Barker, Clive (1952– )

English writer, film director, screenwriter, and producer. His stories, published as a three-volume set entitled Books of Blood (1984–85) are in the sensationalist tradition of horror fiction. He made his debut as a film director with the successful cult horror film Hellraiser (1987), which was based on one of his novellas.

Barker went on to produce two sequels to Hellraiser (1988, 1992) and the horror film Candyman (1992) and its sequel (1995). He wrote and illustrated the children's book The Thief of Always (1992).