I always thought he was known for fictional war writing like Tom Clancy. I never knew he was known for his horror stories. He wrote Hellraiser and Candyman was inspired by a short he wrote. I might need to add him to one of my favorite authors…

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Oh, awesome find!

    Some imdb information:

    Clive Barker | Known for: Nightbreed, Hellraiser, Candyman, The Midnight Meat Train | “All I’ve ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night.” | His influences include Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, William S. Burroughs, William Blake, and Jean Cocteau, among others.[1]

    Candyman | 1992 | R | 1h 39m | Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Horror, Thriller | The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster’s myth.[2]

    Hellraiser | 1987 | R | 1h 34m | Body Horror, Supernatural Horror, Horror, Thriller | A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.[3]

    1. [1] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000850/ ↩︎

    2. [2] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103919/ ↩︎

    3. [3] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093177/ ↩︎

    • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
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      15 days ago

      I’m curious how old you and OP are. I have no idea how you’re surprised by this.

        • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
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          15 days ago

          No that’s not relevant here. Clive Barkers name is synonymous with horror.

          “Til Santa goes down chimneys. I’m one of the ten thousand!” Not how it works.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            15 days ago

            You would be amazed what people who have been around for 70 years or more should know but don’t.

            My mother is 83. She doesn’t live in a hole. She’s doesn’t ignore popular culture, or at least didn’t until she was probably in her late 60s.

            I told her my daughter went to a Steve Miller Band concert. Did she say, “oh, they’re still around?” No. She said, “who?”

            And then I sang “The Joker” and “Jet Airliner” and she still had no idea.

            • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
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              15 days ago

              Well yeah, obviously no one knows everything. But OP has the wrong person to start with, and then this other person chimes in as if they know what OP is talking about. And then uses the 10k as an excuse.

              I love that there might two new fans of Barker, that’s awesome. But the entire thing is built on a misunderstanding haha.

              I was honestly curious how old they are. But the snide remark makes me not care anymore.