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A review by barts_books
Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3 by Clive Barker
5.0
Probably the finest imaginative collection of the macabre I've read since I first discovered Lovecraft.
No wonder Barker exploded onto the horror and pop culture scene in the 1980s with this superb collection as his debut.
Whilst there is some common traits e.g Barker's obsession with sexual desire, lust and body horror; no two stories are the same. There is a huge amount of variety here.
From B-movie monster horror (Rawhead Rex), to James Herbert esque dark ghost stories (Books of Blood) and much, much more.
No wonder Barker exploded onto the horror and pop culture scene in the 1980s with this superb collection as his debut.
Whilst there is some common traits e.g Barker's obsession with sexual desire, lust and body horror; no two stories are the same. There is a huge amount of variety here.
From B-movie monster horror (Rawhead Rex), to James Herbert esque dark ghost stories (Books of Blood) and much, much more.