Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror by Stephen Jones

According to his website, the surgery went well and was without complications.īarker 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 (1985). On August 27, 2010, Barker underwent surgery yet again to remove new polyp growths from his throat.

He said he did not have cancer and has given up cigars. He has had two surgeries to remove them and believes his resultant voice is an improvement over how it was prior to the surgeries. He says in a December 2008 online interview (published March 2009) that this is due to polyps in his throat which were so severe that a doctor told him he was taking in ten percent of the air he was supposed to have been getting. I'm using my imagination to find meaning, both for myself and, I hope, for my readers.'įans have noticed of late that Barker's voice has become gravelly and coarse. The Official Clive Barker Resource-Revelations-Barker on SpiritualityĬlive Barker had said, 'I want to be remembered as an imaginer, someone who used his imagination as a way to journey beyond the limits of self, beyond the limits of flesh and blood, beyond the limits of even perhaps life itself, in order to discover some sense of order in what appears to be a disordered universe. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Web Site While Barker is critical of organized religion, he has stated that he is a believer in both God and the afterlife, and that the Bible influences his work. This award is presented 'to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for any of those communities'. In 2003, Clive Barker received The Davidson/Valentini Award at the 15th GLAAD Media Awards. Clive Barker Biography - Yahoo! Movies Educated at Dovedale Primary School and Quarry Bank High School, he studied English and Philosophy at Liverpool University and his picture now hangs in the entrance hallway to the Philosophy Department.

Clive Barker was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Joan Rubie (née Revill), a painter and school welfare officer, and Leonard Barker, a personnel director for an industrial relations firm.

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror by Stephen Jones