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ⓘ About Clive Barker
Clive Barker is a distinguished English video game designer, author; visual artist who is became popular for his works with fictions especially for Horror and Fantasy fiction. He has written numerous novels and his writings have adapted into motion picture, and he is also a known maker for Candyman series. He became popular during 1980’s for his works and varieties of short stories. Clive Barker is the son of a school welfare and painter named “ Joan Ruby ” and personnel-director for an industrial-relations firm. He has taken his education in Dovedale Primary School, formerly at the Quarry Bank High School and he studied Philosophy at the University of Liverpool.
All Book Series by Clive Barker
Clive Barker's Hellraiser Vol. 5
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2013
Clive Barker's Next Testament Vol. 1
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2013
Clive Barker's Next Testament Vol. 3
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015
Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1984
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus
Book 13 of 16 · published 2009
Clive Barker's the Body Book
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2018
Age of Desire
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2008 Co-authored · P. Craig Russell
Edgar Allan Poe Turns 200: Halloween Comic Book
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018 Co-authored · Roger Corman
Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1991 Co-authored · Stephen Jones
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror
Book 2 of 6 · published 1997 Co-authored · Stephen Jones
The Hellraiser Chronicles
Book 4 of 6 · published 2004 Co-authored · Stephen Jones
The Painter, the Creature, and the Father of Lies
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2008
The Odd Job
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1978 Anthology · Bernard McKenna,Colin Bostock-Smith
Courage Under Fire
Book 6 of 11 · published 1996 Anthology · Patrick Sheane Duncan
Spook City
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2024 Co-authored · Ramsey Campbell,Peter Atkins,Doug Bradley,Angus MacKenzie
An Exploration of Horror: Foundations of Fear
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1992 Co-authored · George R.R. Martin,Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,Richard Matheson,Daphne du Maurier,Carlos Fuentes,Arthur Machen,Gerald Durrell
Foundations of Fear: Volume I: Shadows of Fear
Book 2 of 4 · published 1994 Anthology · Robert A. Heinlein,David G. Hartwell,Peter Straub,H.P. Lovecraft,Daphne du Maurier,Arthur Machen,Jean Ray,Harriet Prescott Spofford
Foundations of Fear: Volume II: Worlds of Fear
Book 3 of 4 · published 1994 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,David G. Hartwell,Thomas Hardy,Gertrude Atherton,Thomas M. Disch,Elizabeth Engstrom,Carlos Fuentes
Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1994 Co-authored · David G. Hartwell,E.T.A. Hoffmann,Richard Matheson,Philip K. Dick,Octavia E. Butler,Gerald Durrell
Murder Mysteries
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1992 Anthology · Neil Gaiman,P. Craig Russell
Age of Desire
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2008 Co-authored · P. Craig Russell
Edgar Allan Poe Turns 200: Halloween Comic Book
Single-title series · published 2018 Co-authored · Roger Corman
Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1991
Mondo Barbie
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1993 Anthology · John Varley,Lynne Barrett,Julia Alvarez,Philip Levine,A.M. Homes,David Trinidad,Sandra Cisneros,Marge Piercy,Gary Soto,Roberta Allen,Alice McDermott,Hilary Tham,Lyn Lifshin,Rebecca Brown,Denise Duhamel,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Jeanne Beaumont,Lynne McMahon,Kathryn Harrison,Patricia Storace,Richard Grayson,Leslie Shiel,Laura Costas,Sharon Henry,Cookie Lupton,Lisa B. Herskovits,Belinda Subraman,Ellie Schoenfeld,Sparrow .,Gregg Shapiro,Cathryn Hankla,Wayne E. Kline,Jose Padua,Jeff Weddle
Mondo Elvis
Book 2 of 4 · published 1994 Anthology · Howard Waldrop,Cornelius Eady,Mark Childress,Susie Mee,Nick Cave,Mark Winegardner,Rafael Alvarez,Greil Marcus,Pagan Kennedy,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Lynne McMahon,Cathryn Hankla,Samuel Charters,Rachel Salazar,Eleanor Earle Crockett,Diane Wakoski,Judy Vernon,David Wojahn,William McCranor Henderson,Janice Eidus,Elizabeth Ash Vélez,Laura Kalpakian,Eri Makino,Ai,Michael Wilkerson,Brian Gilmore
Mondo James Dean
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1996 Anthology · Lewis Shiner,Jack C. Haldeman II,Bentley Little,Michael Hemmingson,Chuck Taylor,Michael Martone,Louisa Ermelino,Terence Winch,Lucinda Ebersole,Richard Peabody,Sparrow .,Janice Eidus,Ai,Tino Villanueva,Edwin Corley,Robert Ready,Reuben Jackson,Stephanie Hart,D.E. Steward,David Plumb,Ed Graczyk,Hilary Howard,James Finney Boylan,Miranda Schwartz
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King
Series opener · book 1 of 61 · published 1986
I Shudder at Your Touch: Twenty Two Tales of Sex and Horror
Book 8 of 61 · published 1991
Foundations of Fear: Volume III: Visions of Fear
Book 19 of 61 · published 1994
The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
Book 20 of 61 · published 1994
Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed
Book 41 of 61 · published 2011
Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective
Book 43 of 61 · published 2013
Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders
Book 52 of 61 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Clive Barker?
Clive Barker is a distinguished English video game designer, author; visual artist who is became popular for his works with fictions especially for Horror and Fantasy fiction. He has written numerous novels and his writings have adapted into motion picture, and he is also a known maker for Candyman series. He became popular during 1980’s for his works and varieties of short stories.
Which Clive Barker series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Encyclopocalypse Classics series, the earliest of Clive Barker's multi-book series: it opens with The Odd Job (1978) and runs to 11 books across 1978–2024, ending with Spook City (2024). Clive Barker's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Clive Barker written?
Clive Barker has 163 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2024. 59 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Encyclopocalypse Classics series with 11 books — and 104 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Clive Barker's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Clive Barker's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Encyclopocalypse Classics (1978–2024, 11 books), Books of Blood (1984–1985, 6 books) and Book of the Art (1989–1994, 2 books), plus 9 more.
How are Clive Barker's books organised into series?
This guide splits Clive Barker's 163 books into 15 named series and 104 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Encyclopocalypse Classics (11 books, 1978–2024); Books of Blood (6 books, 1984–1985); Playscripts (6 books, 1999–2021); Clive Barker's Hellraiser (2011) (5 books, 2011–2013); Clive Barker's Book of the Damned (4 books, 1991–1993), plus 10 further series.