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Clive Barker Mini-Bio:
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both metaphysical 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 series.
Film work -
Barker has a keen interest in movie production, although his films have received mixed receptions. He wrote the screenplays for Underworld (aka Transmutations - 1985)...
and Rawhead Rex (1986)...
...both directed by George Pavlou and matched with little critical success. Displeased by how his material was handled, he moved to directing with Hellraiser (1987), based on his novella The Hellbound Heart...
His early movies, the shorts The Forbidden...
...and Salome, are experimental art movies with surrealist elements, which have been re-released together to moderate critical acclaim. After his film Nightbreed (Cabal)...
...which was widely considered to be a flop, Barker returned to write and direct Lord of Illusions...
...Barker was an executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters, which received major critical acclaim. He had been working on a series of movie adaptations of his The Abarat Quintet books under Disney's management, but has admitted that because of creative differences, this project will not go ahead. He is also developing a film based on his Tortured Souls line of toys from McFarlane Toys.
In October 2006, Barker announced through his official website that he will be writing the script to a forthcoming remake of the original Hellraiser movie.
A short story titled "The Forbidden", from Barker's Books of Blood, provided the basis for the film Candyman and its two sequels.
Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura directed the 2008 film Midnight Meat Train from Jeff Buhler's screenplay based on Barker's short story of the same name for Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate.
A movie is planned of his 'Book of Blood' short story, to be filmed in 2007. Also he will write and produce upcoming films Born, The Thief of Always and other future projects.
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