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Clive Barker Clears Up Rumors About His Health, Hints New Things to Come

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In an interview given earlier this month and printed on his own website, horror master Clive Barker spoke openly in an effort to clear up rumors about his reportedly failing health, and the fact that he is still creating and developing new projects.

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The interview, conducted by Phil and Sarah Stokes, is printed in full on Barker’s website and gives a rare and candid look into the often-reclusive author’s personal life.

In 2012, Barker went in for a dental procedure and fell into a coma while in the chair after experiencing acute toxic shock from the procedure. The prolonged and arduous recovery process kept Barker under wraps for quite some time.

Naturally, the internet rumor mill kicked in and attributed his absence to everything from AIDS to drug abuse.

It was because of these rumors, some of which he admits came from people he had considered close to him.

“But it’s been very demoralising to discover that some of the people
that I trusted and loved were amongst the people who said these things – even though they fully understood that I was not incoherent and I was not stopping writing and so on,” Barker said. “So, it’s been important to me to get out into the world, and we’ll do about five conventions this year, starting with Atlanta in a few weeks, we’ll go to London almost certainly.”

Aside from those appearances, Barker opened up about new projects in the works including a new novel and two television projects.

Deep Hill, a novel he began writing during his recovery, is about half completed Barker told the Stokes, and the author describes it as one of the scariest things he has ever written in the way that it mingles fantastical creatures with real-life issues threatening the world in which we live.

Clive Barker Books of Blood
Cover art for Barker’s Books of Blood

Next up is a series adaptation of his terrifying Books of Blood which he is working on with Brannon Baga (Salem, Star Trek: The Next Generation). Barker describes the series as an expansion of the original books as he has about thirty addtional tales in the style of the originals that he would like to add to this setting.

And finally, there’s the coming series adaptation of Nightbreed.

Nightbreed is also moving forward at quite a rate with a couple of very well-known directors showing a great deal of interest in it. I am on board to provide mythologies and ideas and hopefully put the Barkerian weirdness on the material,” Barker explained. “At the moment, we’re putting the team together: we have a writer, director, producers and now that the New Year has begun we’ll all get together and start to plan the long-term narrative, not just the opening narrative which is what we’ve done so far.”

If that’s not enough to whet the appetite of Barker fans, I don’t know what will be! You can read the entire interview here.

Keep your eyes peeled–perhaps not the best reference when talking Clive Barker–as iHorror will keep you posted on details for all these projects as they become available!

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

To view in the highest resolution, adjust the quality settings in the bottom right corner of the clip.

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