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Clive Barker
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Clive Barker is an English creative figure born in 1952 who has worked across multiple artistic fields as an author, film director, and visual artist. His work across literature, cinema, and visual art has made him a significant influence in horror and dark fantasy genres.
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Film & TV
Liverpool, England, UK
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…
Known for
- The Dark Fantastic — Self2025
- Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II — Self (archive footage)2015
- Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth2009
- Teddy Scares — Edwin Morose (voice)2006
- Halloween: 25 Years of Terror — Self2006
- The Making of 'Psycho' — Self2005
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans — Self2005
- Fangoria: Blood Drive — Himself / DVD Extras2004
- Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos — Self2004
- Clive Barker: Raising Hell — Self2004
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-10-05 ) 5 October 1952 (age 73) , Liverpool , England
- Occupations
- Writer filmmaker visual artist
- Website
- clivebarker .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Barker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Hellraiser
- Official website
- www.clivebarker.info
- Image
- CliveBarker (cropped2).jpg
- Residence
- Liverpool
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- influenced by
- Ray Bradbury
- Commons category
- Clive Barker
- date of birth
- 1952-10-05
- topic's main category
- Category:Clive Barker
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Clive Barker
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- social media followers
- 126125
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is a British writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror author. His work has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser series (the first installment of which he also wrote and directed) and the Candyman series.
Barker's paintings and illustrations have been shown in galleries in the United States, and have appeared in his books. He has also created characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been featured in ongoing comics series.
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