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Coldheart Canyon: A Hollywood Ghost Story Audio Cassette – Audiobook, October 2, 2001

by Clive Barker (Author), Frank Muller (Reader)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 476 ratings
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“[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.”
—Washington Post

 

From 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. USA Today calls it, “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.
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    October 2, 2001
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    0694524018
  6. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperAudio; Unabridged edition (October 2, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0694524018
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0694524013
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 2.75 x 7.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 476 ratings

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Clive Barker

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Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952. His earlier books include The Books of Blood, Cabal, and The Hellbound Heart. In addition to his work as a novelist and playwright, he also illustrates, writes, directs and produces for stage and screen. His films include Hellraiser, Hellbound, Nightbreed and Candyman. Clive lives in Beverly Hills, California

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
476 global ratings
“There’s always some light in the darkness, somewhere.”
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“There’s always some light in the darkness, somewhere.”
Coldheart Canyon, Clive Barker, 2001My favorite quote: “There’s always some light in the darkness, somewhere.”Notable characters: Todd Pickett, the failing movie star; Tammy Lauper, his number one fan’ Katya Lupi, the 20s-era movie starMost memorable scene: Katya and the snail … Only Clive Barker, I tell ya …Greatest strengths: Coldheart Canyon, like a lot of Clive Barker’s work, effectively blends horror, tenderness, glamour, perversion, erotica, beauty, and repulsionStandout achievements: In Coldheart Canyon, Clive Barker shows off a seamless ability to bounce between old and current-day Hollywood without confusing the reader or losing their interestFun Facts: The character of Jerry Brahms was inspired by Clive Barker’s close friend, actor Roddy McDowellOther media: N/AWhat it taught me: I remember reading this and wondering what genre it was — but as I kept reading, I realized I didn’t care. Coldheart Canyon taught me that genre doesn’t matter, that a good story is a good story, and to write it regardless of category it might (or might not) fall intoHow it inspired me: Looking back on it, I’m sure I’ve gotten a lot of inspiration for my own work from Clive Barker in general — and Coldheart Canyon in particular. Ghosts, orgies, orgies with ghosts … yeah. This one definitely inspired a few things from me …Additional thoughts: Coldheart Canyon is a long book — a damned long one. But it needs to be and personally, I like it that way. When any story is placed in the capable hands of writers like Clive Barker, size definitely matters … and as far as I’m concerned, the bigger, the better.
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Loretta
5.0 out of 5 stars There Better Be Dogs…🪦
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
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So delectable!! So flamboyant!! Gives American Horror Story vibes - ridiculous but just so good. I thoroughly enjoyed this spicy little thriller. Perfect distraction novel as you are fully captivated by the sexy hauntings and horrors unfolding. I do love Barker's ability to tantalize and horrify, his sexy scenes are exquisite. The last couple Barker novels I read (or, attempted to read, I DNF Mr. Begone and HATED Weaveworld) was a bit disappointing, but I enjoyed this one from beginning to end. Yes, it's weird af (ghosts mating with animals and producing terrible and virile hybrid offspring), but that's what makes it so enthralling!! I even shed a tear at the sad but sweet reunion at the end.
I think this is my favorite Barker novel so far.
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lindaluane
5.0 out of 5 stars hedonism
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2013
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I started out thinking I wasn't going to like the book - but then it really got started and I loved it :)
One of the things the story is about is a '20s era silent-movie actress. Her 'friend" has a room installed in her house made entirely of tile taken from a monestary in Romania. This tile, some 30,000 pieces, is supposed to have been built by Lilith, the wife of Satan, and it seems to have...ahem...remarkable qualities. The '20s era movie star, Katya, and all her friends and fellow stars are transfixed and transformed by the power of this room, known as "The Devil's Country." Everyone connected to the house and Katya seemed to be hedonists at heart - and "anything" goes in their search for pleasure.
At this point the story skips forward to present day Hollywood, where star Todd Pickett makes the mistake of getting plastic surgery and suffers severe damage. He takes refuge from the press at the long abandoned "pleasure palace" of, Katya, an actress that he has never heard of. No one seems to live in the house, but then things change and we learn that there are many "someones" in the house - both dead and alive. Katya, being the evil person that she is, has many perverted people around her - it is very sexually explicit involving creatures you've probably never dreamed of.
Add to this mix a fanatical fan of Todd Pickett. Tammy, who wants to discover "why" Todd is in hiding - she wants to save him from whatever is wrong - and you begin to see all kinds of layers to the story.
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Five Angels
4.0 out of 5 stars Potential Almost Fulfilled
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020
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I just finished this... novel, if you will. It is long, but interesting and.... captivating.

Perhaps it is the combination of my interests: old Hollywood and the occult, that intrigued me so much, but, regardless, I found this story something I was unable to part with, until completed.

First, the plot of Barker's story is original to the extent that you will not be plodding into context that was predictable. The storyline harkens Richard Matheson's Hell House with the basis of occult activity permeated with overt and wild sexual activity. Unlike Hell House, ColdHeart doesn't just suggest the activity, but revels in the detailed activity, throughout. While the details sometime seem excessive, it rather fits the legends (or rumours) of Hollywood social "interaction" and, thus, works. However, it could have worked as easily with less.

The story is well written. This is my first Barker read and I am impressed. The detail... the originality... the imagination: it far exceeds that of other modern, "horror" authors. The character development is truly fantastic, to the extent that the ending feels a let down.

While I have read other reviews, critiquing the length; yes, if you are the typical, quick S. King-type reader, this book will overwhelm you, leading you to abandon it. Otherwise, stand by for an adventure from current Hollywood, back to old Hollywood, and back, again... It is worth the long trek.
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Charles M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book But Vastly Underappreciated
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013
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Personally I am a fan of Mr. Barker for many reasons, but I am not a fan boy. I read this books years ago when it first came out and decided to read it again before writing a review.

First this book is not the average thrill and kill book that people expect from a horror writer. For me this book is more about how fame, obsession and vanity are just as destructive as the sadistic pastimes of torture and murder. The writing is superb, the descriptions and imagery are vivid and evocative. Just as we have all come to expect from Mr. Barker.

While the premise of Hollywood was not very appealing to me in the beginning, I did love the mentions of old Hollywood and the new twist on those stars who were taken too soon. Anyone who has watched any amount of reality TV in recent years knows that if Coldheart Canyon did exist it would be teeming with the plastic fame monsters who right now roam the streets of California looking for their next fix of stardom, drugs, sex or surgery.

Also the Devil's Country/the Hunt for me was marvelous, if you have any imagination you can close your eyes and see the images for yourself. That is the one portion of the book that really sticks with me. Maybe that is also the most unnerving part of the novel. The idea that we are all trapped in a prison of our making constantly striving after that which will ultimately undo us.
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anna
5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021
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I have always enjoyed Mr. Barker's writing and though Coldheart Canyon is a departure from some of his previous efforts, it is a wonderful departure! And a lovely ending with hope and peace, a rare find these days. Buy it, read it, enjoy it. And thank you Mr. Barker for all of your literary efforts, a fan. :)
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Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Barker At His Best!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022
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Coldheart Canyon encapsulates everything that put Clive Barker on the map. It gross, vicious, sexy, horrifying and thought provoking. It sprang from his disillusionment with the movie industry. This may be his most entertaining novel.
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Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars gripping read!
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2024
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I read this book thanks to the warning away of a commenter on Facebook! There is only one book in my life that i didn’t finish, because the content was too horrible, and it was a Clive Barker book, though i can no longer recall the title. I was much younger; my constitution for such things has toughened up over the years, so i thought what the heck?

From page 1, meeting Katya and Zefer, i was hooked. This book did not disappoint. At the point when most other books would wrap it up on a neat little bow and call it done, the author kept going, driving forward to a far better end. This is one i will definitely talk again.
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Carmilla
5.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood Laid Bare
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2019
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Coldheart Canyon looks at Hollywood circa 1920s and "present" 1990s. It shows how much the landscape has changed in that time and how little the people have changed. The descriptions are lush, erotic and terrifying all at the same time, especially of course when we are dealing with the fantastical monsters of Barker's imagination, spawned by The Devil's Country.

What Barker does in this book is pretty extraordinary. He juxtaposes the fictional world of Hollywood (which people believe is real) with the nightmarish reality of Coldheart Canyon (which people believe is fiction). He describes vacuous stars and entitled movie producers with a mischievous venom that suggests he has met many of these people.

There is a huge amount of dropping of famous names, although Todd Pickett the main male character is perhaps by necessity a fiction, as I imagine is the boarish movie producer who meets a violent but poetic end.
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ana jesus royo lucia
4.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno
Reviewed in Spain on November 22, 2013
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Ya había leído algo de Clive Barker. Es difícil encontrarlo en español, así que menos mal que me arreglo bien leyendo en inglés. Lo he disfrutado enormemente. Uno de los mejores autores en género fantástico/de terror que existe. Me encanta como le puede dar la vuelta a los temas y la gran imaginación que tiene.
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spider queen
2.0 out of 5 stars Unpleasant people, doing far too many unpleasant things, for far too long.
Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2017
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Maybe folks with a greater tolerance for buckets of explicit and diverse sex would be fine with this book, but, lord, there's just so MUCH of it.

I almost never close a book without finishing it, but I gave up about half-way through. In addition to the above, I found the characters unrealistic and inconsistent in their ... characteristics, and generally unsympathetic--pretty much all of them. Except Brewster--and he died really early on.

I don't think I've ever rated a book as low as this, and I suspect that lowness (?) is partly a function of my disappointment in the fact that I'd expected more, way more, from Barker.
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