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<i>Books of Blood</i> book

Books of Blood are a series of horror fiction collections written by the British author Clive Barker.

<i>Rawhead Rex</i> (film) 1986 film by George Pavlou

Rawhead Rex is a 1986 Irish fantasy horror film directed by George Pavlou, produced by Kevin Attew and Don Hawkins, and was written by Clive Barker, based upon the short story of the same name by Barker. The film focuses on a monstrous pagan god's bloody rampage through the Irish countryside. The story had originally appeared in Vol. 3 of his Books of Blood series. Barker had previously worked on Transmutations.

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