The Guardian: Night of the Zoopocalypse review – Clive Barker story becomes zombified animal caper for horror-hungry kids
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Clive Barker
Clive Barker is a British writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror author. His work has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser series and the Candyman series.
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culture · English author, film director and visual artist (born 1952) · film director · novelist · writer · screenwriter · film producer · actor · playwright · designer · painter · illustrator · also Clive Barker, Barker
Born 5 October 1952 · Q298761
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2025· 1 entry
2020· 2 entries
Barker regained control of the Hellraiser franchise, and served as executive producer on a 2022 reboot film for the streaming service Hulu
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And is developing a Nightbreed television series directed by Michael Dougherty and written by Josh Stolberg for SyFy
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2017· 3 entries
The Guardian: Hellraiser review – Clive Barker's pinhead horror makes its point again
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Clarified on Facebook that he did not identify as a Christian
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It was published with title Infernal Parade
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2015· 1 entry
It was published with title Tortured Souls: The Legend of Primordium
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (2012).
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Barker fell into a coma for several days after contracting toxic shock syndrome, triggered by a visit to a dentist where a spillage of poisonous bacteria entered his bloodstream and almost killed him
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In 2012, Barker fell into a coma for several days after contracting toxic shock syndrome, triggered by a visit to a dentist where a spillage of poisonous bacteria entered his bloodstream and almost killed him.
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2009· 5 entries
Awarded Time Machine Award (2009).
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“The Wedding of Indigo Murphy To the Duke Lorenzo de Medici and How Angelo Was Discovered in an Orchard”
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“How Mr. Maximillian Bacchus' Travelling Circus Reached Cathay, and Entertained the Court of the Khan Called Kublai In Xanadu, How They Sought the Bearded Bird, and How, At Last, Angelo Was Lost”
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“How the Clown Domingo de Y Barrondo Fell Over the Edge of the World”
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“The Face of the Flying Fish and Why Docor Jozabiah Bentham's Theatre of Tears Sailed North”
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2008· 3 entries
The Guardian: Clive Barker
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Barker authored a foreword for the first volume of the DEMONICSEX comic series by Chuck Conner and Sean Platter
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Barker said in a December 2008 online interview (published in March 2009) that he had throat polyps which were so severe that a doctor told him he was taking in only 10% of the air he was supposed to.
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2005· 2 entries
Barker and horror film producer Jorge Saralegui created the film production company Midnight Picture Show with the intent of producing two horror films per year
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IDW published a three-issue adaptation of Barker's children's fantasy novel The Thief of Always, written and painted by Kris Oprisko and Gabriel Hernandez
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers for Days of Magic, Nights of War (2004).
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Awarded GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Barker received the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 15th GLAAD Media Awards
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2002· 1 entry
The Guardian: Review: Abarat by Clive Barker
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2001· 1 entry
And six in 2002) and a novelette starring the characters of the first six action figures
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel for Imajica (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Julia-Verlanger Award for Imajica (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
That he had several relationships with older women during his teenage years, but realised he was gay when he was around 18 or 19 years old
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Barker stated on Loveline in 1996 that he had several relationships with older women during his teenage years, but realised he was gay when he was around 18 or 19 years old.
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (1995).
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Inkpot Award (1991).
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1990· 2 entries
Awarded Cosmos 2000 Award for Weaveworld (1990).
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By Arcane/Eclipse Books, and in Visions of Heaven and Hell, published in 2005 by Rizzoli Books
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1987· 1 entry
“Six Commonplaces (from Weaveworld)”
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction for The Forbidden (1986).
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1985· 2 entries
Awarded World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. I-III (1985).
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Awarded British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction for In the Hills, the Cities (1985).
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1978· 1 entry
With former schoolmates and up-and-coming actors, many of whom would go on to become key collaborators in his film work; Doug Bradley, his long-time friend and former classmate at Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool, to
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1974· 1 entry
And two more that he was the sole writer of, A Clowns' Sodom and Day of the Dog, for The Mute Pantomime Theatre in 1976 and 1977
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-10-05.
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