{"product_id":"books-of-blood-books-1-to-3-by-clive-barker","title":"Books of Blood (Books 1 to 3) by Clive Barker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONTENT WARNING:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Extreme horror isn't for the faint of heart. These books may contain graphic violence, disturbing imagery, explicit subject matter, and other potentially upsetting content. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Proceed at your own risk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the 1984 publication of Books of Blood, Clive Barker became an overnight literary sensation. 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. But it all started here, with this tour de force collection that rivals the dark masterpieces of Edgar Allan Poe. Read him. And rediscover the true meaning of fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover the true meaning of fear in this collection of horror stories from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Clive Barker--now with a new Afterword by Grady Hendrix!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most provocative tales of terror ever published.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, with his numerous bestsellers, graphic novels, and hit movies like the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHellraiser \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003efilms, Clive Barker has become an industry unto himself. It is his powerful writing style and arresting imagery that have made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a classic--and Clive Barker a cult phenomenon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY GRADY HENDRIX, WITH ADDITIONAL PRAISE FROM THE HORROR WRITING COMMUNITY, INCLUDING VICTOR LAVALLE, MICK GARRIS, ERIC LAROCCA, ALMA KATSU, SARAH LANGAN, PAUL TREMBLAY, JOHN LANGAN, CYNTHIA PELAYO, AND HAILEY PIPER.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Liverpool in 1952, Clive Barker has written and produced a number of plays, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein in Love, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich are as diverse in style and subject as the fiction he has written since. His volumes of short fiction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks of Blood, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eearned him immediate praise from horror fans and literary critics alike. He won both the British and World Fantasy awards, and was nominated for the coveted Booker Prize, Britain's highest literary award. His bestselling novels include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Damnation Game, Imajica, Coldheart Canyon, The Thief of Always, The Great and Secret Show, Everville, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbarat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Gospels. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is also the creator of the now-classic Hellraiser films as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightbreed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of Illusions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: Oct. 1, 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 528 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9780425165584\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62865088217169,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/BooksofBloodVol.1to3_PB.png?v=1791701234","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/books-of-blood-books-1-to-3-by-clive-barker","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}