🩸 On this day — April 17, 1987 — the grotesque pagan nightmare Rawhead Rex clawed its way into limited theatrical release in the United States! Based on Clive Barker’s savage short story from Books of Blood Volume Three, the film was directed by George Pavlou (who previously teamed with Barker on Underworld, a.k.a. Transmutations). Barker himself wrote the screenplay, turning his tale of a towering, ancient Irish demon into a bloody creature rampage. The story: An unsuspecting farmer unearths an old stone pillar in a field… and accidentally unleashes Rawhead Rex — a towering, flesh-hungry monstrosity that’s part pagan god, part walking nightmare. Soon the Irish countryside runs red as the beast goes on a merciless killing spree, leaving decapitations, carnage, and pure 80s practical-effects mayhem in its wake. Starring David Dukes as an American historian caught in the horror with his family, the film delivers that classic Empire Pictures grindhouse energy: rubber-suit monster action, gory set pieces, and a gloriously over-the-top villain that’s equal parts terrifying and strangely charismatic. (Note: Barker wasn’t thrilled with the final result — he famously described his original story concept as something far more… phallic — but for cult horror fans, Rawhead Rex remains a gloriously sleazy, unforgettable slice of 80s creature-feature weirdness.) If you love practical monster effects, Celtic-flavored horror, or just digging up forgotten 80s gems, this one’s a wild ride. Have you seen it? What’s your favorite Clive Barker adaptation — book or screen? #RawheadRex #CliveBarker #80sHorror #BooksOfBlood #HorrorMovies #CultHorror #PracticalEffects #80sKidsRule

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Watched #BooksOfBlood, definitely reviewing on Nerdscape Odyssey! #HorrorFan #HorrorMovies #CliveBarker @HouseOfHorrorCo

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The Inhuman Condition: cleansed by the church of Clive Barker drewrowsome.blogspot.com/202… #horror #literature #BooksOfBlood @RealCliveBarker

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Wishing a very happy birthday to Clive Barker, the man who taught me that words have magic and that our passions are no less valid for their darkness. #CliveBarker #horror #darkfantasy #Imajica #Weaveworld #BooksofBlood

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Another #bookhaul - if you can call getting two books that. Second volume of #BooksOfBlood by #CliveBarker and first volume of Księga Całości by #FeliksWKres. Plus some toes. For you toe perverts.

آخرین فیلمی که دیدم: ترسناک روایت سه تا داستان مختلف با محوریت ``مرگ`` که در انتهای فیلم بهم گره میخورن. یکم اوایلش گُنگ و پیچیده بود که بعدش خوب میشه. ارزش یه بار دیدن داره. #BooksOfBlood

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A masterclass in how to bring the work of Clive Barker to the big screen at 9pm, Anthony DiBlasi's superb shocker Dread. Fear Fact: Look out for a cool nod to director Martin Scorsese. @ant_DiBlasi @JacksonRathbone @RealCliveBarker @JacksonRathbone #CliveBarker #Pinhead #Hellraiser #Nightbreed #BooksofBlood #CliveBarkerFilms #nyxtv #FreeToScream #Dreadmovie #CliveBarker @FreeviewTV @ChannelboxTV @DistroTV Check out our schedule nyxtv.co.uk/tv-guide

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just posted an audio excerpt from my 1987 interview with #horror author #CliveBarker in which he talks about #StephenKing earofnewt.com/2025/01/09/tha… @ClubSTEPHENKING @clivebarkerinfo #Weaveworld #BooksOfBlood @FavoriteHorror @HorrorSeen @PromoteHorror @PopHorrorNews @BDisgusting

Night Twenty Three of #drawlloween #inktober 2024: "Midnight Train". #halloween #halloween2024 #drawlloween2024 #inktober2024 #themidnightmeattrain #horror #subway #conductor #clivebarker #booksofblood #serialkiller #butcher #ryuheikitamura #meat

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99p for three volumes of the finest fiction you are likely to ever read. I can't recommend you take advantage of this offer more. #CliveBarker #BooksOfBlood

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