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Beyond the Limits: “Boner” (Adults Only)

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Beyond the Limits feature where I take piece of Clive Barker artwork and examine and talk about how it affects me. Today I look at the painting “Boner” which pokes some fun at both sex and death. The image is an oil on...READ MORE...


Barkercast Presents: Danny Stewart’s Bride for a Candyman

Our names will be written on a thousand walls. Our crimes told and retold by our faithful believers. We shall die together in front of their very eyes and give them something to be haunted by. Come with me and be immortal. – Candyman Actor and producer Danny Stewart has...READ MORE...


Happy Birthday to Tony Todd!

Hello Friends: It’s Tony Todd’s birthday today! I remember my first time seeing him on the silver screen was in Platoon as Sgt. Warren, Candyman and of course The Crow back when it came out in the theater— he killed in a black suit, goatee and glasses as Grange, Top Dollar’s...READ MORE...

Homecoming Time: Welcoming Back Clive

As a fan of Clive Barker, I’m overjoyed to see him slowly introducing himself back into fan circles. It’s been far too long. I think this year’s “Texas Frightmare Weekend”really showed him that the fans do miss him. Not only that, but as a horror community in general, we love...READ MORE...


Tuesday Tunes: Soulfly – Dead Behind the Eyes

Welcome to Tuesday Tunes! Soulfly has a new album, Ritual with a Clive Barker and Cenobite-inspired song, called “Dead Behind the Eyes”. I like it all right, but I haven’t been following Soulfly since their second album or so, and I love Sepultura’s Chaos AD. In an article in Metal...READ MORE...

Tuesday Tunes: “Sweetest Maleficia”

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7228208/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]For this Tuesday Tunes I wanted to share a song by the English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth called “Sweetest Maleficia” from their eighth studio album Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder. The album is based upon the French serial killer Gilles de Rais who fought...READ MORE...


Happy 31st, HELLRAISER!

Hello Friends: 31 years ago, The Prince Charles Cinema hosted a charity premiere of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. The very next day it would hit cinemas in the UK. The US would have to wait an extra week to see the cenobites fill the screen as mysterious apparitions in an empty room with...READ MORE...



BarkerCast Presents: Two Short Stories From Peter Atkins

Reading anything by author Peter Atkins (screenwriter for Hellbound, Hell on Earth, and Bloodline) is always a joy for me. I recently read a couple of his latest short stories and once again Atkins delivers the goods when it comes to his unique style of storytelling. He does an excellent...READ MORE...

@Barkercast Interviews Joe Manco about “The Torturer”

Hello Friends: In this special video interview for YouTube, the @BarkerCast Interviews Joe Manco about “The Torturer” short film, now crowdfunding on IndieGogo. This film’s story was written by Shadow Writer Paul Kane, and first published in the “Nailbiters” anthology (released February 2017) and is also currently being turned into...READ MORE...