Clive Barker

With a special introduction by Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City, this is a unique selection of the author's best short stories and extracts from his novels, chosen by Clive and accompanied by a personal commentary which reveals the man behind the art.

INFINITY. HERE. NOW. What if every decision you’ve ever made created a new reality. A new life, a new world of possibilities for what you could become? What if the best of all possible worlds is just around the corner? Or the worst? This anthology brings together an international cast of luminaries to explore the infinite worlds of what could be. The smashed together chaos of multiple Londons piled on top of each other; a world where a tunnel turns Japan and the United States into close neighbours; catastrophic accidents on multidimensional spacecraft; shadowy organisations and the merciless assassins they control; the unstoppable force of your infinite grandmothers. Explore the infinite beauties and terrors of the multiverse with the finest minds writing in science fiction today, and see what could have been… Featuring stories from: Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Charlie Jane Anders Eugen Bacon Clive Barker Paul Di Filippo Alix E. Harrow Rumi Kaneko (translated by Preston Grassmann) Ken Liu Ian McDonald Annalee Newitz Yukimi Ogawa Chana Porter Alastair Reynolds Jayaprakash Satyamurthy D. R. G. Sugawara Jeffrey Thomas Lavie Tidhar

Clive Barker writes an all-new original comic book series! Julian Demond, captain of industry, has left behind everything to begin a walkabout -- he believes he’s on a mission from God. While in the wasteland, he comes across a figure unlike any other, who calls himself Wick…and claims to be God. Their journey will span the globe, as neither man merely wants to make a mark on a world, but a scar. Clive Barker, along with internationally acclaimed artist Haemi Jang (Hellpraiser: The Road Below) come together to create the next legendary work in the canon of one of the great writers of our era.

A dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages, the third part of a quintet, richly illustrated by the author.

Bringing together fiction from some of the city’s most celebrated writers, The Book of Liverpool traces the unique contours that decades of social and economic change can impress on a city. Set against key historical moments from the Second World War to the Capital of Culture year, these stories question what ‘belonging’ and ‘home’ mean in the Liverpudlian context, from the regenerated city centre to satellite suburbs, from the sparring cathedrals to the no-go concrete housing estates. Liverpool emerges in these short stories as a city in constant flux: haunted by ghosts, buoyed up by myths, and shifting with an ebb and flow like the Mersey itself.

A massive tale of secrets, corruption and magic between two feuding families â?? the powerful Gearys and the shadowy Barbarossas.

On the borderland between this world and the world of Quiddity, the sea of our dreams, sits Everville. For years it has lived in ignorance of the gleaming shore on which it lies. But its ignorance is not bliss.

NEZAKONNOE POTREBLENIE NARKOTICHESKIKh SREDSTV, PSIKHOTROPNYKh VESCHESTV, IKh ANALOGOV PRICHINJAET VRED ZDOROVJu, IKh NEZAKONNYJ OBOROT ZAPRESCHEN I VLECHET USTANOVLENNUJu ZAKONODATELSTVOM OTVETSTVENNOSTGorod Evervill nichego ne znaet o svoem neobychnom proshlom. On pojavilsja blagodarja vlijaniju strannykh sil, i okolo nego granitsy mezhdu nashim mirom i mirom Suschnosti, velikogo morja, v kotorom zarozhdajutsja vse chelovecheskie sny, istoncheny i gotovy v ljuboj moment razrushitsja. Zdes, v etom gorode, sojdutsja ne na zhizn, a na smert srazu neskolko igrokov, i odni iz nikh stremjatsja ovladet Iskusstvom, zapoluchiv neverojatnoe moguschestvo, drugie khotjat unichtozhit vse vokrug, a treti popadajut v prostranstvo Suschnosti, gde v glubinakh obitajut neverojatnye razumnye sozdanija, na sushe potrjasajut voobrazhenie goroda, nepredstavimye chelovecheskim razumom, a na gorizonte uzhe pokazyvajutsja sily, tainstvennye, bessmertnye i neimoverno chuzhdye ljudjam, kotorye stremjatsja peredelat vse miry po sobstvennomu obrazu i podobiju. I srazitsja s nimi pridetsja gerojam Pervoj Knigi Iskusstva, a takzhe chastnomu detektivu Garri D'Amuru, dlja kotorogo borba protiv zla - eto lichnaja vendetta.

Rendolf Jaffe, odinokij tikhij neudachnik, ustraivaetsja na pochtu goroda Omakhi i popadaet v otdel nedostavlennykh pisem. Razbiraja tonny korrespondentsii, on neozhidanno ponimaet, chto v nekotorykh samykh strannykh poslanijakh soderzhitsja sokrytoe znanie o podlinnom ustrojstve mira, o nekoem more grez pod nazvaniem Suschnost, istochnike snovidenij i zhelanij vsekh ljudej na Zemle, a takzhe o sile, sposobnoj podchinit prostranstvo i vremja, kotoroe v pismakh nazyvaetsja Iskusstvom. Chuvstvuja, chto vpervye obrel tsel v zhizni, i menjajas pod vozdejstviem poluchennoj informatsii, Jaffe s fanatichnoj oderzhimostju reshaet ovladet Iskusstvom, proniknut v Suschnost i obresti podlinnuju vlast. Tolko on esche ne znaet, chto vskore obretet moguschestvennogo vraga, chto poisk mozhet radikalno iskazit samogo ischuschego, a Suschnost tait nemalo tajn, v etom more est inye berega, i s ikh obitateljami chelovechestvu luchshe nikogda ne vstrechatsja. Tak nachinaetsja epicheskoe puteshestvie, i ono voleju sudby privedet sopernikov v nebolshoj gorodok Palomo-Grouv, kotoryj stanet arenoj dlja poistine apokalipticheskikh sobytij.

The only official Hellraiser book, featuring exclusive imagery and an Introduction by the legendary horror writer and the film’s director Clive Barker.In 1987, writer/director Clive Barker unleashed Hellraiser, an instant classic which changed the face of horror cinema forever. The Cenobites soon returned, and their leader, the chilling Pinhead (played by Doug Bradley), rapidly became a worldwide icon.The Hellraiser Chronicles is a beautifully produced, full colour photographic companion to Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth—featuring stunning, specially shot portrait photography unavailable elsewhere, and also script extracts, design sketches, behind-the-scenes stills and interviews.It is the only official Hellraiser book, with an Introduction by Clive Barker, and a must for all fans of the series.

If, as Carl Jung said, Liverpool is "the pool of life" then here are things from the darkest depths of that pool, brought to the surface to terrify and startle you...Liverpool has long been known as a city of dreamers. But not all those dreams are as beautiful as a Beatles melody or as funny as a Paul O'Grady punchline. Here are the darker dreams of the Merseyside imagination, the macabre imaginings of Liverpool's Princes of Nightmare. Along with an introduction by native son Doug Bradley-world-famous as Pinhead, the iconic demon of the Hellraiser movies-this book collects together the Liverpool-based fictions of Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, and Peter Atkins, three of horror literature's most celebrated talents.Think it's grim up North? You don't know the half of it. Welcome to Liverpool After Midnight. Welcome to the dark side Welcome to...SPOOK CITY

Dva kultovykh proizvedenija Klajva Barkera, samolichno ekranizirovannykh pisatelem, pod odnoj oblozhkoj."Vosstavshij iz ada" - budorazhaschee nachalo legendarnoj khorror-sagi. Frenk Kotton vozmechtal otkryt dlja sebja bezdonnyj istochnik udovolstvij, no neskolko pereborschil. Kto zhe mog znat, chto v nekotorykh mirakh naivysshej formoj udovolstvija schitajutsja zapredelnye stradanija? A ved samye roskoshnye stradanija - eto, konechno zhe, stradanija vechnye."Nochnoj narod" - jarkij i gipnoticheskij roman o pobege v iskuplenie. Neustojchivaja psikhika vnushaet junoshe Bunu, chto on - krovozhadnyj ubijtsa. V uzhase ot samogo sebja Bun stremitsja popast v zagadochnyj gorod, gde jakoby nakhodjat uteshenie dazhe vkonets propaschie. No gorod okazyvaetsja naselen - i vesma neobychnym narodom...

Dva kultovykh proizvedenija Klajva Barkera pod odnoj oblozhkoj.Frenk Kotton otkryvaet tainstvennuju shkatulku Lemarshana, nadejas tem samym dobratsja do istochnika nezemnykh naslazhdenij. Odnako v raznykh mirakh i predstavlenija o naslazhdenijakh raznye, ne pravda li? Junyj Bun, otchajanno zhelaja smyt s sebja tjazhkij grekh mnogokratnogo ubijstva, ischet legendarnyj gorod Midian. Bun nadeetsja obresti tam otpuschenie, no ved ljuboj gorod - v pervuju ochered mesto, gde kto-to zhivet... V knigu voshli znamenitaja povest "Vosstavshij iz ada", polozhivshaja nachalo odnomu iz izvestnejshikh khorror-tsiklov v istorii, i roman "Nochnoj narod".

"Menacing demons, wondrous miracles, sinister magic, and vivid characters make Thief a compulsive, lightning-paced tales that almost begs to be read aloud."--Miami HeraldOne of horror master and international bestselling author Clive Barker's classic early novels--the tale of a haunted house with many a dark secret, now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true . . .Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles where every whim may be satisfied. There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not consider the consequences. It is only when the house shows its darker face--when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows--that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's generosity.But the house and its mysterious architect will not release Harvey without a battle. Mr. Hood has plans for his young guest, a boy whose soul burns brighter than any he has encountered in ten centuries. . . .

Britanets Klajv Barker zarekomendoval sebja kak master uzhasov. Pisatel-fantast, stsenarist, rezhisser... Ego knigi stali bestsellerami, a film "Vosstavshij iz ada" - kultovym v zhanre khorror. No odnazhdy Barkeru prishla v golovu ideja povesti, kotoruju smogut prochitat ne tolko vzroslye, no i deti. I objazatelno najdut kljuchik k khitroj shkatulke, na dne kotoroj, za prikljuchenijami i zhivoj intrigoj, prjachetsja glubokaja istorija ob uskolzajuschem vremeni i neobkhodimosti tsenit to, chto u nas est v nastojaschem.Unylyj i tosklivyj fevral byl dlja Kharvi nevynosim. Vse jarkie i sladostnye vospominanija o Rozhdestve uzhe sterlis i potuskneli, a leto nastupit tak neskoro, chto v nego trudno poverit. No Kharvi povezlo: strannyj neznakomets privel malchika v udivitelnoe mesto, gde dni napolneny solnechnym svetom, a nochi - chudesami. Zdes mozhno est nevidannye bljuda, guljat, igrat i razvlekatsja skolko khochetsja, a vremena goda menjajutsja v techenie dnja - chtoby ne naskuchit. No chto Dom Otdokhnovenija vozmet vzamen?..Dlja detej srednego i starshego shkolnogo vozrasta.Perevodchik: Muchnik TatjanaKhudozhnik: Nekhodova Olga

A horrifying and spellbinding tale by the "great imaginer of our time" (Quentin Tarantino) and New York Times bestselling author Clive Barker about the magical world lying right beneath our feet.In a home of an elderly woman in Liverpool lies a carpet. Suzanna Parish is called to Liverpool after her grandmother has a stroke. Cal Mooney is on the run from an escaped homing pigeon. Together they find themselves accidently drawn into the strange world that lies beneath the mysterious rug. Here, a race of magical beings have hidden themselves from the normal world to escape human persecution and an evil known as the Scourge. But two other evils, a ruthless witch and her sidekick, seek the carpet for their own gain and will do whatever it takes to find it. As the intricate weavings of the tapestry come undone, Suzanna and Cal must face their biggest fears to save this discovered land and all its inhabitants. Brutal, beautiful, brilliant, and full of his original illustrations, Clive Barker spins his best in this "unhinged and indulgent" (Entertainment Weekly) imaginative tale.

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE HULU ORIGINAL FILM Rediscover the true meaning of fear in this collection of horror stories from Clive Barker, New York Times bestselling author and creator of the Hellraiser series. Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red. In this tour de force collection of brilliantly disturbing tales, Clive Barker combines the extraordinary with the ordinary, bringing to life our darkest nightmares with stories that both seduce and devour. As beautiful as they are terrible, the pages of this volume are stained with unsettling imagery, macabre humor, and visceral dread. Here then are the stories written on the Book of Blood. Read, if it pleases you, and learn.... This Volume includes: "The Book of Blood" - "The Midnight Meat Train" - "The Yattering and Jack" - "Pig Blood Blues" - "Sex, Death and Starshine" - "In the Hills, the Cities"

Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red. In this tour de force collection of brilliantly disturbing tales, Clive Barker combines the extraordinary with the ordinary, bringing to life our darkest nightmares with stories that both seduce and devour. As beautiful as they are terrible, the pages of this volume are stained with unsettling imagery, macabre humor, and visceral dread. Here then are the stories written on the Book of Blood. Read, if it pleases you, and learn.... This Volume includes: "The Book of Blood" - "The Midnight Meat Train" - "The Yattering and Jack" - "Pig Blood Blues" - "Sex, Death and Starshine" - "In the Hills, the Cities".