BOOKS OF BLOOD: Hulu's Clive Barker Anthology Film Will Premiere On October 7 - Check Out A Poster

BOOKS OF BLOOD: Hulu's Clive Barker Anthology Film Will Premiere On October 7 - Check Out A Poster

Hulu has released the first poster for Books of Blood' an original film based on Clive Barker’s six-book horror anthology from The Orville team of Brannon Braga and Seth MacFarlane. Check it out...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 10, 2020 10:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror

"Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red."

Hulu has announced that its upcoming film adaptation of Clive Barker's Books of Blood will premiere on the streaming service on October 7, and we also have a first look at the official poster art.

This was originally set to be developed as a TV series that would have (presumably) adapted as many of the short stories from Barker's collection of novels as possible, but this feature will only focus on three. We have no idea which ones, but there's certainly plenty to choose from. The Hellraiser writer's Books of Blood featured the likes of Rawhead Rex, Midnight Meat Train (both of which were previously adapted as features), The Yattering and Jack, and many more.

Brannon Braga directed, co-wrote and executive produced along with The Orville collaborator with Seth MacFarlane. The cast members announced so far are: Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Freda Foh Shen (Ad Astra), Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest), Anna Friel (Marcella), Britt Robertson (For the People), Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born) and Yul Vazquez (Midnight, Texas).

Check out the poster below along with a synopsis, and let us know if you plan on tuning in for Books of Blood this October.

“Written by Braga and Adam Simon (Salem) based on a short story by Barker with contributing original material, Books of Blood takes a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.”

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marvel72
marvel72 - 8/10/2020, 10:47 AM
Clive Barker, now there is a name I haven't heard in a long time.
Turtlestrong
Turtlestrong - 8/10/2020, 10:52 AM
Ah, just in time to get us in the Halloween mood!

Not that it matters as much this year with the virus stuff going on...I suppose one can celebrate indoors with family if its their thing.

Or, maybe it will be one of the easier holiday's to celebrate since its stereotypically involves wearing a mask? Hmmm..

Anyway, show seems interesting. I like anthologies!
X75
X75 - 8/10/2020, 11:01 AM
Too bad you didn’t mention Candyman. I don’t think that story will be adapted for this series though.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/10/2020, 11:17 AM
@X75 - Oh did that come from a Book of Blood? I didn't realize.
inkniron
inkniron - 8/10/2020, 11:29 AM
@RorMachine - Yeah, that's The Forbidden. They butchered The Last Illusion as Lord of Illusions.

The movie they really need to revisit is Nightbreed, the bastardization of Cabal.

Sorry, CB was my jam as a teenager.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 8/10/2020, 2:15 PM
@RorMachine - volume 5 of Book of Blood.
Dannywest
Dannywest - 8/10/2020, 11:10 AM
It's good to have all these horror authors adapted altough i miss the practícal effects era
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 8/10/2020, 12:10 PM
This was originally supposed to be a TV series produced by Barker himself. There was going to be a Nightbreed series along with it. Sucks that that isn't happening anymore.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 8/10/2020, 1:51 PM
Rawhead Rex, mentioned in this article, is a really dumb movie. If they ever remake it I hope they change the monster look because it looks like a muppet:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/4LFBxFSUKNBxPy0I0SbpkV-nkGi672ElqnRGXgqcOqF2jlM1aakRCTo2Nx70NVDsfPX8n8o6ZlwocF4rYrm_jv_PWaaESi6RSjXZfPPD8rVs4YTpGYPs-qKoGhii

Candyman and Hellraiser are both great and atmospheric . I’ve been told Nightbreed was really cut up by the studio and the directors cut is better.
inkniron
inkniron - 8/10/2020, 2:33 PM
@noahthegrand - Nightbreed resembles Cabal (the book it was based on) about as much as the Mario Bros. movie does the game.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 8/11/2020, 2:05 AM
@noahthegrand -
The Rawhead Rex movie is nothing like Clive Barker's original story. In the book, the creature was a lot more disturbing and was described as a demon with a phallic-shaped head. This Rawhead Rex comic is (so far) the closest we have gotten to that:

noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 8/10/2020, 1:52 PM
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 8/10/2020, 1:54 PM
Is it just me or does “Midnight Meat Train” sounds like a porn? That has to be one of the most unintentionally funny titles ever
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 8/11/2020, 2:13 AM
@noahthegrand -
If you think that sounds like porn, you should read Barker's actual stories LOL. He is no stranger to heavy eroticism.

https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/hellraiser-anthology-comic-is-not-for-your-eyes-849

https://vorpalizer.tumblr.com/post/48950468937/roots-and-beginnings-in-the-hills-the-cities
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 8/10/2020, 2:16 PM
Books of Blood is one of the more pricey books I'd ever bought.
John456
John456 - 8/11/2020, 3:31 AM
Hopefully this does Rawhead Rex right that movie based on him looks terrible and the creature looks nothing like the actual one.
IcePyke
IcePyke - 8/11/2020, 5:39 AM
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