![]() ![]() He also explores the abstract notion of dreams, its significance and power of human mind in relation to memories and formation of language. Most of Clive Barker’s works deals with the concept of reality and blurs the line between fantastical world and the real one. His renowned fantasy series, The Books of Abarat, is targeted at the young adults. The Great and Secret Show (1989) is another dark fantasy and marked as the first book in The Art Trilogy. In fact, it was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. It is classified as a dark fantasy presenting the concept of parallel worlds. Subsequently, he touched upon horror fiction combined with urban fantasy in the novel Weaveworld (1987). The book narrates a Faustian tale that has certain scandalous themes at its center as such cannibalism, self-mutilation and incest. In 1985, he published his first horror novel, The Damnation Game. For instance, “Rawhead Rex”, “The Forbidden” and “The Midnight Meat Train” are famously transformed into movies.Īdditionally, Barker has written novels early in his writing career. ![]() Moreover, multiple stories from Books of Blood have been adapted for films and television series. Also, it can even border on comic horror and tragic horror. After reading it he realized that a collection can have horror stories varying in tone, themes and characterization. According to Barker, he was inspired to write horror stories when he came across an anthology, Dark Forces. ![]()
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