“The dead have their own highways. Laid in those inhospitable wastelands that begin outside our lives, they are filled with streams of departing souls. Their disturbing hum can be heard in the deep flaws of the universe - it comes from the potholes and cracks left by cruelty, violence and vice. Their feverish hustle and bustle can be glimpsed when the heart is ready to be torn into pieces - it is then that what is supposed to be secret is revealed to the eye.” This quote most accurately conveys the essence of Clive Barker’s famous collections, united under the general title “Books of Blood” and which have become classics not only of mysticism, but also of literature in general.