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dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not for the faint-hearted, these stories are seriously twisted
fast-paced
I enjoyed this short story series! They were surprisingly diverse for something written in the 80s. My favourite was about a demon pestering an oblivious man. The shifting perspectives in each story are fun.
So many creepy and fascinating stories. If you like to be creeped out than Clive Barker is your man. Highly recommend.
final ranking:
1 the skins of the fathers
2 in the hills, the cities
3 rawhead rex
4 dread
5 human remains
6 book of blood
7 sex death and starshine
8 the midnight meat train
9 jacqueline ess: her last will and testament
10 pig blood blues
11 son of celluloid
12 scape-goats
13 the yattering and jack
14 new murders in the rue morgue
15 confessions of a pornographer's shroud
16 hell's event
loved all of them in their own way. have never read a horror anthology with this much variety and this much creativity. the stories range from blood curdling to delightful and they all go places I wasn't expecting and carved out dark spaces in my mind. Clive barker makes gore sexy. this is a book to savor, like a tasty carcass.
1 the skins of the fathers
2 in the hills, the cities
3 rawhead rex
4 dread
5 human remains
6 book of blood
7 sex death and starshine
8 the midnight meat train
9 jacqueline ess: her last will and testament
10 pig blood blues
11 son of celluloid
12 scape-goats
13 the yattering and jack
14 new murders in the rue morgue
15 confessions of a pornographer's shroud
16 hell's event
loved all of them in their own way. have never read a horror anthology with this much variety and this much creativity. the stories range from blood curdling to delightful and they all go places I wasn't expecting and carved out dark spaces in my mind. Clive barker makes gore sexy. this is a book to savor, like a tasty carcass.
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated