Clive Barker

Short Stories and Film

June 21, 2009 Movies

The movie adaptation of a novel is an old standby for the film industry.  When ideas run dry, they’ll rape and pillage the local bookstores for what’s hot (or offbeat), hoping to capitalize on a built-in fan base.  Sometimes this plan goes very well (i.e. Harry Potter), spawning amazing films that add to the novel’s [...]

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Potent words and visceral dreams

June 8, 2009 Personal

A story at its most basic entertains with fiction woven from the English language.  A good story opens the mind to untold possibilities and stunning visions.  A great story pierces you with its words, stimulating the mind, the heart and the very pit of your stomach.  It is the great stories that every aspiring writer [...]

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Writing's in my blood

April 29, 2009 Personal

For as long as I can remember the written word has been an integral part of my life.  My love affair started as a toddler with a little desk my mom got me.  It had a magnetic board with an almost infinite bucket of plastic letters.  I would play “homework”, putting together words and basic [...]

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