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Clive Barker

Writing

Born: 1952-10-05
From: Liverpool, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.8

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author, film director 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 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 motion pictures, notably the Hellraiser and Candyman series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clive Barker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations13 won · 27 nominated

Nominated

Bram Stoker Award for Novel

The Scarlet Gospels

2015
🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

2012
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Absolute Midnight

2012
🏆 Won

Time Machine Award

2009
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Days of Magic, Nights of War

2005
Nominated

August Derleth Award

Days of Magic, Nights of War

2005
🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers

Days of Magic, Nights of War

2004
🏆 Won

GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award

2004
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Abarat

2003
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Coldheart Canyon

2002
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Galilee

1999
🏆 Won

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

Imajica

1998
🏆 Won

Julia-Verlanger Award

Imajica

1997
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Sacrament

1997
Nominated

August Derleth Award

Sacrament

1997
Nominated

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

Imajica

1997
🏆 Won

World Horror Convention Grand Master Award

1995
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Everville

1995
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

The Thief of Always

1993
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Imajica

1992
🏆 Won

Inkpot Award

1991
🏆 Won

Cosmos 2000 Award

Weaveworld

1990
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

The Great and Secret Show

1990
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection

Cabal

1989
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

Cabal

1989
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Cabal

1989
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Weaveworld

1988
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

Weaveworld

1988
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Novella

The Hellbound Heart

1987
Nominated

Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel

The Damnation Game

1987
🏆 Won

British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction

The Forbidden

1986
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI

1986
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

The Damnation Game

1986
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The Damnation Game

1986
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection

Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI

1986
🏆 Won

British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction

In the Hills, the Cities

1985
🏆 Won

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection

Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. I-III

1985
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. I-III

1985
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Novella

Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament

1985
🏆 Won

Lambda Literary Award

Acting27 titles

Fear in the Dark
9.0
Movie

Fear in the Dark

1991Documentary
Horror Cafe
8.5
Movie

Horror Cafe

1990Documentary
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
Stephen King's World of Horror
8.0
Movie

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989Documentary
100 Scariest Movie Moments
7.9
Series

100 Scariest Movie Moments

2004Documentary
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
7.8
Movie

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

1999Documentary
The Making of 'Psycho'
7.5
Movie

The Making of 'Psycho'

2005Documentary
The Road to 'Dracula'
7.5
Movie

The Road to 'Dracula'

1999Documentary
Clive Barker: The Art of Horror
7.5
Movie

Clive Barker: The Art of Horror

1992Documentary
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
7.3
Movie

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

2004Documentary
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
7.0
Movie

Clive Barker: Raising Hell

2004Documentary
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
6.9
Movie

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006Documentary
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale
6.5
Movie

The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

1999Documentary
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.5
Movie

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005Documentary
Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4
Movie

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

2015Documentary
Stephen King's World of Horror
6.1
Movie

Stephen King's World of Horror

1986Documentary
Sleepwalkers
6.1
Movie

Sleepwalkers

1992Horror
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0
Series

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 - ...Comedy
Prisoners of Gravity
5.9
Series

Prisoners of Gravity

1989-1994Documentary
Salome
5.4
Movie

Salome

1973Horror
Quicksilver Highway
5.1
Movie

Quicksilver Highway

1997Horror
The Forbidden
4.7
Movie

The Forbidden

1978Horror
Fangoria: Blood Drive
4.0
Movie

Fangoria: Blood Drive

2004Horror
Barn of the Blood Llama
3.4
Movie

Barn of the Blood Llama

1997Comedy
Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth
0
Movie

Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth

2009Documentary
Bride of Weekend of Horrors
0
Movie

Bride of Weekend of Horrors

1991Documentary
The Dark Fantastic
0
Movie

The Dark Fantastic

2025Documentary

Directing5 titles

Hellraiser
6.9
Movie

Hellraiser

1987Horror
Nightbreed
6.4
Movie

Nightbreed

1990Horror
Lord of Illusions
5.9
Movie

Lord of Illusions

1995Horror
Salome
5.4
Movie

Salome

1973Horror
The Forbidden
4.7
Movie

The Forbidden

1978Horror

Writing37 titles

Tales from the Darkside
7.2
Series

Tales from the Darkside

1984-1988Drama
Hellraiser
6.9
Movie

Hellraiser

1987Horror
Candyman
6.7
Movie

Candyman

1992Drama
No More Souls
6.6
Movie

No More Souls

2004Horror
Night of the Zoopocalypse
6.6
Cartoon

Night of the Zoopocalypse

2025Animation
Nightbreed
6.4
Movie

Nightbreed

1990Horror
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4
Movie

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988Horror
Books of Blood
6.3
Movie

Books of Blood

2020Horror
Hellraiser
6.2
Movie

Hellraiser

2022Horror
The Midnight Meat Train
6.2
Movie

The Midnight Meat Train

2008Horror
Candyman
6.0
Movie

Candyman

2021Horror
Lord of Illusions
5.9
Movie

Lord of Illusions

1995Horror
Haeckel's Tale
5.8
Movie

Haeckel's Tale

2006Horror
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
5.7
Movie

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

1992Horror
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
5.5
Movie

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995Horror
Dread
5.5
Movie

Dread

2009Horror
Hellraiser: Inferno
5.4
Movie

Hellraiser: Inferno

2000Horror
Salome
5.4
Movie

Salome

1973Horror
Book of Blood
5.4
Movie

Book of Blood

2009Horror
Rawhead Rex
5.3
Movie

Rawhead Rex

1986Horror
Hellraiser: Bloodline
5.3
Movie

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996Horror
Valerie on the Stairs
5.3
Movie

Valerie on the Stairs

2006Horror
Hellraiser: Judgment
5.1
Movie

Hellraiser: Judgment

2018Horror
Quicksilver Highway
5.1
Movie

Quicksilver Highway

1997Horror
Hellraiser: Hellseeker
5.0
Movie

Hellraiser: Hellseeker

2002Horror
Hellraiser: Hellworld
4.7
Movie

Hellraiser: Hellworld

2005Horror
The Forbidden
4.7
Movie

The Forbidden

1978Horror
Candyman: Day of the Dead
4.6
Movie

Candyman: Day of the Dead

1999Horror
Hellraiser: Deader
4.6
Movie

Hellraiser: Deader

2005Horror
Saint Sinner
4.5
Movie

Saint Sinner

2002Sci-Fi
Underworld
4.0
Movie

Underworld

1985Horror
Hellraiser: Revelations
3.5
Movie

Hellraiser: Revelations

2011Horror
Hellraiser: Prophecy
3.3
Movie

Hellraiser: Prophecy

2006Horror
Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament
1.8
Movie

Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament

2009Horror
The Entwined
0
Movie

The Entwined

2024Horror
The Yattering And Jack
0
Movie

The Yattering And Jack

1987Horror
Hellbound Laments
0
Movie

Hellbound Laments

2020Horror

Production15 titles

Gods and Monsters
6.9
Movie

Gods and Monsters

1998Drama
Candyman
6.7
Movie

Candyman

1992Drama
Night of the Zoopocalypse
6.6
Cartoon

Night of the Zoopocalypse

2025Animation
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
6.4
Movie

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

1988Horror
Books of Blood
6.3
Movie

Books of Blood

2020Horror
The Midnight Meat Train
6.2
Movie

The Midnight Meat Train

2008Horror
Hellraiser
6.2
Movie

Hellraiser

2022Horror
Lord of Illusions
5.9
Movie

Lord of Illusions

1995Horror
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
5.7
Movie

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

1992Horror
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
5.5
Movie

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995Horror
Dread
5.5
Movie

Dread

2009Horror
Book of Blood
5.4
Movie

Book of Blood

2009Horror
Hellraiser: Bloodline
5.3
Movie

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996Horror
The Plague
4.9
Movie

The Plague

2006Thriller
Saint Sinner
4.5
Movie

Saint Sinner

2002Sci-Fi

Visual Effects1 title

Hellraiser
6.9
Movie

Hellraiser

1987Horror