Bücher von Clive Barker

Rediscover the true meaning of fear in this collection of horror stories from New York Times bestselling author Clive Barker."The most provocative tales of terror ever published."-The Washington PostWith the publication of Books of Blood, Clive Barker became an overnight literary sensation. His tour de force collection of brilliantly disturbing tales demonstrated a genius for dark invention that rivaled Poe and Sade. He was hailed by Stephen King as "the future of horror," and won both the British and World Fantasy Awards. Now, with his numerous bestsellers, graphic novels, and hit movies like the Hellraiser films, Clive Barker has become an industry unto himself. It is his powerful writing style and arresting imagery that have made Books of Blood a classic-and Clive Barker a cult phenomenon.

"The Hellbound Heart" is one of Clive Barker's best, a nerve-shattering novella about the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within its endless domain. It is about greed and love, lovelessness and despair, desire and death, life and captivity, bells and blood. It is one of the most dead-frightening stories you are likely to ever read.

"Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles where every childhood whim may be satisfied. There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not stop to consider the consequences. It is only when the house shows its darker face--when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows--that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's philanthropy. But the house and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle. Mr. Hood has ambitions for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any he has encountered in ten centuries."--

Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. "A gigantic, superlatively edited historical overview of horror fiction." -Chicago Sun-Times In The Dark Descent, hailed as one of the most important anthologies ever to examine horror fiction, editor David G. Hartwell traces the complex history of horror in literature back to the earliest short stories. The Dark Descent showcases the finest of these ever written--from the time-honored classics of masters of the form.

In the little town of Palomo Grove, two great armies are amassing; forces shaped from the hearts and souls of America. In this New York Times bestseller, Barker unveils one of the most ambitious imaginative landscapes in modern fiction, creating a new vocabulary for the age-old battle between good and evil. Carrying its readers from the first stirring of consciousness to a vision of the end of the world, The Great and Secret Show is a breathtaking journey in the company of a master storyteller.

Der Horrorklassiker jetzt als Hörbuch. Die Studentin Helen schreibt eine Arbeit über Graffiti und stößt in einem heruntergekommenen Viertel von Chicago auf den als „Candyman" bekannten Großstadtmythos. Als sie immer tiefer in die Recherche eintaucht, ist sie bald davon überzeugt, dass Candyman etwas mit erst kürzlich verübten Morden in der Gegend zu tun hat. „Das Verbotene" ist die Geschichte einer zum Leben erweckten Großstadtlegende und einer unterdrückten Community, die ihresgleichen beschützt.Clive Barker, geboren 1952 in Liverpool, ist ein britischer Schriftsteller und Regisseur für Fantasy- und Horrorbücher bzw. – filme. Bereits mit seinem ersten Band von Horrorkurzgeschichten, „Bücher des Blutes" (1984), feierte er große Erfolge und wurde mit Preisen ausgezeichnet. Es folgten weitere Bücher in dem Genre, und er begann auch die Drehbücher für die Verfilmung seiner Bücher zu schreiben. Barker lebt in Los Angeles.