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craw's review against another edition
5.0
I love these books. The imagination is fantastic but more importantly the language is just so delicious and satisfying. King may always be known as the master of horror but I feel Barkers rich syllabic gravy makes King feel like the fast food of horror. Yeah fast food is great but and you can devour it by the bucketload but when you get a juicy slab of well prepared seitan you can’t help but hail it. Barker is gourmet horror.
tokenkobold's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nosro's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
punkyjewster's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
abattleofmice's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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? No
5.0
emadisonc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There was a memory and a promise of blood in the air.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Child abuse
joyride's review against another edition
what an introduction to barker (though i've watched hellraiser). absolutely not for everyone, but personally found it fucking satisfying.
clive barker stories are so wet and horny and gross (highly complimentary)
these are three adjectives i can get behind
medium: audiobook (narr. Jim Zeiger)
chantelleleblanc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ousinari's review against another edition
5.0
ця збірка новел в навушниках була моїм вірним побратимом дорогою в інститут і під час ранкових пробіжок. тепер у мене на районі є біговий маршрут який асоціюється з історією про виправну колонію де хлопчиків ритуально згодовують сатанинській свині і острівець безпеки дорогою на роботу, де одного сонячного ранку я почула про старійшин Нью-Йорку, що живуть в закинутій гілці метро і харчуються тілами нью-йоркців, які були вбиті, або померли у вагонах метрополітену
dysisa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25