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Books of Blood, Vol 1
Books of Blood Vol 1
Author: Clive Barker
These enthusiastic tales are not ashamed of visceral horror, of blood splashing freely across the page: "The Midnight Meat Train," a grisly subway tale that surprises you with one twist after another; "The Yattering and Jack," about a hilarious demon who possesses a Christmas turkey; "In the Hills, the Cities," an u...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780297787617
ISBN-10: 0297787616
Publication Date: 8/29/1985
Pages: 160
Edition: New edition
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Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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Don't read it at night!
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A nice introduction to Clive Barker and some unsettling horror.
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this was the first book by Clive Barker I read. I picked it up by a friends suggestion after complaining that nothing I've read lately was any good. So I sat down after she gave me Books of Blood Vol. 1

To be honest I'm not a short story kind of person and growing up on Stephen King and Poe and Lovecraft I was wondering how Barker would measure up. Boy was I in for a surprise! From page 1 I was obsessed with this book, I couldn't book down, I took it to work and would sneak off to the bathroom just to read a page or two when I couldn't stand my own impatience to find out what happened.

The stories are original, creepy in a it gets under your skin kind of way, makes you wonder about people who seem harmless (esp. after the Midnight Meat Train). I read well into the night then laid awake thinking about the stories like Pig Blood Blues and Sex Death and Starshine.

***** 5 star review from me!!
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Another good one. Stories in this volume include some of Barker's more interesting and well-known works. Rides into darkness and absurdity, with his signature touch for adding sexuality and gritty human nature seamlessly in fantastic horror. A good read if you like his previous works, not as tame as King, not as wordy as Koontz, a blend of visceral, graphic horror and chilling, though no one story will leave the lights on. Well told tales, sparks of violence, sex, dark comedy, and literary sense woven in a dark web.


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