About
Clive Barker
Clive Barker (born October 5, 1952) is an English novelist, playwright, film director, and visual artist. Known for his dark fantasy and horror fiction, he gained international recognition with his 1985 novel "The Hellbound Heart," adapted into the classic horror film "Hellraiser." Barker's works explore themes of sexuality, religion, and the human condition. Notable works include "Imajica" (1991), "The Great and Secret Show" (1989), and the "Books of Blood" collection (1984-1985). He has received numerous awards, including the Bram Stoker Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the British Fantasy Award. Barker's unique vision and ability to create disturbing yet compelling narratives have established him as a highly influential figure in the horror genre.
Book Series by Clive Barker
Book of the Art Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Great and Secret Show | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Everville | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
Imajica Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Imajica | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fifth Dominion | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Reconciliation | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
Abarat Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Abarat: The First Book of Hours | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Days of Magic, Nights of War | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Absolute Midnight | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Books of Blood Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Blood, Vol. 1 | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Books of Blood Volume 2 | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Books Of Blood Volume 3 | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Of Blood Volume 4 / The Inhuman Condition | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book of Blood Volume 5 / In the Flesh | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Books of Blood Volume 6 | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
Galilee Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Galilee | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker's Hellraiser (2011) Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Barker's Hellraiser Vol. 1 (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's Hellraiser Vol. 2 (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Vol. 3 (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's Hellraiser Vol. 4 (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's Hellraiser Vol. 5 (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker's Next Testament Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Barker's Next Testament Vol. 1 (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's Next Testament Vol. 2 (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's Next Testament Vol. 3 (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker's Book of the Damned Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Book of the Damned | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book of the Damned II | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book of the Damned III | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book of the Damned IV | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Damnation Game | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Weaveworld | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cabal | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Thief of Always | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sacrament | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Coldheart Canyon | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mister B. Gone | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament (Short Story) | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dread | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rawhead Rex | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Yattering And Jack | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Hills, the Cities | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Illusion | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Life of Death | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Forbidden | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hellbound Heart | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nightbreed Chronicles (Short Story) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Son of Celluloid (Short Story) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haeckel\'s | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tortured Souls (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Infernal Parade (Short Story) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hellraiser: The Toll (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Books of Blood I-III | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tapping the Vein ( With: P. Craig Russell) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lord of Illusions | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Incarnations | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Forms of Heaven | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Essential Clive Barker | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's First Tales (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chiliad (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scarlet Gospels | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tonight, Again | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's the Body Book | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker Graphic Novels with Roger Corman
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Age of Desire ( With: P. Craig Russell) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Edgar Allan Poe Turns 200: Halloween Comic Book ( With: Roger Corman) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden ( With: Stephen Jones) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror ( With: Stephen Jones) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rare Flesh (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hellraiser Chronicles (Short Story) ( With: Stephen Jones) | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Visions of Heaven and Hell | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
Roger Corman Graphic Novels with Roger Corman
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Allan Poe Turns 200: Halloween Comic Book ( With: Roger Corman) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Mondo Series
Mondo Barbie ( By: John Varley, Lynne Barrett, Julia Alvarez, Philip Levine, A.M. Homes, David Trinidad, Sandra Cisneros, Marge Piercy, Gary Soto, Roberta Allen, Alice McDermott, Hilary Tham, Lyn Lifshin, Rebecca Brown, Denise Duhamel, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Lynne McMahon, Kathryn Harrison, Patricia Storace, Richard Grayson, Leslie Shiel, Laura Costas, Sharon Henry, Cookie Lupton, Lisa B. Herskovits, Belinda Subraman, Ellie Schoenfeld, Sparrow ., Gregg Shapiro, Cathryn Hankla, Wayne E. Kline, Jose Padua, Jeff Weddle)
1993
Mondo Elvis ( By: Howard Waldrop, Cornelius Eady, Mark Childress, Susie Mee, Nick Cave, Mark Winegardner, Rafael Alvarez, Greil Marcus, Pagan Kennedy, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Lynne McMahon, Cathryn Hankla, Samuel Charters, Rachel Salazar, Eleanor Earle Crockett, Diane Wakoski, Judy Vernon, David Wojahn, William McCranor Henderson, Janice Eidus, Elizabeth Ash Vélez, Laura Kalpakian, Eri Makino, Ai, Michael Wilkerson, Brian Gilmore)
1994
Mondo Marilyn ( With: J.G. Ballard, Michael Hemmingson, Doris Grumbach, Beth Meacham, Lynne Tillman, Charles Bukowski, David Trinidad, Tom Whalen, Sharon Olds, Leslie Pietrzyk, Lyn Lifshin, Nanci Griffith, Robert Peters, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Gregg Shapiro, Judy Grahn, Sam Toperoff, Julia P. Dubner, Bill Morris, John Rechy, L.A. Lantz, Phyllis Burke, Hillary Johnson, Rita Valencia, Michael Lally, Eleanor E. Crocket, Taylor Mead, Susan Compo, Rosanne Daryl Thomas)
1995
Mondo James Dean ( By: Lewis Shiner, Jack C. Haldeman II, Bentley Little, Michael Hemmingson, Chuck Taylor, Michael Martone, Louisa Ermelino, Terence Winch, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Sparrow ., Janice Eidus, Ai, Tino Villanueva, Edwin Corley, Robert Ready, Reuben Jackson, Stephanie Hart, D.E. Steward, David Plumb, Ed Graczyk, Hilary Howard, James Finney Boylan, Miranda Schwartz)
1996
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Mondo Barbie ( By: John Varley, Lynne Barrett, Julia Alvarez, Philip Levine, A.M. Homes, David Trinidad, Sandra Cisneros, Marge Piercy, Gary Soto, Roberta Allen, Alice McDermott, Hilary Tham, Lyn Lifshin, Rebecca Brown, Denise Duhamel, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Lynne McMahon, Kathryn Harrison, Patricia Storace, Richard Grayson, Leslie Shiel, Laura Costas, Sharon Henry, Cookie Lupton, Lisa B. Herskovits, Belinda Subraman, Ellie Schoenfeld, Sparrow ., Gregg Shapiro, Cathryn Hankla, Wayne E. Kline, Jose Padua, Jeff Weddle) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mondo Elvis ( By: Howard Waldrop, Cornelius Eady, Mark Childress, Susie Mee, Nick Cave, Mark Winegardner, Rafael Alvarez, Greil Marcus, Pagan Kennedy, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Lynne McMahon, Cathryn Hankla, Samuel Charters, Rachel Salazar, Eleanor Earle Crockett, Diane Wakoski, Judy Vernon, David Wojahn, William McCranor Henderson, Janice Eidus, Elizabeth Ash Vélez, Laura Kalpakian, Eri Makino, Ai, Michael Wilkerson, Brian Gilmore) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mondo Marilyn ( With: J.G. Ballard, Michael Hemmingson, Doris Grumbach, Beth Meacham, Lynne Tillman, Charles Bukowski, David Trinidad, Tom Whalen, Sharon Olds, Leslie Pietrzyk, Lyn Lifshin, Nanci Griffith, Robert Peters, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Gregg Shapiro, Judy Grahn, Sam Toperoff, Julia P. Dubner, Bill Morris, John Rechy, L.A. Lantz, Phyllis Burke, Hillary Johnson, Rita Valencia, Michael Lally, Eleanor E. Crocket, Taylor Mead, Susan Compo, Rosanne Daryl Thomas) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mondo James Dean ( By: Lewis Shiner, Jack C. Haldeman II, Bentley Little, Michael Hemmingson, Chuck Taylor, Michael Martone, Louisa Ermelino, Terence Winch, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Sparrow ., Janice Eidus, Ai, Tino Villanueva, Edwin Corley, Robert Ready, Reuben Jackson, Stephanie Hart, D.E. Steward, David Plumb, Ed Graczyk, Hilary Howard, James Finney Boylan, Miranda Schwartz) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
Encyclopocalypse Classics Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Odd Job ( By: Bernard McKenna, Colin Bostock-Smith) | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dracula in Love ( By: John Shirley) | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killer Flies ( By: Mark Kendall) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| In Darkness Waiting ( By: John Shirley) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Rain Ghost (Short Story) ( By: Garry Douglas Kilworth) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Courage Under Fire ( By: Patrick Sheane Duncan) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Private War ( By: Patrick Sheane Duncan) | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Criminal Macabre ( By: Steve Niles) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Visitor ( By: Chauncey G. Parker III) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nightmare Blonde ( By: Morton Wolson) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spook City ( With: Ramsey Campbell, Peter Atkins, Doug Bradley, Angus MacKenzie) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Clive Barker Anthologies
Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed
2011
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cutting Edge | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gaslight & Ghosts | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Horror Factor 7 | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Splatter-Punks: The Definitive Anthology | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| I Shudder at Your Touch: Twenty Two Tales of Sex and Horror | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Vampires | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Visions of Fear | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Giant Book of Zombies | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 4 | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Splatterpunks II | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Zombies | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Erotica | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Giant Book of Terror | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sea-Cursed | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Space Movies | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mondo Marilyn | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Terrors 2 | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Giant Book of Fantasy Tales | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Secret City | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Millenium | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Detectives | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Delicacies | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 17 | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Summer Chills | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Monsters | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Delicacies: Fear | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| The New Weird | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Living Dead | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hellbound Hearts | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dead That Walk | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Body Horror | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shivers VII | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zombies!: Tales of the Walking Dead | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mister October, Volume II | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Turn Down the Lights | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 25 | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Horrorology | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gutted | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark North | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detours | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Below the Stairs: Tales from the Cellar | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Beauty of Death, Vol. 2 | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Behind the Mask - Tales from the Id | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best of Best New Horror Volume 2 | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Revelations | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Multiverses: An anthology of alternate realities | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spook City | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
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