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pwnyboy's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Confinement
rmphyllis's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Medical trauma
myweereads's review against another edition
“There’s no conscious thing on the face of the world that doesn’t know dread more intimately than its own heartbeat.”
Dread by Clive Barker is a short story which is featured in volume 2 of The Book Of Bloods. It’s the story of philosophy student Steve who meets Quaid and they both delve deep into conversation about fear and how one is gravely afraid of their own. For Quaid there is no delight the equal of dread, as long as it’s someone else’s.
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This story is one of my favourites. It’s the intense and relatable horror of fear becoming real and how we would deal with it. We have Quaid a sadistic character who wants to push people to their dread to see how they cope and he does this via experiments. What I like about him is his persistence and Barker in his unique writing makes the dread jump of the page and unsettle the reader. The graphic novel and the short story are both full of sick horror which I really enjoyed. The story was also made into a movie which for me wasn’t as great 🤷🏽♀️
Dread by Clive Barker is a short story which is featured in volume 2 of The Book Of Bloods. It’s the story of philosophy student Steve who meets Quaid and they both delve deep into conversation about fear and how one is gravely afraid of their own. For Quaid there is no delight the equal of dread, as long as it’s someone else’s.
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This story is one of my favourites. It’s the intense and relatable horror of fear becoming real and how we would deal with it. We have Quaid a sadistic character who wants to push people to their dread to see how they cope and he does this via experiments. What I like about him is his persistence and Barker in his unique writing makes the dread jump of the page and unsettle the reader. The graphic novel and the short story are both full of sick horror which I really enjoyed. The story was also made into a movie which for me wasn’t as great 🤷🏽♀️
mrakovenec's review
3.0
ten konec halo???? proste jsou dva typci, kteri chtějí poznat strach a ten jeden je lowkey magor no a zamkne svoji vegetarianskou holku v pokoji na nekolik dni a basically ji tim donuti prekonat strach z masa a potom unese v ramci experimentu i druhyho typka steva, ktery byl jako decko hluchy a mel z toho trauma no a tadá samozřejmě ze zaridi, aby neslysel. jenze stevovi hrabne, naprosto se zblazni a jeho mozek se stane mozkem malyho ditete, zavrou ho do ustavu, ale on utece, vezme sekyru a toho wannabe filozofa zabije
pozorkouse's review against another edition
4.0
ten konec halo???? proste jsou dva typci, kteri chtějí poznat strach a ten jeden je lowkey magor no a zamkne svoji vegetarianskou holku v pokoji na nekolik dni a basically ji tim donuti prekonat strach z masa a potom unese v ramci experimentu i druhyho typka steva, ktery byl jako decko hluchy a mel z toho trauma no a tadá samozřejmě ze zaridi, aby neslysel. jenze stevovi hrabne, naprosto se zblazni a jeho mozek se stane mozkem malyho ditete, zavrou ho do ustavu, ale on utece, vezme sekyru a toho wannabe filozofa zabije
lauriereadslohf's review against another edition
4.0
Look at me actually hitting the tbr pile :). I bought this new. In 1993! I'm catching up.
I read Dread in Books of Blood Volume 2 a few years back and found it a bit difficult to get into. This graphic novel still makes the skin crawl but cuts out a lot of the tedious talk that bogged down the novella. The artwork is dread-worthy, washed with a dark-hued palette that certainly fits the tone of the story. This isn't my favorite Barker short but it’s worth seeking out of if you’re a fan.
Because I’m super lazy, here’s my plot synopsis/review of the novella from 2010.
Stephen Grace is a university student who catches the eye of a teacher named Quaid. Stephen is afraid of public speaking but Quaid instructs him not only to give voice to his fears but to analyze them. Quaid is fascinated with dread in all its facets and revels in learning more about it.
I have to admit this short story took some work getting into. Seven tries to be exact. It didn’t hook me right away and was a bit boring and dry. Stephen meets Quaid in a local bar and they have a really tedious conversation about the “beast” of philosophy and how the school doesn’t really teach it, eventually leading into a discussion about dread. This begins their tenuous friendship. After some checking around, Stephen learns that strangely enough no one on campus knows much at all about Quaid. When a bright beautiful student named Cheryl begins spending time with Quaid, Stephen is initially jealous because she’s hogging so much of his time. Before long Stephen realizes Quaid is only interested in Cheryl because she is a vegetarian who fears meat. And you just know this isn’t going to end well . . .
Quaid, you see, has been “experimenting” with all facets of dread, trying to learn all he can to expand his intelligentia. Before Stephen realizes what is going on with the not-so-sane Quaid, he has already exposed his fears to him. But things don’t end quite as Quaid expects as he experiences the ultimate lesson in dread.
Though this story was a slow starter, once it got moving it didn’t let up. Barker usually does an amazing job building dread so this story suits his talent well. It’s a slow build but once you get through the first few dull pages you get a decent payoff.
I read Dread in Books of Blood Volume 2 a few years back and found it a bit difficult to get into. This graphic novel still makes the skin crawl but cuts out a lot of the tedious talk that bogged down the novella. The artwork is dread-worthy, washed with a dark-hued palette that certainly fits the tone of the story. This isn't my favorite Barker short but it’s worth seeking out of if you’re a fan.
Because I’m super lazy, here’s my plot synopsis/review of the novella from 2010.
Stephen Grace is a university student who catches the eye of a teacher named Quaid. Stephen is afraid of public speaking but Quaid instructs him not only to give voice to his fears but to analyze them. Quaid is fascinated with dread in all its facets and revels in learning more about it.
I have to admit this short story took some work getting into. Seven tries to be exact. It didn’t hook me right away and was a bit boring and dry. Stephen meets Quaid in a local bar and they have a really tedious conversation about the “beast” of philosophy and how the school doesn’t really teach it, eventually leading into a discussion about dread. This begins their tenuous friendship. After some checking around, Stephen learns that strangely enough no one on campus knows much at all about Quaid. When a bright beautiful student named Cheryl begins spending time with Quaid, Stephen is initially jealous because she’s hogging so much of his time. Before long Stephen realizes Quaid is only interested in Cheryl because she is a vegetarian who fears meat. And you just know this isn’t going to end well . . .
Quaid, you see, has been “experimenting” with all facets of dread, trying to learn all he can to expand his intelligentia. Before Stephen realizes what is going on with the not-so-sane Quaid, he has already exposed his fears to him. But things don’t end quite as Quaid expects as he experiences the ultimate lesson in dread.
Though this story was a slow starter, once it got moving it didn’t let up. Barker usually does an amazing job building dread so this story suits his talent well. It’s a slow build but once you get through the first few dull pages you get a decent payoff.
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