Here was an author who wrote horror that had an innate sense of queerness to it, not only in characters but in themes. I have written before about the impact his fiction had on me. It’s the book you should hide when proper company comes over, but instead you set it out on the coffee table so they know who they’re dealing with. It makes you squirm in your chair and appreciate the fact that you’re reading something and experiencing emotions that perhaps you shouldn’t be. He simply did not recognize the limitations existed and unleashed one horror after another on an increasingly rabid fan-base who wanted more.īarker’s fiction is sexy. Barker did not push the limits of horror. You would know you’re reading a Clive Barker story even if it were presented to you without name or title. He’s perhaps one of the most influential horror writers since the 1980s, blending fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction elements into something that manages to be both terrifying and profound. That name alone is enough to send a shiver down your spine.
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