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Clive Barker

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English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952)

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Clive Barker 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 and the Candyman series.

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Clive Barker
said · 2002
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Three is the number of those who do holy work; Two is the number of those who do lover's work; One is the number of those who do perfect evilOr perfect good.

Notes of an unknown monk of the Order of St. Oco, cited in "Prologue: The Mission"

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Clive Barker
said · 1997
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Flesh is our indisputable commonality. Whatever our race, our religion, our politics we are faced every morning with the fact of our bodies.

Introduction to "One Flesh" exhibition, April 4-27, 1997

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Clive Barker
said · Feb 21, 1995
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By and large, horror fiction is the most difficult to domesticate because part of the point is that it's one step ahead - or behind - everybody else's taste.

The Advocate (Feb. 21, 1995)

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Awards 13

2012Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
2009Time Machine Award
2004Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers
2004GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award
1998Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel
1997Julia-Verlanger Award
1995World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
1991Inkpot Award
1990Cosmos 2000 Award
1986British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
1985British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
1985World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
Lambda Literary Award

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Country
United Kingdom
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Writers
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Born 1952 · age 73
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