And that makes sense, as the story was used by Barker as the framing device for the entire “Books of Blood” saga Hulu’s film, it would seem, is using it in the same way, while also including – much like 2009’s movie Book of Blood – aspects of “On Jerusalem Street.” Hulu’s synopsis indicates that the film “follows a journey into uncharted territory through three tales tangled in space and time,” and it’s clear based on the trailer that Braga and the team have once more adapted the short story “The Book of Blood” for inclusion in the anthology film. That’s how the project was originally announced, at least, but somewhere along the line the decision was made to instead roll a small handful of stories into one anthology movie, titled Books of Blood and arriving in October. Enter Hulu and Brannon Braga (“The Orville”), who had been set to adapt various Barker tales in the form of a “Books of Blood” anthology series. 1997’s Quicksilver Highway adapted “The Body Politic,” and the Barker-directed Lord of Illusions back in 1995 was based on the short story “The Last Illusion.”īut even if Barker’s “Books of Blood” have been mined in various ways over the years, there are still many tales from the books that have yet to make their way onto the screen. Over the years, several stories from Barker’s “Books of Blood” have been adapted for the screen, most notably “The Forbidden” (which became Candyman) as well as “Rawhead Rex” and “The Midnight Meat Train.” “The Book of Blood” and “On Jerusalem Street” were turned into feature film Book of Blood in 2009, the same year “Dread” became a feature film as well, and Barker himself adapted “The Yattering and Jack” for the anthology series “Tales from the Darkside” back in the late ’80s.
Advertised as being “From the Nightmares of Clive Barker,” Hulu’s upcoming anthology film Books of Blood is inspired by the six volumes of “Books of Blood” short horror fiction collections that Barker penned between 19, but you may be wondering – even after seeing the trailer yesterday – which of Barker’s stories the film is actually adapting.
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