All posts by José Armando Leitão


Episode 90: Thomas Negovan Returns

Hello Friends: This Wednesday we talked to Thomas Negovan, founder of the Century Guild Museum and Art Gallery, current representatives of Clive Barker’s artwork. We talked about Fear This, the announcement of the optioning of Imajica as a one-season TV series by Josh Boone, the fantastic Clive Barker: IMAGINER Paintings & Drawings...READ MORE...


Weekly 5: The 5 Weirdest Clive Barker Adaptations

Hello Friends: Clive Barker is usually remembered for his directorial debut “Hellraiser” (1987), but that wasn’t his first foray into the wonderfully wacky world of filmmaking. In 1985/86 he wrote 2 scripts that went into production. I’d risk saying only a minority of Clive’s fans know what we are talking...READ MORE...

Collector’s Corner: Autographed Nightbreed Blu-Ray

Hello Friends: This Friday’s spotlight on Collector’s Corner is about the release of the Director’s Cut of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed. Being an Occupy Midian founder, I was rewarded by discovering 8’500 new friends around the world, who share the same fascination about this movie that I do. Some people were...READ MORE...

YouTube: Unboxing “The Midnight Meat Train”

Hello  Friends: There’s a new video on our YouTube Barkercast Channel. It’s the unboxing video for the Unsigned Gift Hardcover Edition of Clive Barker’s “The Midnight Meat Train” published by Dark Regions Press. For more info about this Dark Regions Press release, click here.


Shock Pop Comic Con: ‘Jacqueline Ess’ & Barker Art Exhibit

Hello Friends: Shock  Pop  Comic Con will take place in Fort Lauderdale in  mid-February. Here’s highlights from their press release: Masters of mayhem collide in an ultra-cataclysmic Friday the 13th celebration during the Shock Pop Comic Con at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center, February 13-15, 2015. […]Other horror heroes include...READ MORE...



About Our YouTube Channel

Hello Friends: I bet you didn’t know we have a YouTube channel? It’s right here: BARKERCAST ON YOUTUBE! You can find some interesting videos being uploaded there, including the time I attended a Cabal Cut Screening in Burlingame, CA and did a full coverage of the event. We’re also working...READ MORE...

“Nightbreed” Director’s Cut Extras Announced!

Hello Friends: SCREAM FACTORY has just announced on their Facebook  page the final specs for the NIGHTBREED: DIRECTOR’S CUT release! Read it all below. But first, an announcement from Clive Barker’s office about what the NIGHTBREED: DIRECTOR’S CUT is. The Nightbreed Director’s Cut is an entirely different film than the one which...READ MORE...

Episode 77: Clive Barker’s Next Testament

This episode we talk about the BOOM! Studios 12-issue series “Next Testament”, created and written by Clive Barker and Mark Miller, who was a guest of the podcast previously, on episode #61. We do address spoilers about the story, so if you haven’t read it  yet, go pick it up...READ MORE...



Lord of Illusions Blu-Ray Coming!

Hello Friends: From  Scream Factory’s Facebook page comes this  announcement: **NEW ARTWORK REVEAL: LORD OF ILLUSIONS***Happy Monday everyone! Let’s start off the week right by unveiling the new, Clive Barker-approved artwork for our upcoming Collector’s Edition release of LORD OF ILLUSIONS. This sinister vision was created by artist Joel Robinson, who...READ MORE...