All posts by Rob Ridenour


Scarlet Gospels Receives Award Nomination!

Over at the Revelations Facebook page they shared that Clive Barker’s The Scarlet Gospels has reached the semi-finals round of Goodreads “Choice Awards” for best horror novel of 2015. So make sure to get your votes in and lets help bring this one home for Clive for writing a very...READ MORE...


Review of the Famous Surgeon Scene

“If they’ve got the negative you know I’m sure they’ll put it on some Bluray extra sometime somewhere, and then you too will be able to say to everybody,”Yeah it was crap.” – Peter Atkins After watching the deleted ‘Surgeon Scene’ from Hellbound: Hellraiser II I can see why writer Peter Atkins...READ MORE...

Arrow Video to Release Another Hellraiser Boxset!

Over at Revelations Facebook page they shared some exciting news that Arrow Video, due to popular demand, will release a slightly different variation on the Scarlet Box to fans of the first three Hellraiser films on January 25th. I believe they were planning on doing this later on down the line but...READ MORE...


Clive Barker Short Story ”Coming to Grief” to Be Reprinted

Over at Crystal Lake Publishing official Facebook page they’ve shared that an older Clive Barker short story called Coming to Grief will be republished in their upcoming book, Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories. The story was first published in the 1988 anthology Prime Evil. I’ve never read this story so this will be nice...READ MORE...

Dark Regions Press Delays Pre-Order for the Body Book

I just received the weekly Dark Regions Press newsletter and apparently they’ve decided to to push back the pre-order date for Clive Barker’s The Body Book from November 3rd to the 10th. Here’s what they had to say on the matter: Clive Barker’s The Body Book Preorder Launch Pushed Back...READ MORE...

Halloween Movie Suggestions from Clive Barker

Over at the site HitFix they’ve shared a list of movies Clive Barker thinks are some of the best to watch during the Halloween season. It’s a great list and I totally agree with him about Freaks, The Brood, Suspiria, The Exorcist, and especially The Bride of Frankenstein.  Some of the films...READ MORE...

Shadow Horse Theater ‘History of the Devil’ News

Over at Revelations Facebook page they shared that the Shadow Horse Theater will be hosting an epic Halloween fest this week and they’ll also be previewing a scene from their upcoming production of Clive Barker’s History of the Devil on Saturday night. They’ve really been busting their asses off for this...READ MORE...

Clive Barker Answers Questions from Fans!!!

I’m sure a lot of you already know that Clive Barker has been answering questions over at the book site Goodreads. I’m not sure if he’s still taking anymore at this time but the page where you can send him questions is still up so I’m assuming he might be...READ MORE...

Hellraiser Bluray Contest!

As many of you know The Scarlet Box from Arrow Video is coming out next week and I was one of the lucky fans who was able to get an order in before they all sold out. So that leaves me with the American Blu-Ray releases of Hellraiser (released by Anchor...READ MORE...

Clive Barker’s Two Sentence Scary Story

Over at the Revelations Facebook page they’ve shared a new two sentence spooky story that Clive Barker has written for the book site Goodreads. For a story that only lasts two sentences it sure gets under your skin. Check it out below:

UPDATED: New Clive Barker Self Portrait

(I wanted to let our listeners know that this self portrait isn’t a new piece from Clive. I misunderstood the article and I apologize about that. Apparently this painting exhibited at Bert Green Fine Art, 2007 almost ten years ago. I don’t think it’s being shown at the Necromancy A Dark...READ MORE...

Release Date for the Scarlet Gospels Paperback Edition

Over at Revelations Facebook page they’ve shared that St. Martin’s Griffin will release the paperback version of The Scarlet Gospels on May 17, 2016. The retail price is $16.99 and is available for pre-orders at the St. Martin Press official site. I find it strange that they’re releasing it a year after...READ MORE...

Beyond the Limits: 37 Nightmares

For this edition of Beyond the Limits I wanted to take a look at the painting by Clive Barker entitled, 37 Nightmares. I usually try to get some deep introspection when I examine one of Clive’s paintings, but for this one it’s obvious that Barker only wants to scare the crap...READ MORE...