- Fiction, Horror, Horror stories, Puzzles
From his Books of Blood to The Damnation Game, Weaveworld, and The Great and Secret Show, to scores of short stories, bestselling novels, and now major motion pictures, no one comes close to the vivid imagination and unique terrors provided by Clive Barker.
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- Author
- Clive Barker
- First published
- November 1, 1991
- Pages
- 176
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks, HarperTorch, Harper
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780006470656
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“So intent was Frank upon solving the puzzle of Lemarchand's box that he didn't hear the great bell begin to ring.”
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
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