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  • Barbieri, Suzanne J. Clive Barker: Mythmaker for the Millenium. Stockport: British Fantasy Society, 1994, 62 p. (Explores Barker's use and creation of myth in his fiction, and discusses the history of English fantasy and horror fiction.)
  • Barker, Clive, and Robert Starner. “Imagining New Worlds.” Lambda Book Report 10, no. 3 (October 2001): 9-11. (Barker discusses his literary influences, upcoming projects, and his novel Coldheart Canyon.)
  • Barron, Neil. “Contemporary Horror Fiction.” In Horror Literature: A Reader's Guide, edited by Neil Barron, pp. 220-22. New York: Garland Publishing, 1990. (Provides a critical overview of Books of Blood, Cabal, The Damnation Game, and Weaveworld.)
  • Campbell, Ramsey. Introduction to The Books of Blood, pp. 9-10. New York: Ace/Putnam, 1988. (Describes the Books of Blood as “the most exciting début in horror fiction for many years.”)
  • Gilmore, Mikal. “Hellraisers.” Rolling Stone, no. 519 (11 February 1988): 103-09. (Praises the horror work of Barker and Alan Moore.)
  • Gracey-Whitman, Lionel, and Don Melia. “Beneath the Blanket of Banality.” In Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones, pp. 403-21. Lancaster, Penn.: Underwood-Miller, 1991. (Interview with Barker.)
  • Hoppenstand, Gary. “From Here to Quiddity: Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show.” In Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones, pp. 227-60. Lancaster, Penn.: Underwood-Miller, 1991. (Discusses the idea of imagination in The Great and Secret Show.)
  • Hoppenstand, Gary. “Text and Subtext: Clive Barker and the State of Horror.” In Clive Barker's Short Stories: Imagination as Metaphor in The Books of Blood and Other Works, pp. 9-44. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 1994. (Evaluates the “literate horror story” of Barker.)
  • Jensen, Jeff. “Stroke of Genius?” Entertainment Weekly, nos. 675-676 (4 October 2002): 21. (Views Barker's Abarat as children's literature.)
  • Jones, Stephen, ed. Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden. Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1991, 465 p. (Compiles essays, interviews, and a bibliography of Barker's work.)
  • Jones, Stephen. “Clive Barker: Anarchic Prince of Horror.” In Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones, pp. 9-22. Lancaster, Penn.: Underwood-Miller, 1991. (Interview discussing Barker's work and background.)
  • Kermode, Mark. “Terror Master.” Sight and Sound 3, no. 6 (June 1993): 6-13. (Regards Barker among other contemporary artists.)
  • King, Stephen. “Introduction: You Are Here Because You Want the Real Thing.” In Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones, i-xv. Lancaster, Penn.: Underwood-Miller, 1991. (Portrays Barker's Books of Blood as “horror fiction at its best.”)
  • Maupin, Armistead. “Foreword.” In The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fiction. 1999. Reprint, pp. xii-xiv. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. (Maupin states that Barker's work surpasses mere “genre” writing and is a timeless combination of horror and humanity.)
  • Morrison, Michael A. “Monsters, Miracles, and Revelations: Clive Barker's Tales of Transformation (The Second Three Books of Blood).” In Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones, pp. 173-84. Lancaster, Penn.: Underwood-Miller, 1991. (Details the latter Books of Blood.)
  • Morrison, Michael A. “The Delights of Dread: Clive Barker's First Three Books of Blood.” In Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, edited by Stephen Jones, pp. 157-69. Lancaster, Penn.: Underwood-Miller, 1991. (Describes Barker's stories as “inventive variations on traditional themes.”)
  • Van Hise, James. Stephen King and Clive Barker: Masters of the Macabre II. Las Vegas: Pioneer Books, 1992, 146 p. (Book-length study presenting reviews and commentary on Barker. Includes interviews with horror fiction writers Stephen King and Clive Barker, as well as discussion of the stories, novels, and film adaptations of each author.)
  • Williams, Albert. “Fleshing Out Clive Barker.” American Theatre 10, nos. 5-6 (May-June 1993): 6-7. (Reviews a production of In the Flesh, an adaptation of Barker's story of the same name.)
  • Winter, Douglas E. Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic. London: HarperCollins, 2001, 671 p. (Billed as “the authorized biography,” this comprehensive work includes bibliographic information.)
  • Winter, Douglas E. “Clive Barker.” In Faces of Fear: Encounters with the Creators of Modern Horror, pp. 207-20. New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1985. (Interview with Barker.)

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