Synopses & Reviews
In this richly illustrated volume--masterfully complied from the BBC television miniseries by Stephen Jones--Clive Barker, the modern master of horror, takes you on a terrifyingly intimate tour of his personal sources and secrets. Here is the unspeakable stuff of which Barker's vision was formed: a wonderfully eclectic and wide-ranging collection of nightmares from the literature and film. Meet serial killers and serious authors, outlaw directors and rebel artists, legendary monsters and movie stars from Psycho to Silence of the Lambs. From exorcisms to zombie dances, chaos to cannibalism, Lovecraft to Elm Street, Dracula to Deuteronomy, discover the dark and grisly world of Clive Barker.
Synopsis
Prepare yourself for a terrifying excursion to the darkest recesses of the imagination. Presented as a tie-in to the BBC-TV series, Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror explores an unholy alphabet of fear as it delves into the books, movies, comics, and cults that made horror one of today's most popular genres. It is at once a fascinating collection of stories and true facts behind the icons of terror, as well as a comprehensive and essential guide to the field.
Synopsis
Covering everything from American Psycho to Zombie, here is the ultimate guide to the world of horror. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of color and black-and-white photos, this is a must-have for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker himself. Developed as a tie-in to a BBC-TV special series hosted by Barker, it is at once a fascinating collection of stories, history, and facts behind pop culture's icons of horror and an essential reference guide to the field.
About the Author
Stephen Jones is the winner of three World Fantasy Awards, three International Horror Guild Awards, four Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Awards, and eighteen British Fantasy Awards, and has also been nominated for a Hugo Award. One of Britain's most acclaimed horror and dark fantasy writers and editors, he has nearly one hundred books to his credit, including Stardust: The Visual Companion, Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide, The Essential Monster Movie Guide, Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror, and the poetry volume Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse, coedited with Neil Gaiman. Jones lives in London.