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The Forbidden

Clive Barker

First published June 1985
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A woman seeking material for her college thesis on "Graffiti: The Semiotics of Urban Despair" visits a housing project where tales of horrible murders lead her to strange art in abandoned apartments.

Notes

Basis for the 1992 horror film Candyman.

External Links

bloody-disgusting.com

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1986 British Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Winner

Publications (33)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1985 Fantasy Tales V7n14, Summer 1985 Stephen Jones FANZINE 28
July 1985 Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Volume V Sphere Collection 1
June 1986 Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI Weidenfeld & Nicolson Omnibus 1|2001
June 1986 Books of Blood: Volume V Weidenfeld & Nicolson Collection 1
February 1987 In the Flesh Poseidon Press Collection 75
June 1987 In the Flesh Poseidon Press / SFBC Collection 65
1988 Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Volume V Scream/Press Collection |1
January 1988 Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI Weidenfeld & Nicolson Omnibus |2001
January 1988 In the Flesh Pocket Books Collection 87
March 1988 Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. 4-6 Sphere Omnibus |2001
October 1988 The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales Robinson Anthology 1
1989 Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volume V Sphere Collection 1
1990 The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales Carroll & Graf Anthology 1
1990 Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. 4-6 Sphere Omnibus 1|2001
1991 In the Flesh Pocket Books Collection 87
October 1991 Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volume V Sphere Collection 1
1995 Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volumes 4-6 Warner Books UK Omnibus 1|2001
1997 Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volumes 4-6 Warner Books UK Omnibus 1|2001
April 1998 The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal Orion Anthology 381
April 1998 The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal Orion Anthology 381
September 1998 The Reel Stuff DAW Books Anthology 162
1999 The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fictions HarperCollins (UK) Collection
May 1999 The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal Millennium / Orion Anthology
December 1999 The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fictions HarperCollins Collection 165
February 2001 In the Flesh Pocket Books Collection
December 2001 Clive Barker's Books of Blood Stealth Press Omnibus 597
December 2001 Clive Barker's Books of Blood Stealth Press Omnibus 597
August 2003 The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales Carroll & Graf Anthology 1
March 2004 Cyberfilms ibooks Anthology 147
June 2008 The Reel Stuff DAW Books Anthology 148
September 2009 Spook City PS Publishing Anthology
October 2009 Spook City PS Publishing Anthology 77
July 2011 Spook City PS Publishing Anthology