The Forbidden is a personal interpretation of the story of Faust’s bargain with the Devil, a scenario that would eventually be re-employed by Clive as the driving force behind both The Damnation Game and The Hellbound Heart.

He says, “I remember when we got £300 from the Liverpool Film Association or whatever, I showed the man Salomé and I was squirming with embarrassment at how rough it was, but he was astonished at what we had achieved.” The references to Salomé in the Bible are I think slight but, nevertheless, Biblical stories, if they are good stories, have a kind of primal quality to them.”Ĭlive used the film to attempt to gain funding for his next proposed film project, The Forbidden, and despite his feeling about the technical quality of the footage compared to the movie in his mind, his concerns were not shared by others. The Bible is a source of inspiration constantly for me and remains a significant source of inspiration. It’s a very sexual story, it’s a very ritualistic story, it’s a bargain story. Filmed partly on Hale Beach, partly in a florist’s cellar at night the film is a poetic interpretation of the famous story.Īs Clive reflected, when asked about the subject matter for his first film, he responded eagerly, “The Salomé story: boy, there are layers to that story.

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).Ĭheck out the trailer below along with a synopsis, and let us know if you plan on tuning in for Books of Blood this October.Salomé draws inspiration from the Biblical tale and follows on from Clive’s staged production in Liverpool of Oscar Wilde’s play (as The Hydra Theatre Company). The Hellraiser writer's Books of Blood also featured the likes of Rawhead Rex, Midnight Meat Train (both of which were previously adapted as features), The Yattering and Jack, and The Forbidden, which influenced 1992's Candyman.īrannon Braga directed, co-wrote and executive produced along with The Orville collaborator with Seth MacFarlane. We're not sure which ones, but the trailer does suggest that 'The Book of Blood' and 'On Jerusalem Street' will be adapted. 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 books as possible, but this feature will only focus on three.

Hulu recently announced that its upcoming film adaptation of Clive Barker's Books of Blood will premiere on the streaming service on October 7, and we now have a much better idea of what to expect thanks to a creepy full trailer. 'Everybody is a book of blood wherever we're opened, we're red.'

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