by vjbooks | Mar 16, 2011 | We're Talking Books!
Some 25 years ago, in what I call my “dark period,” I was deeply into horror fiction. Of course Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and others lined my shelves, but it was a British author, Ramsey Campbell that truly inspired night chills. Incarnate, his 1983 masterpiece went...
by vjbooks | Jan 26, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
Clive Barker is widely considered to be a driving force in the world of modern horror. His earliest works, a collection of short stories entitled Books of Blood, drew praise from some of the masters of the genre. Upon reading his work, Stephen King stated, “I...
by vjbooks | Jan 24, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
An original Clive Barker book, “The Adventures of Mr. Maxmillian Bacchus and His Traveling Circus” is composed of four interwoven stories penned by Clive 40 years ago that have never seen print in any form! Here for the first time in a beautiful edition,...
by vjbooks | Nov 28, 2008 | Books to Movies
(movieweb.com, Nov. 27) One of the best horror films from the 80’s and destined to remain one of the classics. A groundbreaking horror from the wonderfully imaginative mind of Clive Barker. It is unique and original, something that is lacking in a lot of horror...
by vjbooks | Oct 24, 2008 | Children and YA, Clive Cussler, We're Talking Books!
Did you know that some of the bestselling authors of adult fiction also write for younger readers? Yes, it is so! Ridley Pearson, Dave Barry, Rick Riordan, Clive Barker, Robert B. Parker, Christopher Paolini, Clive Cussler, and Carl Hiaasen are just a few of those...
