Coldheart Canyon: A Hollywood Ghost Story

“[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.” —Washington PostFrom The Books of Blood to Hellraiser to Imajica, Abarat, and Mister B. Gone, Clive Barker’s extraordinary vision knows no bounds. With Coldheart Canyon, the New York Times bestselling master of dark fantasy who has been called “a cross between Stephen King and Gabriel Garcia Marquez” (Boston Herald) thrills readers with a “Hollywood ghost story” as audacious and chilling as anything he (or anyone else) has ever written.Film's most popular action hero needs a place to heal after surgery that has gone terribly wrong. His fiercely loyal agent finds him just such a place in a luxurious, forgotten mansion high in the Hollywood Hills. But the original owner of the mansion was a beautiful woman devoted to pleasure at any cost, and the terrible legacy of her deed has not yet died. There are ghosts and monsters haunting Coldheart Canyon, where nothing is forbidden.USA Today calls Barker's novel, “Endlessly entertaining. . . wickedly enjoyable,” and fans everywhere will agree—a tense and winding trip down into the hellish depths of Coldheart Canyon is well worth making.

Washington Post

“[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.... ”

Maxine Hong Kingston, Washington Post Book World

“Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds.”

Atlanta Journal & Constitution

“A writer of stunning imagination.”

Kirkus Reviews

“One of our most inventive and risk-taking writers.”

Time Out (London)

“...in the language of fear, he has no equals.”

Kirkus

“Barker possesses one of contemporary fictions’ wildest and finest imaginations.”

Janet Maslin, New York Times

“Unfolds with genuine momentum, in the vigorous style of a fully engaged storyteller.”

USA Today

“Wickedly enjoyable... endlessly entertaining...a powerhouse of a novel... irresistible.”

think Anne Rice meets Jacqueline Susann.”

“Barker’s vision is impressively bizarre

The Philadelphia Inquirer

“When you’re in the mood for forgettable escapism, nobody does it better.”

The Baltimore Sun

“Riveting.”

From the Back Cover

Film's most popular action hero needs a place to heal after his surgery has gone terribly wrong. His fiercely loyal agent finds him just such a place in a luxurious forgotten mansion high in the Hollywood Hills. But the original owner of the mansion was a beautiful woman devoted to pleasure at any cost, and the terrible legacy of her deeds has not yet died. There are ghosts and monsters haunting Coldheart Canyon, where nothing is forbidden . . .Clive Barker's Coldheart Canyon showcases the boldly innovative New York Times bestselling master at the very top of his formidable and frightening skills. Clive Barker is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty books for adults and children. He is also a widely acclaimed artist, film producer, screenwriter, and director. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.

About the Author

Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; the Hellraiser and Candyman series, and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. He lives in Southern California.

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