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Retro Review: The Midnight Meat Train
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Retro Review: The Midnight Meat Train

I’ve always been fascinated and disturbed by the underground subway train systems. It’s a subterranean world that holds many mysteries, dark secrets, and legends. Clive Barker’s short story, The Midnight Meat Train (from his Books of Blood collection) is a brutal and unflinching look into such a world. What I...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...

New Clive Barker Projects on the Horizon!

The popular horror site Fangoria.com talked with filmmaker Steven Hoban (Christmas Horror) of Copperheart Entertainment at this past summer’s Fantasia festival about some upcoming projects he’s currently working and two of them are Clive Barker related! Here’s what he had to say: “There’s a Clive Barker story, ‘The Yattering and Jack,’...READ MORE...

Candyman 2 Soundtrack Release Coming in January

Just like they did with the original Candyman soundtrack last year, One Way Static Records will be releasing special vinyl and cassette editions of Philip Glass’s follow up score Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh. I think it’s interesting to see how they’re using the number in the title for...READ MORE...

Hellraiser: Scarlet Box Giveaway

Over at Revelations official Facebook page they’ve shared that SCREAM MAGAZINE is holding a Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box giveaway for one lucky fan out there. This is going to be an awesome set which includes all kinds of new features and most importantly the world video premiere of the famous...READ MORE...


Clive Barker Original Artwork Being Sold at Official Store

Over at Clive Barker‘s official Facebook page they’ve shared that an original art section has been added to the RealCliveBaker store. There are some really great pieces here, but the clown and the cenobite are my personal favorites. Our very own Jose Leitao gave his own interesting take on this cat-like character...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...

104 : Barbie Wilde Returns for Voices of the Damned

Nearly 3 years after our last interview, Barbie Wilde returns to talk about her new book, Voices of the Damned, and we touch n a lot of other topics, including the new Arrow Hellraiser box set and the controversial surgeon scene! Learn more about Barbie Wilde at her web site,...READ MORE...

Keep up the Great Work RealCliveBarker Crew!!!

The relaunch of Clive Barker’s official store has been nothing short of spectacular! I check it everyday to see what new merchandise they have added. What I’ve enjoyed the most is that they’re making out of print titles available again. I recently bought a copy of Clive Barker’s First Tales...READ MORE...


The Famous Surgeon Scene Has Been Found!

As I was looking over the specs for Arrow Video’s massive Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box bluray box set, one particular feature on the Hellbound: Hellraiser II disc instantly caught my eye. •Surgeon Scene – the home video world premiere of this legendary, never before-seen excised sequence from Hellbound, sourced from a...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...