Clive Barker's Book of Blood

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Clive Barker's Book of Blood

R,

2008,

1h 40m,

Horror/

Drama/

Fantasy/

Mystery & Thriller

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80%

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Mary Florescu and Reg Fuller, experts in the supernatural, are enlisted to probe strange happenings at a family's home. Joining them is Simon McNeal, a young student who has a gift for interacting with the spirit world. After staying the night in the eerie dwelling, they discover indecipherable writing on the walls, and Simon finds strange scars all over his body. As their investigation continues, the nightmare deepens.

Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

Apr 30, 2024

4/5

Despite having nearly the same narrative as the 2020 Hulu Books of Blood, John Harrison's take has all of the requisite grime and sexuality of the short stories. It actually feels properly Clive Barker-y!

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Scott Weinberg

FEARnet

Sep 21, 2009

3/5

A one-timer all the way, and even then I'd only recommend it to the most ravenous and thorough of horror aficionados.

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Steve

Dread Central

Jul 15, 2009

3.5/5

Book of Blood may very well turn out to be remembered as one of the few faithful Barker adaptations not executed by the author himself.

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Lucius Gore

ESplatter

Jun 18, 2009

3.5/4

... a horror movie for adults.

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Brad Miska

Bloody Disgusting

May 24, 2009

1/5

This is the story that is supposed to get you excited to see films like DREAD, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, CANDYMAN and numerous of other forthcoming Clive Barker adaptations, instead it makes you want to cut yourself as a reminder to never sit through it ag

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George S

Jun 16, 2018

John Harrison's bloody adaptation of a Clive Barker story doesn't always make much sense.

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Synopsis

Mary Florescu and Reg Fuller, experts in the supernatural, are enlisted to probe strange happenings at a family's home. Joining them is Simon McNeal, a young student who has a gift for interacting with the spirit world. After staying the night in the eerie dwelling, they discover indecipherable writing on the walls, and Simon finds strange scars all over his body. As their investigation continues, the nightmare deepens.

Director: John Harrison
Producer: Lauri Apelian, Clive Barker, Joe Daley, Micky McPherson
Screenwriter: John Harrison, Darin Silverman
Production Co: Midnight Picture Show, uFilm, Plum Pictures, Matador Pictures, Scottish Screen, Umedia
Rating: R (Sexuality/Nudity|Language|Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 40m

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