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Books of Blood
AuthorClive Barker
Cover artistClive Barker
CountryFlag of United Kingdom UK
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBooks of Blood
Genre(s)Horror, short stories
PublisherSphere Books (UK)
Publication date1984-1986
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)

Books of Blood are a series of horror fiction collections written by the British author Clive Barker.

There are six books in total, each simply subtitled Volume 1 through to Volume 6, and were subsequently re-published in two omnibus editions containing three volumes each. Each volume contains four or five stories.

They were published between 1984 and 1985. With the publication of the first volume, Barker became an overnight sensation and was hailed by Stephen King as "the future of horror". The book won both the British and World Fantasy Awards.

Although undoubtedly horror stories, like most of Barker's work they mix fantasy themes in as well. The tales invariably take place in a contemporary setting, usually featuring everyday people who become embroiled in a terrifying or mysterious events. Barker has stated in Faces of Fear (interview book) that an inspiration for The Books of Blood was when he read Dark Forces (book) in the early 1980's and realized that a horror story collection must not have any narrow themes, consistent tone or restrictions. The stories could range from the humorous to the truly horrific.

One of the stories, "The Forbidden," was adapted into the movie Candyman, although the film was set in the U.S. whilst the story was set in England.

For some editions, each book's cover was illustrated by Clive Barker himself.

Eighteen of the stories in the Books of Blood were adapted by Eclipse Books in the comic series Tapping the Vein as well as other titled adaptions.


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