CLIVE BARKER
Name: Clive Barker
Born: 5 October 1952
Barker was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Joan Ruby (née Revill), a
painter and school welfare officer, and Leonard Barker, a personnel director for
an industrial relations firm.[1][2] He studied English and philosophy at
Liverpool University. Barker, who is openly gay, lives in Los Angeles,
California with his partner of 17 years, photographer David Armstrong and
Armstrong's daughter Nicole from a previous relationship.
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).
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.
His most recent novel (2007) is Mister B. Gone
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.[3]. Displeased by how his material was
handled, he moved to directing with Hellraiser (1987), based on his novella The
Hellbound Heart. 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. Barker was an executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which
received major critical acclaim. 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 now go
ahead. He is also developing a film based on his Tortured Souls line of toys
from McFarlane Toys.
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.
Name: Clive Barker
Born: 5 October 1952
Barker was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Joan Ruby (née Revill), a
painter and school welfare officer, and Leonard Barker, a personnel director for
an industrial relations firm.[1][2] He studied English and philosophy at
Liverpool University. Barker, who is openly gay, lives in Los Angeles,
California with his partner of 17 years, photographer David Armstrong and
Armstrong's daughter Nicole from a previous relationship.
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).
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.
His most recent novel (2007) is Mister B. Gone
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.[3]. Displeased by how his material was
handled, he moved to directing with Hellraiser (1987), based on his novella The
Hellbound Heart. 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. Barker was an executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which
received major critical acclaim. 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 now go
ahead. He is also developing a film based on his Tortured Souls line of toys
from McFarlane Toys.
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.