![]() Until it stops." > a Masterpiece of Modern HORROR > Rare PHOTO Cover, First Impression of the PBO Original Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Volume One of Clive Barkers seminal Books of Blood contains the stories: The Book of Blood, The Midnight Meat Train, The Yattering and Jack, Pig Blood Blues, Sex, Death and Starshine, In the Hills, the Cities.With the 1984 publication of Books of Blood, Clive Barker became an overnight literary sensation. ![]() He knows how to lower the body temperature to an icy chill - and make the heart pound faster and faster. He knows how to plunge his readers into unearthly depths, spiraling from dark horror to dizzying madness. Clive Barker also knows how to prepare a body for the grave. And the burial itself is the magnificent climate to his craftsman ship. The presentation of the deceased - lying in a chining casket framed by flowers - is an exquisitely composed tableau. The smooth, silent exchange of blood and embalming fluid is like a symphony to be orchestrated. Primarily a playwright during this period, he also produced short fiction that he would eventually publish as part of his six-volume collection titled Books of Blood (1984-85). ![]() ![]() (Series Part 3 of 6 Parts) > Includes (1) Son of Celluloid with Marilyn Monroe (2) Rawhide Rex (3) Confessions of a Pornographer's Shroud (4) Scape-Goats (5) Human Remains > "To a Mortician, the preparation of a corpse is an art. ![]()
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