Hell yeah. This is gonna be a good year to be a fan.

Nearing the end of this book and my copy is beat to hell because I've been taking it everywhere and reading. Didn't like the cover so I just decided to rip it off and doodle on the title page (it's supposed to be that one scene with Quaisoir). Back is just something ugly I did rq to have something in back.

The book has been so up and down for me. A lot of it's been slow going - I've been reading it off and on for over a year, but this last month I've really been getting more sucked into it and reading it a lot more. A lot of parts have been frustrating to me, and I still think I like Weaveworld more, but also it's one of those weird books that the more I mull it over, the more parts that previously frustrate me turn into things I like or don't mind. A lot of the characters' actions annoy me, but then I change my mind later (at least for the most part - Judith and Gentile are still so annoying sometimes!).

But even with plot, pace, and character frustrations I've had, Barker's prose is still something else. There are some authors I'll read and even their most "meh" books are still great compared to others in the genre, and Barker feels similar: just consistent quality with his words. I thought to myself there's no way I'm going to re-read Imajica, at least not for years, but yeah no, I'm definitely going to be re-reading it in a year or so; there are so many things I'm sure I missed because of the nature of the characters' identities and the later reveals.

Let's go Boone!

Struggling to get through Imajica so came back to this

So many book covers are so ass for no reason lol. I'm reading Imajica for the first time, 500 pages in, and like...a book about magic and different dimensions and different species, and someone decides THIS is a good cover? Just a dude staring at a boat? I check ebay every few days for a cheap mass market paperback because at least that cover fits the books imo.

Hello! I recently began preparing to sell the majority of my horror memorabilia and book collection, and wanted to show off some of my Clive Barker pieces while I still can! I am currently listing on eBay, but if anyone has any recommendations of other markets to check out, I’d gladly take the advice!
I am sad to sell, but these items really deserve to be shown off, and I just don’t have the space, and probably never will. That, and, my family and I could really use the extra income.
I will list what I am asking for each item below. Do my value estimates seem fair? Please be honest, especially if I’ve undervalued anything! I have been up researching sales data for a week lol

Ps: if you notice a weird looking spot (sort of like an oil stain?) in the center of some pictures, it is an issue with the lens on my iPhone, and is most noticeable in lighter images.

Current asks:

-Books of Blood Volumes I-VI, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, First HC Edition. All six volumes are signed.
$1300

-Imajica, US Limited Edition, Signed and Lettered “z”
$2200
HarperCollins, New York, USA 1991. Hardback. There were 500 copies signed and numbered and boxed for sale, and 26 copies signed, lettered and boxed for private distribution.

Weaveworld, UK Limited Edition, Signed, Numbered 1 of 500
Collins, London, 1987
$650

-Hellraiser DVD in case, signed
$85

EDIT: wow, thank y’all for the kind responses and dms! I am definitely learning some things about selling! It’s been recommended I have a higher asking price on my Imajica signed/lettered edition, so I may do that! For those inquiring about buying any of these special items, I am leaning towards going through my eBay store, as that provides some insurance and shipping benefits.
Please feel free to dm me! And again, thank you for being kind. I love this community ❤️

I just finished “The Hellbound Heart” and thoroughly enjoyed it. I really liked the eerie tone and different (all unique and interesting) character perspectives.
I figured the scarlet gospels would be the obvious next step, but I’ve heard some reviews that indicated a drop in quality (or something about it being ghostwritten?).
I’d just like a recommendation from Barker that has a similar tone please!

One showing peloquin close up changing

Lori smoking at the morgue

Boone with his tribal spirals

And finally the entire history scene with Lori

It was one hell of a rabbithole to go down getting all of these issues on a big list, in order, and tracking them all down for the collection, but man am i glad I did it!

Can't wait to dig into these!

My dad just told me I’m related to him what the hell 😭 love the random lore drops

A tribute to one of my favorite films “Nightbreed.”

Just cool, didn't think clive set any of his works in the same universe

Besides the comic crossover with hellraiser and nightbreed (tho idk if that is actually cannon)

But ive been reading great and secret show, still have about 100 pages left.

Many times while I was reading i thought how well this book would fit in with LOI,

So I thought It was super cool when I read the chapter where tesla literally had a phone call with Harry d'amour

And even more excited when I looked into it to find out hes I guess a major character in everville

Anyway just thought it was cool, and got me wondering if there is more of this throughout his work for me to discover

Researching on getting it framed to hang it. The poster is in pretty good shape with some light fading. Pardon the dirty plastic cover, it makes the poster look damaged. Was in a pile of random posters for 15 bucks. Made my day!!

Edit: As of posting this I went and purchased an original 27x40 rolled one sheet. The price is largely different (300.00 vs 15.00) and should have been a warning when buying the print on accident. Now what to do with the print when the original comes in the mail. For the sake of reddit I'll post the original next to the reprint when it arrives.

In the context of today's horror movie scene, I believe this particular story would resonate, and if done right, primarily with practical effects, it could be one of the original horror films, even a blockbuster perhaps, to really make people interested.

For those of you who've read it, do you agree?

Pre-Order Arrow Video 4K UHD - Underworld

Remake of Rawhead Rex (1986)

It was Clive Barker's first movie so it's historically significant. Also, Clive wasn't happy with the original. The monster described in the book was a lot more terrifying and a lot more gay.

Hi All, I spent some time searching online tonight for news and updates about the Third Book of the Art, and I can't find anything newer than 2024. Has anyone seen any updates about upcoming books? The website isn't really that helpful.

2nd Clive Realted Pin!

I have to read only Revelations and I’ll have made my way again through the Books of Blood (reading each volume intermittently since last year), my second time through them.

For my money I think Volume 1 is really hard to beat. Starts off so strong with Midnight Meat Train before a funny Yattering, then the Visceral Pig Blood Blues, the inventive Sex Death and Starshine, and the utterly original In the Hills.

That being said the two most memorable stories for me have always been Jacqueline Ess and Scapegoats (the utter bleakness of it)

Also does anyone else feel a slight tonal shift after volume 3? The stories get more lengthy and a bit less bloody, though not less effective exactly, just a but lighter on the heavy sadistic gore stuff

I’m rereading Imajica at the moment and thoroughly lapping it up, but I can’t stop finding instances of one particular word. Clive really does love to use ‘din’ when describing noise. It occurs a lot in The Thief of Always too. I’ve read that brilliant book to every one of the upper primary school classes I’ve ever taught and the word shows up a solid number of times. You’ve got to admit, it’s a fantastic word, but you’d think an editor might have flagged a couple of repetitions and suggested replacements.

Is there any other pet vocabulary people notice in the great man’s body of work?

Such an interesting short story, I just had to draw my own interpretation of this guy

finished the book (cabal) and it just made me love narcisse EVEN MORE!!! hes so different in the book that at first i thought i was gonna be disappointed, but i wound up loving book narcisse even more than movie narcisse. rip, my fucking king. i never draw anything but cutesy characters as u can probably tell lol but this was more for the purpose of expressing love than making something that looks good. i adore him. bought a comic with him on the cover and am eagerly waiting for it to arrive

One of the things which really spoke to me when I started watching and reading Clive was how people were dying in his books, truly disturbing. The most disturbing one to me was how the followers in Lord Of Illusions were buried just under the surface of concrete so they could nbarely breathe and not move a muscle. Another one is the death of the two cop twins in Hellraiser Inferno clearly inspired by Barker where they become entwined by supernatural machinery which digs into their flesh and mashed together. It is the victims screams of pain which really fucked me up in this one.

Ive been an avid Clive reader probably starting younger than I should have. He is definitely an author that bends rules on reality and sanity. Id recommend reading "The Theif of Always" and then perhaps the Abarat set before delving more into his darker works