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A review by persypie
Books of Blood: Volume One by Clive Barker
5.0
“Autumn is Hell’s season.”
A superb collection of horrifying tales from the Master of Darkness, Clive Barker. My favorite of the bunch was Pig Blood Blues. Every story was disturbing, original, and such a treat to read.
I can’t wait to dive into the other books of blood.
I wish I would have captured short reviews for each story read in this collection (as is now tradition) but alas, I did not. I’ll compile the ones I do have here.
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INDIVIDUAL REVIEWS
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The Yattering and Jack ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Let there be blood. Let there be agony. They’d all break.”
A delightful take on a poltergeist story with a bit of a surprise at the end. It gives new meaning to see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
+++
Pig Blood Blues ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“This is the state of the beast—to eat and be eaten.”
Suspenseful, unsettling, and every bit the horror masterclass I’ve come to expect from Clive Barker. This story might be short but it certainly packs a punch.
A little reminiscent of Lord of the Flies?
+++
Midnight Meat Train ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Does the beef salute the butcher as it throbs to its knees?”
This is another twisted tale from master horror writer Clive Barker. It feels like it was inspired by aspects of the Cthulhu mythos—the Old Gods, the macabre, and the mouth of madness that swallows the human mind when faced with the unknown.
I’ll never look at New York City the same way again.
A superb collection of horrifying tales from the Master of Darkness, Clive Barker. My favorite of the bunch was Pig Blood Blues. Every story was disturbing, original, and such a treat to read.
I can’t wait to dive into the other books of blood.
I wish I would have captured short reviews for each story read in this collection (as is now tradition) but alas, I did not. I’ll compile the ones I do have here.
+++++++++++++++++++
INDIVIDUAL REVIEWS
+++++++++++++++++++
The Yattering and Jack ⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Let there be blood. Let there be agony. They’d all break.”
A delightful take on a poltergeist story with a bit of a surprise at the end. It gives new meaning to see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
+++
Pig Blood Blues ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“This is the state of the beast—to eat and be eaten.”
Suspenseful, unsettling, and every bit the horror masterclass I’ve come to expect from Clive Barker. This story might be short but it certainly packs a punch.
A little reminiscent of Lord of the Flies?
+++
Midnight Meat Train ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Does the beef salute the butcher as it throbs to its knees?”
This is another twisted tale from master horror writer Clive Barker. It feels like it was inspired by aspects of the Cthulhu mythos—the Old Gods, the macabre, and the mouth of madness that swallows the human mind when faced with the unknown.
I’ll never look at New York City the same way again.