Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic - Softcover

Winter, Douglas E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000715092X ISBN 13: 9780007150922

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

The long-awaited authorized biography of the man who created The Books of Blood and Weaveworld.

Barker: a contemporary myth-maker, explorer of our darkest instincts and ultimate fears – the writer who, more than any other contemporary figure, has shaped our nightmares through diverse media. Novelist, playwright, scriptwriter and director he is a master at twisting the mundane to make it fantastic and frightening.

In a detailed biography, enabled through unprecedented access to Barker and his closest friends and family, Douglas Winter reveals at last what haunts the man who haunts us all.

About this title

Review:

“Absorbing and meticulous, this thorough accounting of Clive Barker as a man of boundless imagination is a work of solid scholarship and a complete portrait of a still-young, still-evolving artist who has accomplished much”
Washington Times

“Weaves literary analysis and biography to paint a compelling portrait of a restless writer, director, producer and actor”
Variety

“Reading and completing The Dark Fantastic, I felt transformed. Don’t hesitate to open this physically and metaphysically huge book and enjoy every word of it. You will emerge liberated and ready to discover new worlds of your own”
Nova Express

From the Back Cover:

Barker: a contemporary myth-maker, explorer of our darkest instincts and ultimate fears – the writer who, more than any other contemporary figure, has shaped our nightmares through diverse media. Novelist, playwright, scriptwriter and director he is a master at twisting the mundane to make it fantastic and frightening.

In a detailed biography, enabled through unprecedented access to Barker and his closest friends and family, Douglas Winter reveals at last what haunts the man who haunts us all.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 000715092X
• ISBN 13: 9780007150922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 688