Horror

[joost]

Isn't Clive Barker the guy who came up with Hellraiser? I'm sure I can trust him to come up with some freaky stuff

Yes, that's the one, it was based on 'The hellbound heart'. There are quite a few of his horror books/short stories which were turned into a movie:
- Candyman (based on a short story, 'Forbidden')
- The midnight meat train
- Nightbreed (based on his book 'Cabal')

As usual, the books are better .
If you want to start with some short horror stories, then the Books of blood are a good start. 'The body politic' from Books of blood 4 was one of the funniest horror stories I ever read.

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These beings have not, nor plan to read anything by this Stephen King.

You should give Eyes of the dragon a chance. It's a fantasy book, not a horror one.