All posts by José Armando Leitão


My own Hellraiser Prequel (A Fan Treatment)

Hello Friends: Now that a new Hellraiser sequel is being filmed by Gary Tunnicliffe under the name Hellraiser: Judgement, I thought I could share here an old fan treatment I wrote for a prequel (I know, I know) to Hellraiser (it would also be directly connected with the to the Hellbound...READ MORE...

Barbie Wilde’s “Voices of the Damned” Review
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Barbie Wilde’s “Voices of the Damned” Review

Barbie Wilde’s recent anthology of stories “Voices of the Damned” might have been overheard in a demonic confessional in any circle of Hell. These are stories of people who’ve seen things and done things that have put them beyond our nightmares, and pulled through. Published by SST – Short, Scary Tales...READ MORE...

Tuesday Tunes: ‘A Beautiful Darkness’ by Lito Velasco
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Tuesday Tunes: ‘A Beautiful Darkness’ by Lito Velasco

Hello Friends: Today I bring you an amazing soundtrack that was created to score the fine documentary Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (previously on the Barkercast blog), composed by Lito Velasco (Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead). This...READ MORE...

“Clive Barker’s Jericho” Playthrough Ep. 01 is up!

Hello Friends: This is “Clive Barker’s Jericho” Playthrough by @Barkercast – Part 1 of a weekly series (720p HD, no commentary). Stay tuned for more chapters. This game playthrough was a part of our Kickstarter goals. Undying will start being uploaded soon as well, over the year of 2016. Stay...READ MORE...

“Clive Barker’s Jericho” Playthrough Coming Soon!

Hello Friends: We finally figured out some technical hurdles and we’re finally starting to record a playthrough of Clive Barker’s Jericho for our @Barkercast YouTube channel. We hope you’ll join us and the Jericho team, as we enter Rub’ al Khali and go once more into the breach to defeat...READ MORE...


108 : A Conversation with Paul Kane

Hello Friends: This time we have a very interesting conversation with Author Paul Kane about his upcoming book BLOOD RED coming out on December 1st from Short and Scary Tales Publications. We also touch upon his very entertaining book of short stories MONSTERS (published by Alchemy Press) and his reference book about...READ MORE...


Tuesday Tunes: Christopher Young’s “The Hellbound Heart”

Hello Friends: Christopher Young‘s “The Hellbound Heart” is lightning in a bottle; it’s one of those compositions that crosses that line that separates music and feeling, and fuzzies the boundaries entirely. It starts with this mellifluous, smoky flute fantasy that ties us up in ethereal knots and carries us into...READ MORE...

106: A Conversation with Peter Atkins

Hello Friends: Today on the @Barkercast we have the great pleasure to have with us as a very special guest: he rocked out with the band Chase as composer, musician and singer,  he’s the screenwriter of Hellraiser 2,3,4  and Wishmaster, as well as comics and TV, author of books like...READ MORE...

The Body Politic Short Film is OUT!!!

Hello Friends: We recently got a message from Jaspar over at Bad Trip Studios, letting us know that their short film “The Body Politic” has been released. You can watch it on their website or directly on YouTube, but we recommend you check out their website for some  extra behind...READ MORE...

The Body Politic: Fan Film Teaser Trailer

Hello Friends: This time we have for you a teaser trailer for a short by Bad Trip Films based on The Body Politic short story from the Books of Blood. We were sent this video by Pat Bird just one hour ago, and think it looks really promising. Keep an...READ MORE...

Happy Birthday Clive Barker!!!

Here at the @Barkercast, we’d like to wish Clive Barker a Happy Birthday! With a career spanning decades, millions of books sold, hundreds (possibly thousands) of paintings done, he’s a true Artist, Filmmaker, Author, Playwright, Painter, a true Renaissance man with a finger in every pie. He’s brought the Worlds...READ MORE...

Arrow’s Scarlet Box: Full Specs Revealed!!!

Hello Friends: Arrow’s Facebook page just released the specs for the Scarlet Box! Here they are: ***HELLRAISER FULL SPECS + ARTWORK REVEAL*** The time has come! We are very pleased to finally unleash the final specs and full box art for Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box! Check out the full specs below...READ MORE...

Open To Question: Clive Barker

Hello Friends: Last week , the VHS Video Vault on YouTube uploaded an episode of the British TV program “Open to Question” (1984-1994) with Clive Barker, where he answers questions from the audience and tackles among other things, the Video Nasties list, which was a major issue for Horror movies at the...READ MORE...