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Cabal

Cabal

by Clive Barker

1988Horror talesShort storiesEnglish Horror talesFiction, horrorFiction
4.0
Open Library
Open Library

First lines

Of all the rash and midnight promises made in the name of love, none, Boone now knew, was more certain to be broken than "I'll never leave you."

Of all the rash and midnight promises made in the name of love, none, Boone now knew, was more certain to be broken than "I'll never leave you."

About this book

Cabal is a 1988 horror novella by the British author Clive Barker. It was originally published in the United States as part of a collection comprising a novel and several short stories from Barker's sixth and final volume of the Books of Blood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabal_(novella)

Themes & subjects

Horror talesShort storiesEnglish Horror talesFiction, horrorFiction
First published 1988

Setting

OutlawsCanada

About the author

Clive Barker
Clive Barker

5 Oct 1952

Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the *Books of Blood*, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the *Hellraiser* and *Candyman* series. He was also the executive producer of the film *Gods and Monsters*. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been featured in galleries in the United States as well as within his own books. He has created original characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been adapted …

Author

Clive Barker

First published

1988

Pages

317

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

16

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Publisher

Pocket

ISBN

9780006176664

Where to buy

TR
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