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POP CULTURE RELEVANCE: A bestselling novelist, filmmaker, playwright, photographer, artist, and overall master of horror, Barker has been a huge name across all types of media since the mid-1960s. Even today, he''s still releasing new material and partnering with major names; in 2021 alone, Barker''s cult classic Candyman was remade and released as a blockbuster Jordan Peele production, and HBO is releasing a Hellraiser miniseries to continue the massively successful franchise. Barker has also recently worked with Hulu, Marvel, and BOOM! Studios among others.FOLLOWING AND FAN BASE: This book will be the first official monograph for Barker''s extensive and deeply devoted fan base. His 500,000 followers across Facebook and Twitter are avid participants in his world, constantly seeking new ways to interact with and support the beloved icon''s creative projects.PERSONAL ARCHIVAL MATERIAL AND INSIGHT: The book is being created by two of Barker''s most important collaborators and lifelong friends. Phil and Sarah Stokes are Barker''s official archivists and have direct access to his personal collections of sketches, handwritten manuscripts, conversations, photographs, and documents. This combination of Barker''s iconic horror worlds with never-before-seen personal materials will create an undoubtedly captivating final product.
