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Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed (edition 2016)

by Joseph Nassise (Editor)

Series: Nightbreed Franchise (Anthology)

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"Clive Barker's Nightbreed has been controversial since the moment it was released in a version edited by the studio and roundly condemned by Barker, who wrote and directed the movie. A virtually instant cult film based on Barker's novella Cabal, it was nominated for three Saturn Awards and won several prizes at European film festivals. Midian Unmade tells the stories of the Nightbreed after the fall of their city, Midian. Driven from their homes, their friends and family members slain before their eyes, the monsters become a mostly-hidden diaspora. Some are hunted; others, hunters. Some seek refuge. Others want revenge. Contributors include: Karl Alexander, author of the classic novel Time After Time; actor, writer, and director Amber Benson (Tara Maclay on Buffy the Vampire Slayer); New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder; Hugo and John W. Campbell Award winner Seanan McGuire; Bram Stoker Award winner Weston Ochse; David J. Schow, winner of the World Fantasy Award and writer of the screenplay for The Crow; New York Times bestselling writer Stephen Woodworth; and many more--23 stories in all. With an introduction by Clive Barker, this is an outstanding collection of original horror short stories in a dazzling variety of styles"--… (more)
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Title:Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed
Authors:Joseph Nassise (Editor)
Info:Tor Books (2016), Edition: Reprint, 304 pages
Collections:Read, Your library
Rating:****
Tags:Horror, monsters, cabal, Clive Barker, film tie-in

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Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed by Clive Barker (Introduction)

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Overall, this is a worthy addition to Clive Barker's Nightbreed novel and film. For the most part, the stories are all solid and very well-written. In fact--and I find this unusual for a multi-author anthology--there was only one real WTF story that I didn't really grok the ending, and only two that failed to hold my attention all the way through to the end. Not bad for an antho with this many authors and stories.

If I have one complaint with this collection, it's that, for all the stories, there's a pervading sense of aloneness, of being an outsider to the world. Yes, yes, I get that each story takes place after the fall of Midian, so that's kind of to be expected, and it may very well have been the wish of the editors to find stories all of a certain DNA, but I would have liked a few of the stories to veer from the "I'm alone and outcast from this world of man" plotline.

The other minor issue, not so much a complaint as an observation, is that I really didn't need a rehash of the fall of Midian in almost every single story. Midian's fallen. These characters survived. Got it. Move on.

But, for all of that, a surprisingly good and entertaining collection. ( )
  TobinElliott | Sep 3, 2021 |
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Barker, CliveIntroductionprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Howison, DelEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Nassise, JosephEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Alexander, KarlContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baker, TimothyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Benson, AmberContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brauer, EdwardContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cargill, C. RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cooper, Ernie W.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Craddock, BrianContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dorman, NerineContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dunn, KellyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fawver, KurtContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Holder, NancyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Majewski, LisaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McGuire, SeananContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Meeks, ShaunContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Monfette, ChristopherContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ochse, WestonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rogers, IanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Saintcrow, LilithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Salamoff, Paul J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Salem, RobContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schow, David J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Welsh, Durand ShengContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wetmore, Kevin J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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"Clive Barker's Nightbreed has been controversial since the moment it was released in a version edited by the studio and roundly condemned by Barker, who wrote and directed the movie. A virtually instant cult film based on Barker's novella Cabal, it was nominated for three Saturn Awards and won several prizes at European film festivals. Midian Unmade tells the stories of the Nightbreed after the fall of their city, Midian. Driven from their homes, their friends and family members slain before their eyes, the monsters become a mostly-hidden diaspora. Some are hunted; others, hunters. Some seek refuge. Others want revenge. Contributors include: Karl Alexander, author of the classic novel Time After Time; actor, writer, and director Amber Benson (Tara Maclay on Buffy the Vampire Slayer); New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder; Hugo and John W. Campbell Award winner Seanan McGuire; Bram Stoker Award winner Weston Ochse; David J. Schow, winner of the World Fantasy Award and writer of the screenplay for The Crow; New York Times bestselling writer Stephen Woodworth; and many more--23 stories in all. With an introduction by Clive Barker, this is an outstanding collection of original horror short stories in a dazzling variety of styles"--

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Anthology contains:
  • Preface by Joseph Nassise
  • Introduction by Clive Barker
  • Return to Midian / Lisa Majewski
  • The Moon Inside / Seanan McGuire
  • The Night Ray Bradbury Died / Kevin J. Wetmore
  • Another Little Piece of My Heart / Nancy Holder
  • The Kindness of Surrender / Kurt Fawver
  • The Angel of Isisford / Brian Craddock
  • Pride / Amber Benson
  • Button, Button / Ernie W. Cooper
  • I Am the Night You Never Speak Of / C. Robert Cargill
  • The Devil Until the Credits Roll / Weston Ochse
  • The Light House of Midian / Ian Rogers
  • Lakrimay / Nerine Dorman
  • And Midian Whispered Its Name / Shaun Meeks
  • Cell of Curtains / Timothy Baker
  • Tamara / Paul J. Salamof
  • Raphael's Shroud / Karl Alexander
  • Wretched / Edward Brauer
  • A Monster Among Monsters / Stephen Woodworth and Kelly Dunn
  • The Jesuit's Mask / Durand Sheng Welsh
  • Rook / Rob Salem
  • Collector / David J. Schow
  • Bait and Switch / Lilith Saintcrow
  • The Farmhouse / Christopher Monfette
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