volume, Barker became an overnight sensation and was hailed by Stephen King as "the future of horror". The book won both the British Fantasy Award and the World Fantasy Award. Neil Gaiman reviewed Books of Blood for Imagine magazine, and stated that "for those of you who wonder how far it is possible for an author to go, you need look no further, as hands attempt to rule the world, frogs succeed (sort of), and there's something unpleasant behind every door." In other media Comics Eighteen of the stories in the Books of Blood have been adapted by Eclipse Books in the comic series Tapping the Vein as well as other titled adaptations. Film and television Several of the stories have been adapted into films: "Rawhead Rex" (adapted into the 1986 film), "The Forbidden" (adapted into the 1992 film Candyman), "The Last Illusion" (adapted into the 1995 film Lord of Illusions), "The Body Politic" (adapted as part of the 1997 anthology film Quicksilver Highway), "The Midnight Meat Train" (adapted into the 2008 film), "Dread" (adapted into the 2009 film), and "The Book of Blood" and "On Jerusalem Street (a postscript)" (combined and adapted into the 2007 film Book of Blood and the 2020 film Books of Blood). "The Yattering and Jack" was adapted by Barker himself into an episode of the fourth season of the television series Tales from the Darkside (1987). References External links Revelations – The Official Clive Barker Online Resource – Includes a full bibliography, filmography and frequently updated news. Short story collections by Clive Barker Series of books Debut books Splatterpunk Horror short stories Fantasy short stories Fantasy short story collections 1984 short story collections 1985 short story collections Sphere Books books