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Author Clive BarkerClive Barker was born on October 5, 1952 in Liverpool, England. He is an author, film director, and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction.

His earliest works, a collection of short stories entitled Books of Blood, drew praise from some of the masters of the genre. Upon reading his work, Stephen King stated, "I have seen the future of horror ... and it is named Clive Barker." Barker's later works grew in size and scope to encompass epic fantasy and even young adult literature.

A number of Clive Barker's works have been made into films and television shows including Hellraiser (based on his novella The Hellbound Heart), Rawhead Rex, Nightbreed (based on his novella Cabal), and Candyman (based on his short story The Forbidden). His 2009 release The Adventures of Mr. Maimillian Bacchus and His Traveling Circus is composed of four interwoven stories penned by Clive 40 years ago.

Many of Barker's creations continue to influence the world of horror in literature and cinema, spawning countless imitations, spin offs, and sequels.

Barker recently became an American citizen. He currently lives in Beverly Hills, California. You can find our selection of Clive Barker signed, rare, and collectible book editions below this author bio.

Clive Barker Book List
His website: www.clivebarker.info
Similar authors: Ramsey Campbell, Richard Matheson, Dan Simmons, Roger Zelazny
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Infernal Parade

Signed first Edition

Infernal Parade by Clive Barker

The Great and Secret Show
Signed Limited Edition

The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker

Mister B. Gone

Signed First Edition

Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker

Coldheart Canyon

Signed First Edition

Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker

Sacrament

Signed First Edition

Sacrament by Clive Barker

In the Flesh

Signed First Edition

In the Flesh by Clive Barker

Clive Barker Bibliography


Book of The Art Series

  1. The Great and Secret Show - 1989 (Signed Limited Edition published 2016)
  2. Everville - 1994

Imajica Series

  1. Imajica - 1991
  2. The Fifth Dominion - 1995
  3. The Reconciliation - 1995

Abarat Series

  1. Abarat: The First Book of Hours - 2002
  2. Days of Magic, Nights of War - 2004
  3. Absolute Midnight - 2011

Other Novels

  • The Damnation Game - 1985
  • Weaveworld - 1987
  • Cabal - 1988
  • The Thief of Always - 1992
  • Sacrament - 1995
  • Galilee - 1998
  • Cold Heart Canyon - 2001
  • Mister B. Gone - 2007

Omnibus

  • Books of Blood Omnibus 1 Vols 1-3 - 1988
  • Books of Blood Omnibus 2 Vols 4-6 - 1988

Collections

  • Books of Blood Volume 1 - 1981
  • Books of Blood Volume 2 - 1984
  • Books of Blood Volume 3 - 1984
  • Books of Blood Volume 5 - 1985 aka In the Flesh
  • Books of Blood Volume 4 - 1985 aka The Inhuman Condition
  • Books of Blood Volume 6 - 1985
  • Incarnations: Three Plays - 1995
  • Lord of Illusions - 1995
  • Forms of Heaven: Three Plays - 1996
  • The Essential Clive Barker - 1997
  • Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three - 1998
  • Clive Barker's Tapping the Vein - 2002
  • The Scarlet Gospels - 2011

Novellas
  • The Hellbound Heart - 1986
  • The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus - 2009
  • Infernal Parade - February 2017

Series contributed to

  • Night Visions
  • Night Visions Hardshell - 1987

Anthologies edited

  • Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best I - 2003
  • Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best II - 2003

Non-Fiction

  • Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror - 1984 (with Stephen Jones)
  • Rare Flesh - 2003
  • The Hellraiser Chronicles - 2004 (with Peter Atkins and Stephen Jones)
  • Clive Barker Visions of Heaven and Hell - 2005
  • The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies - 2010

Anthologies containing stories by Clive Barker

  • Cutting Edge - 1986
  • Gaslight and Ghosts - 1988
  • Prime Evil - 1988
  • Silver Scream - 1988
  • Between Time and Terror - 1990
  • The Mammoth Book of Terror - 1990
  • Demons and Deviants - 1992
  • I Shudder at Your Touch - 1992
  • The Mammoth Book of Vampires - 1992
  • Best New Horror 4 - 1993
  • Nursery Crimes - 1993
  • To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare - 1993
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Sixth Annual Collection - 1993
  • The Giant Book of Terror - 1994
  • Little Deaths - 1994
  • Visions of Fear - 1994
  • Night Screams - 1995
  • Space Movies: Classic Science Fiction Films - 1995
  • Splatterpunks II: Over the Edge - 1995
  • Dark Terrors 2 - 1996
  • Dancing with the Dark - 1997
  • Millennium - 1997
  • The Reel Stuff - 1998
  • The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal - 1998
  • Vintage Science Fiction - 1999

Short Stories

  • The Book of Blood - 1984
  • Confession of a (pornographer's) Shroud - 1984
  • Dread - 1984
  • Hell's Event - 1984
  • Human Remains - 1984
  • In the Hills, the Cities - 1984
  • Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament - 1984
  • The Midnight Meat Train - 1984
  • New Murders in the Rue Morgue - 1984
  • Pig Blood Blues - 1984
  • Rawhead Rex - 1984
  • Scape-Goats - 1984
  • Sex, Death and Starshine - 1984
  • The Skins of the Fathers - 1984
  • Son of Celluloid - 1984
  • The Yattering and Jack - 1984
  • The Age of Desire - 1985
  • Babel's Children - 1985
  • The Body Politic - 1985
  • The Book of Blood (a Postscript): On Jerusalem Street - 1985
  • Down, Satan! - 1985
  • The Forbidden - 1985
  • How Spoilers Bleed - 1985
  • In the Flesh - 1985
  • The Inhuman Condition - 1985
  • The Last Illusion - 1985
  • Life After Death - 1985
  • The Life of Death - 1985
  • Lost Souls - 1985
  • The Madonna - 1985
  • Revelations - 1985
  • Twilight at the Towers - 1985
  • The Hellbound Heart - 1986
  • Coming to Grief - 1988
  • The Rhapsodist - 1988
  • The Departed - 1992
  • On Amen's Shore - 1992
  • Hermione and the Moon - 1993
  • Chiliad: A Meditation: Men and Sin - 1997
  • Chiliad: A Meditation: A Moment at the River's Heart - 1997

Graphic Novels and Comics

  • Hellraiser: Dark Watch #1 - with Brandon Seifert & Tom Garcia (Illustrator) - 2013
  • Hellraiser: Dark Watch #2 - with Brandon Seifert & Tom Garcia (Illustrator) - 2014
  • Hellraiser: Dark Watch #3 - with Brandon Seifert & Tom Garcia (Illustrator) - 2014

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