Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic
- ISBN-10
- 000715092X
- ISBN-13
- 9780007150922
- Series
- Clive Barker
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 671
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- Douglas E. Winter
Description
The 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 this 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.
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