Tag Archives: the forbidden

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...


168 – When in Doubt, Lightning Brings ‘Em Back

Welcome back to the Clive Barker Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to the imagination of Clive Barker.  This is a news episode, we talk about book releases, play-book releases, Hellraiser and Rawhead Rex news. We also get caught up with some feedback from listeners and our plans for the rest...READ MORE...

106: A Conversation with Peter Atkins

Hello Friends: Today on the @Barkercast we have the great pleasure to have with us as a very special guest: he rocked out with the band Chase as composer, musician and singer,  he’s the screenwriter of Hellraiser 2,3,4  and Wishmaster, as well as comics and TV, author of books like...READ MORE...


Weekly Five: My Five Favorite Books of Blood Stories…

Clive Barker’s classic The Books of Blood short story collections are one of the reasons why I’m such a fan of his to this day. I remember staying up all night and finishing the first collection back when I was in high school and not being able to concentrate in class the...READ MORE...

Find out What Candyman Smells Like Without Dying

Clive Barker and Black Pheonix Alchemy Lab have teamed up to create a line of fragrances inspired by lines from his short story, The Forbidden Of the Books of Blood Volume 5.  You know, the story with Candyman.. So I don’t know that I want to know what Candyman smells like,...READ MORE...