Books of Blood II

The shack at the back of the house was Lucy's refuge and always had been. When Eugene came back drunk from Welcome, or a sudden fury took him because the stew was cold, Lucy retired into the shack where she could weep in peace. There was no pity to be had in Lucy's life. None from Eugene certainly, and precious little time to pity herself.

The stories:

Dread
Quaid has an obession. He forces people to face what they fear, and he teaches them the meaning of dread. But playing with fear can be dangerous, to both parts.

Hell's Event
It was only a charity race, not the Olympics. But there are strong forces behind one of the runners, and suddenly the stakes are the future of the world itself.

Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament
Jacqueline discovers that she has a talent for manipulating people's bodies, by her will alone.

The Skins of the Fathers
Aaron is not a normal boy. He knows, as does his mother, who loves him. Eugene, his father, believes that he is not Aaron's father. And now, the boy's true fathers are coming to get him. New Murders in the Rue Morgue
There are murders being committed in the Rue Morgue, and Poe's old story is about to become aalive again.

Thoughts about the book:
This ia a collection of short stories. A mix of dark humour, horror, of this world and of other worlds, and in most of these stories is hidden the darkness that is to be found within every human being.

Those stories are scary. They are original. This anthology was his debut, and is, I believe, still a legend within the horror genre.

About the author Clive Barker
About the previous book, Books of Blood I

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