- Fantasy in art, Horror in art, Barker, clive, 1952-, Art, modern, 20th century
For more than 25 years, Barker has awed fans and critics alike with his groundbreaking works of fiction, but what few know is that the heart of his fantastic worlds lies in pictures.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Grave, character-led, contemporary and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the book
- Author
- Clive Barker
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Rizzoli, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780847827374
Where to read
Libraries first: a card gets you most books for nothing. Each opens that service’s page for this title.
On Open Library, 5 want to.
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the *Books of Blood*, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the *Hellraiser* and *Candyman* series. He was also the executive producer of the film *Gods and Monsters*. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been featured in galleries in the United States as well as within his own books. He has created original characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been adapted to
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Good morning, midnight 201669% alikeBoth grave, contemporary, earnest.
The Hill We Climb 202166% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
We Were Eight Years in Power 201762% alikeBoth grave, earnest, contemporary.
The Light Pirate 202261% alikeBoth grave, contemporary, earnest; this one is more plot-driven.
Vagabonds 202061% alikeBoth grave, contemporary, earnest.
The Leftovers 201161% alikeBoth contemporary, grave, contemplative.
Travellers 201960% alikeBoth grave, contemporary, earnest.
Maximum city 200460% alikeBoth grave, earnest, contemporary.
To Your Eternity 202166% alikeTelevision · Both earnest, grave, contemporary.
Necrophosis 202564% alikeGame · Both grave, contemporary, contemplative.