Barker's collection because they were all interesting stories. Even though I was looking for straight horror I am happy that I read Mr. If you are looking for a mixture of straight horror and horror comedy then this collection is right for you.

There's nothing bad I can say about this omnibus other than if you are looking for a collection of stories that are all straight horror then you should look somewhere else. The narrators all did a good job as well. What was evident from the start is that Clive Barker is a good writer and knows how to tell a story. A couple of the other stories were more humorous than horrifying but 'Pig Blood Blues' and 'In the Hills, The Cities' both hit all of the right horror notes.

My expectations were being met and the next story, 'The Midnight Meat Train', started off in the same vein but ended on a weird note. The first story, 'The Book of Blood', did just that. When I purchased this audiobook my intention was to listen to some stories that scared me. Q: WHERE'S YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE? A: I FORGOT TO PACK IT.

The Barker worshipers have hit the unhelpful button on anyone with the balls to tell the truth, so read this while you can. In The Hills, The Cities, C+, just an excuse for Barker to write about men having sex with men, the story was pretty stupid. It's another, the people in arts should be worshiped and perhaps given another award show. The bj's were not enough to save the story. Sex, Death & Starshine, C, Starts with a blow job and later has a corpse giving a blow job. If ever sold by itself worth purchasing, but don't buy this whole collection for it. The Yattering and Jack, B+, Kind of funny, closest to a surprise ending, entertaining. This one was not mentioned in the summary. We are told this several more times, each time as if it is a new revelation. Early on we find out that this pig eats people. Pig Blood Blues, D+, A long drawn out story. When will writers realize that for adults, just saying blood, does not scare us? 3. The word blood is in every other sentence. B-, Had potential, was probably the goriest. It is written in a sort of Lovecraft style with masturbation thrown in. B-, This sets up the reason for the rest. I liked one of the six, thought that two were okay, didn't like one, but thought it had potential and was not crazy about the rest. ONCE YOU BECOME A MAN, YOU START TO DIE This is six short stories or novella's.

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