Writer Spotlight: Clive Barker blazes through horror history

October has long passed, and the spooky decorations that once proudly adorned buildings across campus are now collecting dust in storage. However, Halloween fans are still clambering for a fright. Even as time marches on and we move closer to the cheery, heartfelt holidays, many people still want to watch a bone-chilling television series or movie or read a book that will keep them up until the witching hour.

Luckily for horror fans, we all live at the same time as Clive Barker. Best known for writing original stories and screenplays for movies like the “Hellraiser” series and “Candyman,” Barker is the ultimate sleepover movie writer and an underappreciated icon of the horror genre.