Clive Barker Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author, film director, video game designer and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories known as the Books of Blood which established him as a leading young horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser and Candyman series. He was the Executive Producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.Barker's paintings and illustrations have been featured in galleries in the United States, as well as within his own books. He has also created original characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been adapted to the medium.His archives have been a source of material for biographies and non-fiction books containing his personal essays, discussions of his fringe theater work, interviews, and other content.
Full Name
Clive Barker
Net Worth
$7.5 million
Date Of Birth
October 5, 1952
Place Of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Occupation
Author, film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playwright, painter, illustrator & visual artist
Profession
Screenwriter, Video Game Designer, Film producer, Author, Film director, Playwright, Actor, Painter, Illustrator, Visual Artist
Education
University of Liverpool
Nationality
British
Parents
Leonard Barker, Joan Ruby Revill
Partner
Johnny Raymond Jr., Johnny Raymond Jr.
Nicknames
Clive Barker, Barker, Clive
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Awards
Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers, World Horror Convention Grand Master Award, GLAAD Media Davidson/Valentini Award, Lambda Literary Award for LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror, Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy, World Fantasy Award for Best Collection/Anthology
Nominations
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Art Book, Locus Award for Best Collection, World Fantasy Award—Long Fiction, Locus Award for Best Young-Adult Book
Movies
Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Lord of Illusions, The Midnight Meat Train, Candyman, Rawhead Rex, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Book of Blood, Dread, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Hellraiser: Inferno, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, Hellraiser: Deader, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Hellraise...
TV Shows
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror, The 100 Scariest Movie Moments
Star Sign
Libra
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Trademark
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His stories often feature alternate worlds hidden in our own
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Frequently casts Doug Bradley
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Often writes and directs adaptations of his work himself
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Expresses his feminist and environmental views in his stories
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Themes of despair and suffering
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Horror and fantasy stories
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Quote
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Something I'm often asked at conventions is "What do you take to see this stuff?" and I don't! I just use my natural abilities.
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People who've been good at this stuff are often Brits, and I see myself as continuing that tradition.
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I used to think that you'd open the door and there was Narnia. Increasingly, I think it's all around us.
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Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.
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'Underworld' was my first filmed book. I think there are about seven of my lines in it.
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Neil Gaiman is a star. He constructs stories like some demented cook might make a wedding cake, building layer upon layer, including all kinds of sweet and sour in the mix.
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I remember when I watched Hellraiser (1987) with my mother. She cried when she saw my name in the opening credits and I had to tell her that that was the happiest she was going to be for the next two hours.
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Pinhead, who doesn't do a decent, nice thing through eight movies still manages to receive fan mail from women who would like to bear his children
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Most 'Horror' movies nowadays aren't horror movies. They don't strike me as being horrific. That's why I am very careful when using the word 'Horror' to describe something
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I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain.
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Some people think that horror films are some sort of second class filmmaking, and the only way to bypass that thinking is being proud of the fact that we do it.
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I don't take accusations of selling out lightly.
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All I've ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night.
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Fact
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Barker lives in Beverly Hills with his partner, Johnny Ray Raymond Jr.
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He is a vegetarian.
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In "The Great and Secret Show" Tommy Ray and Jo-Beth are described as "two souls, one egg". Monozygotic twins are always the same sex.
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A longtime comic book fan and has written his own series' for Marvel and Boom! studios.
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His influences include Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, William S. Burroughs, William Blake, and Jean Cocteau, among others.
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Working on a remake of the Cult Classic Hellraiser (1987). [2008]
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Producing and writing the video game Jericho (2007) with Codemasters, expected to release in Fall 2007 [October 2006]
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Close friends with Neil Gaiman.
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2009 Separated from his partner of 13 years photographer David Emilian Armstrong.
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Grew up on Penny Lane, the same street that The Beatles sing about in their song, "Penny Lane".
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Initially accepted nothing more than a silver dollar for his book "The Thief of Always".
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Also a fine artist, and shows his painting and drawings in Los Angeles at Bert Green Fine Art.
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In the Independent on Sunday [UK] 2006 Pink LIst - a list of the most influential gay men and women - Barker came no. 72, down from no. 68.
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Author of the successful "Abarat" series of books. There are three books now available: "Abarat", "Days of Magic, Nights of War (Book Two)" and "Absolute Midnight (Book Three). According to his official site, there will eventually be Five books (in total) to complete the series!.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 64-74. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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After not liking the adaptations of his books Transmutations (1985) and Rawhead Rex (1986), he directed his first film, Hellraiser (1987), based on 'The Hellbound Heart', a film that has become a cult classic.
