Books of Blood are a series of horror fiction collections
written by the British author Clive Barker.
There are six books in total; each simply subtitled Volume 1
through to Volume 6, each volume contains four or five stories. They were
published between 1984 and 1985. With the publication of the first volume,
Barker became an overnight sensation and was hailed by Stephen King as
"the future of horror". The book won both the British and World
Fantasy Awards.
Although undoubtedly horror stories, like most of Barker's
work they mix fantasy themes in as well. The tales invariably take place in a
contemporary setting, usually featuring everyday people who become embroiled in
terrifying or mysterious events. Barker has stated in Faces of Fear that an
inspiration for The Books of Blood was when he read Dark Forces in the early
1980s and realized that a horror story collection need not have any narrow themes,
consistent tone or restrictions. The stories could range from the humorous to
the truly horrific.
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