Monthly Archives: August 2015

Danny Stewart Introduction

Hello, my name is Danny Stewart and I’d like to introduce myself, I am the Co-Executive Producer of the documentary “Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II”. How I got involved with Leviathan was through their Kickstarter. I knew from seeing the crew assembled, and observing the compassionate...READ MORE...

Clive Barker Remembers Wes Craven

Like everyone else around the world, we here at the Clive Barker Podcast were saddened to hear about the passing of legendary filmmaker Wes Craven. Many of his peers have done tributes to him including John Carpenter and Robert Englund. Now Clive Barker has offered his condolences to the master on...READ MORE...

The Dark Inker Tackles the Books of Blood

Over at Revelations official Facebook page they’ve shared an interview with the talented digital artist Stephen Sampson (aka The Dark Inker) which was conducted by the magazine SciFiNow. Sampson has contributed some very nice Books of Blood art in their recent issue. There’s also a nice process video that Sampson has...READ MORE...

Clive Barker Society News

Hopefully some of you have joined the new Clive Barker Society fan club and have received the first welcome package in the mail. I was highly impressed with the contents of the package which included a very cool Pinhead t-shirt and a official Clive Barker Society limited edition pin which...READ MORE...

Collector’s Corner: Custom Nightbreed Figurines

Hello Friends: In this Collector’s Corner, we bring you the recent work of a big Nightbreed fan and member of the Occupy Midian group Jamie Braswell. He has made some amazing custom figurines of Reverend Ashberry, Aaron Boone and is working on a figurine of Peloquin (links to the original Occupy...READ MORE...

New Nightbreed Poster For Sale

Over at the Revelations Facebook page they shared a wicked new poster for Nightbreed by Printed In Blood that’s being sold at this year’s Long Beach Comic Con. The artwork was done by the popular and very talented Tim Bradstreet who worked on the graphic novel adaptation of Clive Barker’s...READ MORE...

FrightFest’s Hellraiser Screening Review

Our new podcast contributor Danny Stewart was able to attend the recent screening of the original Hellraiser at this year’s FrightFest Film Festival and according to him Arrow Video has really out done themselves with the new transfer of this classic film. I’m sure many of you know that they’re releasing...READ MORE...

Wes Craven, 1939-2015

It’s with a sad heart that we at the @Barkercast bring you the news of Wes Craven’s passing this Sunday after a battle with brain cancer, at 76. From The Last House on the Left, to Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and Music of the Heart —he was a genius...READ MORE...

The Clive Barker Society: Welcome Package

The first package from The Clive Barker Society is here. Straight from the Century Guild, I just received the ‘Welcome to the Family’, and I know other fans out there have as well. Following is the unboxing video: “Welcome to the Clive Barker Society! Because Clive prefers “enthusiasts” over the...READ MORE...

Sean Chapman Returns to Hellraiser!!!

Over at the Arrow Video Facebook page they’ve recently shared a photograph with none other than Frank himself Sean Chapman. For someone who said he would never give another interview on his work for Hellraiser again it appears Arrow was able to “hook” him in somehow for their upcoming release...READ MORE...

Beyond the Limits: The Believer

For this edition of Beyond the Limits I’ll be talking about the painting entitled, The Believer. Once again I can’t stress enough how Clive’s artwork lets the viewer  become a part of it. You’ll probably get sick of me saying that, but it’s the truth. I’ve never looked at any other...READ MORE...

Clive Barker’s Origins: Salomé and The Forbidden

Hello Friends: This is a quick heads up to let you guys know that the new edition of Clive Barker’s early movies Salomé & The Forbidden was recently released on August 25th, and is now available on Amazon.com. This new release is titled “Clive Barker’s Origins – Salomé and The Forbidden”....READ MORE...


More Beautiful Darkness News

I’ve once again received an e-mail update from composer Lito Velasco concerning the release of his score from Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II. It appears everything has been finalized and the CD’s should be shipping out soon. Be on the look out for my review of...READ MORE...

Leviathan Two-Hour Cut to Screen at Comic Con Leicester, 2015

Comic Con Leicester’s Facebook page recently revealed that they’ll be showing the special two-hour cut of the recently released (and very popular) documentary Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II at this year’s annual convention. I really want to see this version of the documentary which according to Producer...READ MORE...