Editing Clive Barker (section)

==Film work==
Barker wrote the screenplays for ''[[Underworld (1985 film)|Underworld]]'' (1985) and ''[[Rawhead Rex (film)|Rawhead Rex]]'' (1986), both directed by [[George Pavlou]]. Displeased by how his material was handled, he moved to directing with ''[[Hellraiser]]'' (1987), based on his novella ''[[The Hellbound Heart]]''. After his film ''[[Nightbreed]]'' (1990) flopped, Barker returned to write and direct ''[[Lord of Illusions]]'' (1995). The short story "[[The Forbidden (short story)|The Forbidden]]", from Barker's ''Books of Blood'', provided the basis for the 1992 film ''[[Candyman (1992 film)|Candyman]]'' and its three sequels. He had been working on a series of film adaptations of his ''[[The Books of Abarat|The Abarat Quintet]]'' books under [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Company]]'s management,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/clive-barker-goes-disney/|title=Clive Barker goes Disney|last=Green|first=Willow|date=16 April 2000|website=EmpireOnline}}</ref> but due to creative differences, the project was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedisneyblog.com/2006/09/11/clive_barker_an/|title=Clive Barker and Disney part ways|date=11 September 2006|website=TheDisneyBlog}}</ref>

He served as an executive producer for the 1998 film ''[[Gods and Monsters (film)|Gods and Monsters]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/gods-and-monsters-1200452505/#!|title=Gods and Monsters|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=24 January 1998|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/1998/11/from-candyman-to-frankenstein-bill-condon-talks-gods-and-monsters-82502/|title= From Candyman to Frankenstein, Bill Condon Talks "Gods and Monsters"|last=Kaufman|first=Anthony|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=11 November 1998|accessdate=13 May 2021}}</ref> a semi-fictional tale of ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' director [[James Whale]]'s later years, which won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/297897.stm |title= Film Review: Gods and Monsters |publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=16 March 1999|access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref> Barker said of his interest in the project: "Whale was gay, I'm gay; Whale was English, I'm English…Whale made some horror movies, and I've made some horror movies. It seemed as if I should be helping to tell this story."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9811/05/gods.and.monsters/ |title=The 'Gods and Monsters' of James Whale |last=Michael |first=Dennis |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=5 November 1998 |access-date=13 May 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016105251/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9811/05/gods.and.monsters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barker also provided the foreword on the published shooting script.

In 2005, Barker and horror film producer [[Jorge Saralegui]] created the film production company Midnight Picture Show with the intent of producing two horror films per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2005/05/26/clive-barker-form-midnight-picture-show-16153|title=Clive Barker to form Midnight Picture Show|work=Advocate.com|date=26 May 2005|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>

In October 2006, Barker announced through his website that he will be writing the script to a forthcoming remake of the original ''Hellraiser'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clivebarker.info/intsrevel15.html|title=The Official Clive Barker Website – Revelations Interview 15|publisher=Clivebarker.info|access-date=30 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518135537/http://www.clivebarker.info/intsrevel15.html|archive-date=18 May 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2994]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222050653/http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2994|date=22 February 2008}}</ref> He was developing a film based on his ''[[Tortured Souls]]'' line of toys from [[McFarlane Toys]]. In 2020, Barker regained control of the ''Hellraiser'' franchise, and served as executive producer on a [[Hellraiser (2022 film)|2022 reboot]] film for the streaming service [[Hulu]].