Books of Blood (2020)
All stories end here.
Director: Brannon Braga · Writers: Brannon Braga, Adam Simon
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Where to watch
Hulu
Trailer
Director
Brannon Braga
Cast
Britt Robertson
Jenna 
Freda Foh Shen
Ellie 
Nicholas Campbell
Sam 
Anna Friel
Mary 
Rafi Gavron
Simon 
Yul Vazquez
Bennett 
Andy McQueen
Steve 
Kenji Fitzgerald
Gavin 
Paige Turco
Nicole 
Saad Siddiqui
Dan 
Glen Lefchak
Balsam 
Brett Rickaby
Bookman User Reviews (1)
Books of Blood is a horror anthology ostensibly based on an eponymous series of short story collections by Clive Barker. The movie is divided into several segments, but there are only two distinguishable stories, and only one of them has its origin in a Barker text. There’s about 30 minutes worth of a good movie here; visually evoking the best of Hellraiser and narratively full of rich irony and poetic justice. Even if Barker was not involved (and I assume he wasn’t), and even if the filmmakers take creative liberties, the strength of the source material shines through; it’s recognizably Clive Barker and it’s given a first rate treatment. The problem is that the rest of movie has nothing to do with the original Books of Blood, and doesn’t come close to the Barker’s level of sophistication and intellect; it doesn’t even qualify as a pastiche. This is not to say i…
