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For the South African football (soccer) coach, see Clive Barker (soccer). Clive William Barker (born June 23, 1944 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African Football (soccer coach
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Clive Barker

Clive Barker in 2007
Born 5 October 1952 (1952-10-05) (age 55)
Liverpool, England
Occupation Author, film director and visual artist

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Biography

Personal life

Barker was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Joan Rubie (née Revill), a painter and school welfare officer, and Leonard Barker, a personnel director for an industrial relations firm. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary [1][2] Educated at the same schools as John Lennon: Dovedale County Primary and Quarrybank. He studied English and philosophy at Liverpool University. The University of Liverpool is a University in the city of Liverpool, England. Barker lives in Los Angeles, California with his partner of 17 years, photographer David Armstrong and Armstrong's daughter Nicole from a previous relationship. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

In 2003, Clive Barker received The Davidson/Valentini Award at the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. This award is presented "to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for any of those communities". [3]

Writing career

Barker is one of the leading authors of contemporary horror/fantasy, writing in the horror genre early in his career, mostly in the form of short stories (collected in Books of Blood 1 - 6), and the Faustian novel The Damnation Game (1986). Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Books of Blood are a series of Horror fiction collections written by the British author Clive Barker. Something that is faustian refers to a wider interpretation of the events of Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The Damnation Game is a horror Novel by Clive Barker, published in 1985 The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books Later he moved towards modern-day fantasy and urban fantasy with horror elements in Weaveworld (1987), The Great and Secret Show (1989), the world-spanning Imajica (1991) and Sacrament (1996), bringing in the deeper, richer concepts of reality, the nature of the mind and dreams, and the power of words and memories. Urban fantasy is a subset of Contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary real-world urban settings--as opposed to 'traditional' Weaveworld is a novel by Clive Barker. It was published in 1987 and could be categorized as Dark fantasy. The year 1987 in literature involved some significant events and new books The Great and Secret Show is a novel by British author Clive Barker. The year 1989 in literature involved some significant events and new books Imajica is a Fantasy novel by British author Clive Barker. Barker names it as his favorite of all his writings The year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books Sacrament is a 1996 novel by British author Clive Barker. "It is set in Yorkshire in England in San Francisco and in Hudson Bay The year 1996 in literature involved some significant events and new books His most recent novel (2007) is Mister B. Gone

Barker's distinctive style is characterized by the notion of hidden fantastical worlds coexisting with our own, the role of sexuality in the supernatural and the construction of coherent, complex and detailed universes. Mister B Gone is a short novel by Clive Barker. Mister B Gone was released in the UK, 23 October 2007 retailing at £15 The term supernatural or supranatural ( Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature" pertains to entities events Barker has referred to this style as "dark fantasy" or the "fantastique". Dark fantasy is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy including marvelous abilities with those of horror His stories are notable for a deliberate blurring of the distinction between binary opposites such as hell and heaven, or pleasure and pain (the latter particularly so in 'The Hellbound Heart').

When the Books of Blood were first published in the United States in paperback, Stephen King said of Barker: "I have seen the future of horror and its name is Clive Barker". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, A critical analysis of Barker's work appears in S. T. Joshi's The Modern Weird Tale. Sunand Tryambak Joshi (b 22 June 1958 in Pune, India) is an Indian American Literary Critic, and a leading (2001)

Film work

Barker has a keen interest in movie production, although his movies have received varying acclaim. He wrote the screenplays for Underworld (aka Transmutations - 1985) and Rawhead Rex (1986), both directed by George Pavlou and matched with little critical success. There were also films called Underworld in 1927, 1937, 1996 and 2003 Underworld (aka Transmutations Rawhead Rex is a 1986 film based on a short story by Clive Barker which originally appeared in Volume 3 of his Books of Blood series [4]. Displeased by how his material was handled, he moved to directing with Hellraiser (1987), based on his novella The Hellbound Heart. Hellraiser is a 1987 British Horror film exploring the themes of Sadomasochism, pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear The Hellbound Heart is a horror Novella by Clive Barker. It was the basis for the movie Hellraiser. His early movies, the shorts The Forbidden and Salome, are experimental art movies with surrealist elements, which have been re-released together to moderate critical acclaim. After his film Nightbreed (Cabal), which was widely considered to be a flop, Barker returned to write and direct Lord of Illusions. Nightbreed is a 1990 Horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his Novella Cabal. Lord of Illusions is a horror film written and directed by English author filmmaker and artist Clive Barker. Barker was an executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which received major critical acclaim. Gods and Monsters is a 1998 Film which recounts the (somewhat fictionalized last days of the life He had been working on a series of movie adaptations of his The Abarat Quintet books under Disney's management, but has admitted that because of creative differences, this project will not go ahead. He is also developing a film based on his Tortured Souls line of toys from McFarlane Toys. Tortured Souls, also known as Clive Barker 's Tortured Souls, is a series of six action figures and a novelette starring the characters of the series McFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions Inc

In October 2006, Barker announced through his official website that he will be writing the script to a forthcoming remake of the original Hellraiser movie. [5][6]

A short story titled "The Forbidden", from Barker's Books of Blood, provided the basis for the film Candyman and its two sequels. For other entities called Candyman see Candyman. Candyman is a 1992 Slasher film starring Virginia Madsen

Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura is attached to direct Midnight Meat Train from Jeff Buhler's screenplay based on Barker's short story of the same name for Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate for 2008 release. (born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese Film director growing in popularity in Japan and in the international Japanese film community The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 Horror film based on Clive Barker 's 1984 short story of the same name which can be found in Volume One Lakeshore Entertainment Group is an American Independent film Production company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933-2002 Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Barker wrote a screenplay for the American remake of the Japanese film Gojira but it was rejected by Toho (the company that created the Godzilla franchise) for being too "dark and disturbing" to be a Godzilla film. is a large Japanese Independent film Studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group The remake was finally made by Roland Emmerich in 1998. Roland Emmerich (born November 10 1955 is a German Film director, Screenwriter, and producer.

A movie is planned of his 'Book of Blood' short story, to be filmed in 2007. [7]

Visual art and plays

Barker is a prolific visual artist working in a variety of media, often illustrating his own books. His paintings can be seen on the covers of the collections of his plays, Incarnations (1995) and Forms of Heaven (1996), as well as on the second printing of the original UK publications of his Books of Blood series. His artwork is currently exhibited at Bert Green Fine Art in Los Angeles, CA, and in the past has also been shown at the Bess Cutler Gallery in New York and La Luz De Jesus in Los Angeles. Many of his sketches and paintings can be found in the collection Clive Barker, Illustrator, published in 1990 by Arcane/Eclipse Books, and in Visions of Heaven and Hell, published in 2005 by Rizzoli Books. Clive Barker Illustrator is a book of ink sketches and some full-color paintings by British author Clive Barker.

He also worked on the creative side of a horror computer game, Clive Barker's Undying, providing the voice for the character Ambrose. A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Clive Barker's Undying is a horror -themed First-person shooter Computer game based on the Unreal Tournament game engine. Undying was developed by DreamWorks Interactive and released in 2001. DreamWorks Interactive was a Video game developer, formed in March 1995 as a joint venture between Microsoft and DreamWorks SKG. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Barker also provided the artwork for his young adult novel The Thief of Always (1992) as well as the Abarat series. The Thief of Always is a novel by Clive Barker that was published in 1992. Abarat is a fantasy book both written and illustrated by Clive Barker aimed primarily at young adults Barker announced in July 2006 that he has returned to the video game industry, working on Clive Barker's Jericho for Codemasters which was released in late 2007. Clive Barker’s Jericho is a Supernatural horror -themed First person shooter Video game with author Clive Barker Codemasters (earlier known as Code Masters and often nicknamed Codies in magazines is one of the longest running British Video game developers [8]

Comic books

A longtime comics fan, Barker achieved his dream of publishing his own superhero books when Marvel Comics launched the Razorline imprint in 1993. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Razorline was an Imprint of American Comic book company Marvel Comics that ran from 1993-1995 Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Based on detailed premises, titles and lead characters he created specifically for this, the four interrelated titles — set outside the Marvel universe — were Ectokid (written first by James Robinson, then by future Matrix co-creator Larry Wachowski, with art by Steve Skroce), Hokum & Hex (written by Frank Lovece, art by Anthony Williams), Hyperkind (written by Fred Burke, art by Paris Cullins and Bob Petrecca) and Saint Sinner (written by Elaine Lee, art by Max Douglas). Ectokid is a Fantasy Comic book series published by Marvel Comics ' Razorline Imprint, created by filmmaker and horror The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and Biography Andy and Larry Wachowski were born to a Polish-American family in Chicago. Hokum & Hex is a Superhero Comic book series published by Marvel Comics ' Razorline Imprint, created by filmmaker and Frank Lovece is an American Journalist, Author, Comedy performer and Comic-book Writer. Anthony Williams is a Welsh Comic book Artist. Biography He broke into comics at Marvel UK, drawing for the series Hyperkind is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics ' 1993-1995 Razorline imprint created by Clive Barker, written by Fred Burke Saint Sinner is a horror / Fantasy Comic book published by Marvel Comics as a part of the Razorline Imprint. (A different actor named Elaine Lee appears in a cameo in Serenity; there is also a South African born Australian based actor named A 2002 Barker telefilm titled Saint Sinner bore no relation to the comic.

Barker horror adaptations and spin-offs in comics include the Marvel/Epic series Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Pinhead, The Harrowers, Book of the Damned and Jihad; Eclipse Books' series and graphic novels Tapping The Vein, Dread, Son of Celluloid, Revelations The Life of Death, Rawhead Rex and The Yattering and Jack, and Dark Horse Comics' Primal, among others. Hellraiser is a 1987 British Horror film exploring the themes of Sadomasochism, pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear Fictional character biography Pinhead was not always a Cenobite, but was in fact once human Eclipse Comics was an American Comic book Publisher, one of several influential independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s A Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics

In 2005, IDW published a three-issue adaptation of Barker's children's fantasy novel The Thief of Always, written and painted by Kris Oprisko and Gabriel Hernandez. The Thief of Always is a novel by Clive Barker that was published in 1992. IDW is also currently publishing a 12 issue adaptation of Barker's novel The Great and Secret Show.

In December 2007, Chris Ryall and Clive Barker announced an upcoming collaboration of an original comic book series, Torakator, to be published by IDW. [9]

Bibliography

Novels

Collections

Biographies

Nonfiction

Computer games

See also

References

  1. ^ Clive Barker Biography (1952-)
  2. ^ Clive Barker Biography - Yahoo! Movies
  3. ^ The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Web Site
  4. ^ The Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090233/
  5. ^ The Official Clive Barker Resource - Revelations - Exclusive Interviews 15
  6. ^ Clive Barker remaking Hellraiser - Fangoria news, 20 October, [[2006
  7. ^ Revelations - official site interview 7 September 2007
  8. ^ Clive Barker Returns To Games - TotalGaming.net news, 19 July 2006
  9. ^ The Official Clive Barker Resource - Revelations - Uncompleted Other Projects - B

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NAME Barker, Clive
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Author, film director and visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1952-10-5
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
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