How To Contact Clive Barker…

Clive Barker is connected to Anne Rice as horror authors known for imaginative works of dark fantasy with religious iconography, often recognized for shaping modern horror literature.

“Clive Barker has been called the ‘Andrew Lloyd Webber of fantasy’; he may also be the genre’s rave-era Liberace.” (NY Times)

Clive Barker is connected to Bill Maher by programs like “Politically Incorrect” and “Real Time with Bill Maher,” where Barker discussed his work, politics, and personal views.

Clive Barker is connected to Brendan Fraser by the film “Gods and Monsters” (1998), in which he served as executive producer and Fraser starred with Ian McKellen.

Clive Barker is connected to Dean R. Koontz as a contemporary and peer in horror and dark fantasy literature, often grouped with Stephen King as leading genre authors.

Clive Barker is connected to Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) by an anthology of horror/macabre poems that they narrated.

Clive Barker and Doug Bradley are connected by co-founding the progressive theatre group “Dog Company,” and he later became famous for playing Pinhead in the “Hellraiser” horror films.

Clive Barker is connected to Clare Higgins as the writer and director of “Hellraiser” (1987), in which she played the wife, Julia Cotton. She reprised her role as Julia in “Hellraiser II” (1988).

Clive Barker is connected to George R.R. Martin by the horror/fantasy anthology “Night Visions III: Dark Harvest,” edited by him, which included a novella by Barker titled “The Hellbound Heart.”

Clive Barker is connected to Ian McKellan by the film “Gods and Monsters” (1998), in which he served as executive producer and McKellan starred with Brendan Fraser.

“I remember Jeffrey Katzenberg just wanted to sit on the floor in the middle of the big room upstairs. And I thought, this is the neatest thing–I’m sitting on the floor opposite Jeffrey Katzenberg!” (NY Times)

Clive Barker is connected to Joe Bob Briggs as a horror host and commentator who showcased Barker’s work, particularly the film “Nightbreed,” on his show “The Last Drive-In.”

“It has often been remarked that the youthful-looking Clive Barker resembles the youthful-looking Paul McCartney; I’d go a step further and say that Clive Barker is the Paul McCartney of horror fiction – like the Cute Beatle, Mr. Barker creates popular art that is superficially cheerful yet melancholic, if not profoundly pessimistic, at bottom.” (NY Times)

“You can consider Clive Barker a member of the Fab Four of horror, with Stephen King as John, the Smart Beatle; Peter Straub as George, the Ernest Beatle, and Dean R. Koontz as Ringo, the Underachieving Beatle. Together, they constitute the genre; separately, they define its limits.” (NY Times)

Clive Barker is connected to R.L. Stine as horror authors, with Barker known for adult dark fantasy novels like “Hellraiser,” and Stine famous for children’s horror with his “Goosebumps” series.

Clive Barker is connected to Robert Englund by the horror genre, with Barker as a writer/director known for creating Hellraiser and Englund as the actor who played Freddy Krueger.

Stephen King praised Clive Barker at the 1984 World Fantasy Convention, saying, “I have seen the future of horror and his name is Clive Barker,” which helped boost his literary presence.

Clive Barker is an English author, filmmaker, and visual artist known for his dark fantasy and horror works. He gained recognition in the 1980s with his short story collections “Books of Blood” and achieved mainstream success with novels like “The Hellbound Heart,” which he adapted into the cult horror film “Hellraiser.” Barker also directed films such as “Nightbreed” and “Lord of Illusions” and created the “Abarat” fantasy series. In addition to writing, he is an accomplished painter and has had his artwork exhibited internationally.