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Born in Liverpool, England, UK, Clive Barker is an English writer, director, and visual artist, best known for his works in the genres of horror and dark fantasy. His mother Joan Ruby (née Revill) was a painter and school welfare officer and his father Leonard Barker was a personnel director for an industrial relations firm. He studied English and philosophy at the University of Liverpool. His first artistic endeavors took place while at school, where he was a part of students' theatre. In the early days of his artistic career, he supported himself by working as a male prostitute. In 1978 he co-founded a theatre group called The Dog Company, among whose members was Doug Bradley who later went on to star in Barker's Hellraiser movie series. In 1985 he published his debut novel, The Damnation Game, and the same year he wrote his first feature movie scripts: Underworld (1985) and Rawhead Rex (1986). The end effect of these two movies disappointed Barker so much that he decided to adapt his prose into a movie he would direct himself, leading to the creation of Hellraiser (1987). The movie achieved cult status and turned into a multimedia franchise, although Barker lost control over it at one point, only to regain it in 2020. In addition to his work in literature and movies, he is also a visual artist, often illustrating his own books and was involved in a number of television, comic book, and visual arts projects.

(1992) Novel: &quot;The Thief of Always&quot;

(1989) Novel: &quot;The Great and Secret Show&quot;

(1984-85) Short story collection (6 volumes): &quot;Books of Blood&quot;

(1985) Novel: &quot;The Damnation Game&quot;

(1986) Novella: &quot;The Hellbound Heart&quot;

(1985) Novel: &quot;In the Flesh&quot; (retitling of &quot;Books Of Blood&quot;, Volume 4)

(1985) Novel: &quot;The Inhuman Condition&quot; (retitling of &quot;Books Of Blood&quot;, Volume 5)

(2004) Novel: &quot;Abarat: Days Of Magic, Nights Of War&quot;

(2000) Novel: &quot;Coldheart Canyon&quot;

(1996) Playwright: &quot;Forms Of Heaven&quot;

(1995) Playwright: &quot;Incarnations&quot;

(1974) Stage: Directed &quot;Pal Joey&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0006256/?ref_=nmwrk">Richard Rodgers</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0366414/?ref_=nmwrk">Lorenz Hart</a>, Northcott Theatre, Exeter, Devon, England, with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0342708/?ref_=nmwrk">Steven Grives</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0358251/?ref_=nmwrk">Dilys Hamlett</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0109440/?ref_=nmwrk">Vincent Brimble</a> in the cast.

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