Books of Blood, Vol. 1
by:
Clive Barker (author)
Six horror stories include "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Pig Blood Blues," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities." Reprint.
Six horror stories include "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Pig Blood Blues," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities." Reprint.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425083895 (0425083896)
ASIN: 0425083896
Publish date: 1986-06-01
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 210
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Anthologies,
Collections,
Thriller,
Horror,
Short Stories,
Supernatural,
Fiction
This book creeped me out so much when I was a kid that I wouldn't keep it in my room! Now that I am much older, I keep it on my writing desk at all times. This book of short stories is unique and thought provoking, with a sinister twist of the macabre. It's because of books like this that I am proud...
This is the first book of two sets of trilogies of short stories. So far there are no interconnected stories but from what I read somewhere all 6 books were written in 18 months.First of all - I enjoy reading Clive Barker's novels but there is something there that I can't put my finger on, that make...
The Yattering and Jack was my favorite. A demon is constantly taunting Jack. It got 4 stars and so did The Meat Train. Pig Blood Blues was a solid 3 but the last two about actors being dead, and the human mashed giant only get two.
I knew I was getting into some gory business when I picked up Books of Blood. The opening quote says it all: "Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red." What I didn't know was that Clive Barker would blow me away with his talent, creativity, and stunning imagination. Maybe I sh...
I originally read this book when it was a brand new release and I was fourteen. I remember buying it with my allowance at the local drugstore. I'm betting most of it went over my head at the time but I have fond memories of scaring people away from speaking to me when reading this. I'm curious h...
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