adaptations of the stories 'Down, Satan!' and 'Unrequited', for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian comic revue "Bosona", while I have been closely following his work since the beginning of the 1990s. The first Barker book I had a chance to read was Weaveworld. Books of Blood, Cabal and others followed. After the first paragraphs of Weaveworld I knew this was completely different from anything I had read up to that point; and not just different - it was a completely amazing experience. In 2014, I met Clive at his home in Beverly Hills and lose myself in the magical colors of Abarat oil paintings. You can see some of these in this new, stunning monograph of the great master, lovingly compiled by his archivists and friends Phil and Sarah. The book takes us on an emotional journey through Barker's life, theater, film, painting and novels. My humble opinion is that every Barker fan should have this book on their bookshelf. I know you've heard it before. But it's really true. I am delighted with the content, the printing, the paper, and the magic that radiates from the cover of this book. Clive is a great friend, a great man and an incredible artist. You'll have superb times reading about his dark worlds.
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Richard "Kevin" Cordle
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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Great book for Barker enthusiasts. Unless you’ve never read about him before, not much new here, however the collection of artifacts in one place is clearly a labor of love and is presented well. Great reference volume for unique insights.
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Russ Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars A Clive Barker fan essential
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
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This is a stunning book. The hard cover presentation is beautiful and it’s more biographical than I expected. I thought it was going to be mostly pictorial but this is an in depth biography of one of the most gifted writers of his, or any other generation. Highly recommend.
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Stoney
5.0 out of 5 stars Good.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
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jian
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for Barker fans
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2023
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Includes a lot of information not commonly known to those outside of fandom / fanzine / rare articles.
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JC Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars The best birthday present ever!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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The ultimate Clive Barker omnibus. If you're a longtime fan like me, this is Barker heaven. Lovingly assembled with every aspect of Clive's life and work.
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Michelle Kalisek
5.0 out of 5 stars Add this to your Clive collection
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
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Great book. Clive fans need this in their collection.
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Jeremy 73
1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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I had the idea that this would be a collection of his artwork. I owned the visions of heaven and hell and considering this is no longer in print I am under the assumption that that volume would have more of the same. Unfortunately it was everything but what I was looking for. Oh well it will be easily forgotten.
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Jordan J Karlson
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting look at Clive Barker
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2024
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This was a fascinating look at Clive Barkers works in film and art, a lot of his artwork featured in this book I hadn’t seen before which was great. A very cool looking hardcover as well.
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L. H. Niblock
3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but for the Barker Beginner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2022
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As an enormous fan of everything that Phil and Sarah Stokes have created about Clive, particularly the brilliantly researched biographies in the "Memory, Prophecy and Fantasy" series, I was hoping for something similarly satisfying in this book. Unfortunately this book, despite being as beautifully presented as everything they make, has little new to offer. It is nice to be able to flick through it and find a few new images or nuggets of info, but as someone who was hoping and praying that their next book would be the in-depth Making of Hellraiser book touted for 2018 release (possibly indefinitely postponed?), this falls very short. It's hard to judge who the audience for it actually is: the Clive Barker beginner who wants a whistle-stop tour of all his work as an introduction, or the completist, like myself, who is hungry for anything he can get. The completist, however, finds very little that is new. I will continue to pray for the Hellraiser Making of......
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Brett Mason
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, came damaged
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2023
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I love this book, unfortunately my copy arrived damaged. And with Amazon's return policy now, it's too much of a hassle to return. Great.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, came damaged
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I love this book, unfortunately my copy arrived damaged. And with Amazon's return policy now, it's too much of a hassle to return. Great.
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