tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post7864087240956325946..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Books of Blood, Vol. 2 by Clive Barker (1984): The Delights of DreadWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-14053904597394363112014-02-06T14:30:05.545-08:002014-02-06T14:30:05.545-08:00I did hear about the JE movie adaptation... hope t...I did hear about the JE movie adaptation... hope they get it right!<br /><br />Don't know if I could come up with my fave stories, but that one and "In the Hills, the Cities," "Body Politic," and "The Age of Desire" spring to mind now. AFAIC, the whole series is the pinnacle of '80s short horror fiction.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-43128312572848010012014-02-06T13:17:38.269-08:002014-02-06T13:17:38.269-08:00I tried to post a comment here the other day. Don&...I tried to post a comment here the other day. Don't know if you heard (I found out by luck when I googled Clive Barker last week) but they are making a movie of Jacqueline Ess! Hopefully it's not a flop. So excited for that.<br /><br />The Books of Blood are fabulous, tied with The Illustrated Man as my favorite collection ever.<br />My top 3 stories from Book of Blood? Easy:<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315380597278633882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-29264207670641293812010-07-24T06:46:59.397-07:002010-07-24T06:46:59.397-07:00Ah well--this one was always my favorite since I f...Ah well--this one was always my favorite since I first read them, thought they were the most colorful and bizarre as a whole. I love Volume 5 about as much, but as for best single story? Might have to say "In the Hills, the Cities" from Volume 3. Been fun rereading them after all these years, though. I can really see how Barker influenced my own writing.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-5849979693253432882010-07-23T12:55:30.649-07:002010-07-23T12:55:30.649-07:00Except for Dread and Hell's Event (the former ...Except for Dread and Hell's Event (the former excellent, the latter funny), this section of The Books of Blood kind of fell through the cracks for me. None of the other stories really rang my chimes.lazlo azavaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947137317385572671noreply@blogger.com