The forbidden clive barker book6/7/2023 Some folks were lucky enough to have discovered The Books of Blood during their initial publication, but most of us found out about this Clive Barker guy because of that quote, which was taken out of context anyway and eventually got whittled down to “. And they sold books: “‘I have seen the future of horror and his name is Clive Barker’-Stephen King.” The name of the Maine man was, whenever possible, emblazoned across the cover of books that had nothing to do with him: King pull-quotes-either blurbs comparing the author to King or the praise of King himself-were everywhere. Many of the book covers looked the same, and the talent exhibited within ranged from laughable to sublime. The multi-media success of Stephen King had generated an industry, and in the world of publishing, mass market terror ruled. Sevin.-eds.ĭuring the mid-eighties, drugstore spin-racks and bookstore shelves were heavy with horror. Clive Barker was not available for interview, so in lieu of our usual Author Spotlight format, instead we present you with this brief appreciation of the man’s life and career by R.J.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |