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The Books of Blood, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, John Lee, Peter Berkrot, Chris Patton, Peter Bishop, Jeffrey Kafer
- Series: The Books of Blood, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities,"
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The Books of Blood: Volume 3
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Xe Sands, Jeffrey Kafer, and others
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature. Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great edition
- By dara kenny on 2021-10-18
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The Books of Blood: Volume 4
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Peter Bishop, Gigi Shane, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Few authors can claim to have marked a genre so thoroughly and personally that their words have leaked into every aspect of modern pop culture. Clive Barker is such an author, and the Books of Blood marked his debut - his coming out to the world - in brilliant, unforgettable fashion. Crossroad Press is proud to present Clive Barker's Books of Blood in audiobook format for the first time. The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature.
Written by: Clive Barker
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The Books of Blood: Volume 5
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Melissa Exelberth, Scott O'Neill, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Few authors can claim to have marked a genre so thoroughly and personally that their words have leaked into every aspect of modern pop culture. Clive Barker is such an author, and the Books of Blood marked his debut - his coming out to the world - in brilliant, unforgettable fashion. Crossroad Press is proud to present Clive Barker's Books of Blood in digital for the first time.
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The Books of Blood: Volume 6
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Dick Hill, Johnny Heller, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Few authors can claim to have marked a genre so thoroughly and personally that their words have leaked into every aspect of modern pop culture. Clive Barker is such an author, and the Books of Blood marked his debut - his coming out to the world - in brilliant, unforgettable fashion. Crossroad Press is proud to present Clive Barker's Books of Blood in digital for the first time.
Written by: Clive Barker
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Cabal
- Written by: Clive Barker
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- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Cabal is the story of Boone, a tortured soul haunted by the conviction that he has committed atrocious crimes. In a necropolis in the wilds of Canada, he seeks refuge and finds the last great creatures of the world - the shape-shifters known as the Nightbreed. They are possessed of unearthly powers-and so is Boone. In the hunt for Boone, they too will be hunted. Now only the courage of this strange human can save them from extinction.
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The Books of Blood, Volume 1
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Dick Hill, Peter Berkrot, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities,"
Written by: Clive Barker
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The Books of Blood: Volume 3
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Xe Sands, Jeffrey Kafer, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature. Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great edition
- By dara kenny on 2021-10-18
Written by: Clive Barker
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The Books of Blood: Volume 4
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Peter Bishop, Gigi Shane, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Few authors can claim to have marked a genre so thoroughly and personally that their words have leaked into every aspect of modern pop culture. Clive Barker is such an author, and the Books of Blood marked his debut - his coming out to the world - in brilliant, unforgettable fashion. Crossroad Press is proud to present Clive Barker's Books of Blood in audiobook format for the first time. The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature.
Written by: Clive Barker
-
The Books of Blood: Volume 5
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer, Melissa Exelberth, Scott O'Neill, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Few authors can claim to have marked a genre so thoroughly and personally that their words have leaked into every aspect of modern pop culture. Clive Barker is such an author, and the Books of Blood marked his debut - his coming out to the world - in brilliant, unforgettable fashion. Crossroad Press is proud to present Clive Barker's Books of Blood in digital for the first time.
Written by: Clive Barker
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The Books of Blood: Volume 6
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Dick Hill, Johnny Heller, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Few authors can claim to have marked a genre so thoroughly and personally that their words have leaked into every aspect of modern pop culture. Clive Barker is such an author, and the Books of Blood marked his debut - his coming out to the world - in brilliant, unforgettable fashion. Crossroad Press is proud to present Clive Barker's Books of Blood in digital for the first time.
Written by: Clive Barker
-
Cabal
- Written by: Clive Barker
- Narrated by: Chet Williamson
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Cabal is the story of Boone, a tortured soul haunted by the conviction that he has committed atrocious crimes. In a necropolis in the wilds of Canada, he seeks refuge and finds the last great creatures of the world - the shape-shifters known as the Nightbreed. They are possessed of unearthly powers-and so is Boone. In the hunt for Boone, they too will be hunted. Now only the courage of this strange human can save them from extinction.
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Publisher's Summary
The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature. Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist.
Never one to shy away from the unimaginable or the unspeakable, Clive Barker breathes life into our deepest, darkest nightmares, creating visions that are at once terrifying, tender, and witty.
The Books of Blood confirm what horror fans everywhere have known for a long time: We will be hearing from Clive Barker for many years to come.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- dara kenny
- 2021-09-13
Better than King
no one creates horror or captures the imagination quite like clive barker, hes amazing , and you will never foget these stories
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Rocketboy1313
- 2021-04-28
Lacks a Certain Thrust
Overall I find this hits Clive Barker's great strengths, Elegant Prose and Imaginative (often transgressive) ideas, but none of them really knock it out of the park in either horror or surrealness. If you are fans of him for those two things then this collection is for you. The two best stories are only 4-stars, the worst story is a 2).
"Dread" - I think this is the best story in the book. It certainly shows its age as there are technological references that seem super-dated to any modern reader, so if you are the type that prefers a more timeless feel to your fiction that might take you out of it. I found the idea of an up his ass philosopher trying to discover true Dread/Fear/Despair to be great, sort of a dime store Batman villain.
"Hell's Event" - While I think Dread is the best, I think this is my favorite because of the imaginative demons and the specific premise, a foot race to save the world from demons, to be rather tight and enjoyable.
"Jacqueline Ess: Her Will And Testament" - This reads like a 300 page Stephen King book that has been cut to the bone. I think that this should have been a novel and as is does not work as well as it could have had the story been given the full room to breath.
"The Skins of the Fathers" - I would argue this is the worst story in this collection, but I think it could have worked if the premise had gone in some different directions. A town under siege from a parade of 20-ft tall monsters from the desert is cool, a father who finds out he is not the father and instead his son is some kind of halfbreed monster is cool... But they did not come together for me.
"New Murders in the Rue Morgue" - This one is missing something I cannot put my finger on. The story's ultimate revelation (No spoilers) really reads like a premise from a century ago, I think there needed to be another level to the story. This is another one that feels like it should have been a short novel rather than a short story. It is perhaps bad criticism to say, "I can't put my finger on it" but I really can't figure out why this doesn't work for me.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- timj26
- 2020-08-01
Barker at his best
One of the best collections of short stories in horror
Excellent narration from a fantastic cast I highly recommend getting the audiobook versions
I received a free review audiobook and voluntarily left this review
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Wilfredo
- 2017-02-21
Dread
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
It is really scary. But you have to read the first one
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jackie Ess
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Not that I recall
Who was the most memorable character of The Books of Blood, Volume 2 and why?
The teacher , the two alumni and Jackie Ess
Any additional comments?
Dread and Jackie Ess were the best
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sidney G Fooshee
- 2021-10-17
Detailed Horror Short Story Collection
The stories are very detailed and disturbing. Wide assortment of stories. What an imagination Clive Barker has!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Dan McCarney
- 2020-10-29
another banger from clive
i dont know what to tell you clive is a great world builder when it comes to his stories
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Ethan
- 2020-07-23
A very good follow up to Volume One
Not quite as tightly plotted as Volume one, but still beautifully written, and the performances are absolutely top notch.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Travis Putnik
- 2019-10-01
Great As Always
Great stories! Clive Barker at his best. Just as good as the first volume. I fully recommend this collection to any fan of horror. People call King the king, but Barker could have easily dethroned him if he had a bigger audience.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lou Lombardi
- 2017-06-13
books of blood volume 2
Good performance... wildly imaginative writing. i wish clive barker would do more like these three volumes.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Steve
- 2017-02-22
ATTN narcoleptic readers
I read the hardcover when there were three...
now several more...Audible is my hero;
Literaturarily!!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Deedra
- 2015-05-19
Books of Blood 2
Any additional comments?
The Books Of Blood are a compendium of stories that are macabre and some pretty bloody.They twist and turn and make you think,or sick depending on the story.Each were told by someone new.Jeffery Kafer stands out in this series as an excellent narrator,along with quite a few others.
I was gifted a copy through Audioblast for an honest review.
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