One stunning aspect of the movie was the book of blood imagery. If you wish to see them for yourself you can find the first volume of Books of Blood here and the movie on Hulu. While I will strive to avoid major spoilers, I will be comparing the book and the movie so there will be spoilers for both. In order to keep this review focused on the adaptation portion, I will be focusing on these two stories.Īs always, a quick spoiler warning is in place. The Book of Blood, Miles’ story, tells the tale of a cheating psychic who is exposed in a truly bloody way, and On Jerusalem Street, Bennett’s story, is tied to The Book of Blood sequel where a man finds the titular volume and is subsequently tortured by it. To my understanding, Jenna’s story is completely unique and not inspired by Books of Blood-however, Miles’ and Bennett’s stories are directly tied to the work in the collection. The film itself is an anthology and tells three separate stories that follow the adventures of three individuals: Jenna, Miles, and Bennett. It’s worth noting that this film is not a direct retelling of Clive Barker’s short stories, but rather a loose adaptation of two stories from his anthology collection. As such, I had high hopes going in that this film would capture the magic and macabre that follows Clive Barker’s work. From his work on the Hellraiser franchise, to the Candyman franchise inspired by his short story The Forbidden, to the first adaptation of his anthology series Books of Blood in the 2009 film of the same name, Clive Barker’s work is no stranger to the film genre. As an avid Clive Barker fan, I was delighted to learn that there was another adaptation of one of his classic short stories, The Book of Blood.

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