![]() ![]() These are short, but powerful stories of torture and transformation, true horror with a freakish, monstrous feel. That's a minor quibble, however, and not a criticism of the stories themselves. With the opening story suggesting a Books of Blood feel to the collection, I would have loved to see a new story at the other end to tie it all together. We're introduced to Tom Requiem and the freaks of his Infernal Parade, but we never get to see them brought together. In putting the collection together, however, I feel like there's a missed opportunity here - one that would have made this collection truly memorable. What that means for fans is that we get an all-too-rare serving of vintage Barker, with stories written during the very early days of Abarat, long before his 2012 brush with death. That means they were designed to serve as stand-alone stories, connected, but not necessarily forming a linear narrative. In reading Clive Barker's Infernal Parade, it's important to remember that these stories were originally published and packaged ( much like the Tortured Souls collection from 2015) with the McFarlane toy line. ![]()
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