A review by nickn77
Books of Blood, Vol. 1 by Clive Barker

3.0

Part the first of Clive Barker’s short story collection aptly named The Books of Blood. The dead have stories to tell, but rather than scribing their tales on paper they carve their stories upon human flesh. Volume 1 consists of five very different short stories which are sure to please most fans of the horror genre. If a Lovecraftian tale starring a subway serial killer is your bag, than look no further than ’The Midnight Meat Train’. In the mood for comedic horror? Try ’The Yattering and Jack’, the story of a lesser demon who is just not terribly good at his chosen vocation. I suspect volume 2 will be finding a home on my eBook Shelf very soon.