“Barker puts the dark side back into childhood fantasy. “Barker’s book puts the grim back into fairy tales and continues a noble tradition of scaring kids witless. There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with.

It is a place of miracles, a blissful round of treats and seasons, where every childish whim may be satisfied. Mr Hood’s Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace.

“A dashingly produced fantasy with powerful drawings by the author” The only children’s story by the master of horror. Mr Hood has ambitions for his new guest, for Harvey’s soul burns brighter than any soul he has encountered for a thousand years. The house and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle, however. It is only when the House shows its darker face – when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadow – that he comes to doubt Mr Hood’s philanthropy. There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr Hood’s wonders, does not stop to discover the consequences. (Nov.Mr Hood’s Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. 100,000 first printing $140,000 ad/promo Literary Guild, Doubleday and Sci-Fi Book Club alternates author tour. A welcome modern-day return to a classic form, this fable lives up to the publisher's billing as a tale for all ages. Barker's own illustrations convey the story's deceptively sweet appeal.

Harvey must heroically battle what is gradually revealed to be the malevolent force behind the Holiday House in order to save not only himself but all its previous young guests. Barker masterfully embroiders this fantasy world with a mounting number of grim, even gruesome details. Rictus takes Harvey to the Holiday House, where every morning is spring, every afternoon is summer and every evening offers Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas in quick succession. Thief of Always (Graphic Novel Adaptation) by Clive Barker, Kris Oprisko, Gabriel Hernandez (Illustrator) 4.4 (71) Paperback 12.99 Paperback 12.99 eBook 4.

When archetypal 10-year-old Harvey Swick desperately wishes to be delivered from a boring February afternoon, he is miraculously rescued by Rictus, a smiling (if somewhat sinister) creature. In a tale that manages to be both cute and horrifying, bestselling novelist and screenwriter Barker ( Imajica ) puts the dark side back into childhood fantasy, recalling the violent undercurrents of the Grimm Brothers' tales and other classics.

The thief of always by clive barker