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Cabal

By: Clive Barker
Narrated by: Chet Williamson
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Cabal is the story of Boone, a tortured soul haunted by the conviction that he has committed atrocious crimes. In a necropolis in the wilds of Canada, he seeks refuge and finds the last great creatures of the world - the shape-shifters known as the Nightbreed. They are possessed of unearthly powers-and so is Boone. In the hunt for Boone, they too will be hunted. Now only the courage of this strange human can save them from extinction. And only the undying passion of a woman can save Boone from his own corrupting hell...

This novella is the basis for the Major Motion Picture - Nightbreed.

©1988 Clive Barker Ink (P)2014 David N. WIlson
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Imaginative Characters • Poetic Writing • Compelling Storyline • Dark Fantasy • Sympathetic Monsters
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fucking awesome hope to oneday read a sequel cliver barker never ceases to fascinate me and my imagination

clive barker is the best

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A fantastic book with deep characters and a dark adventure. Enjoyed it a lot ...

Epic story telling

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Clive Barker sees what you didn't or did not wish to in your soul. The beauty mystery and myth of an underworld of immortal monsters is truly fantastic. The narrator does an excellent reading with energy, clear diction and emotional depth. Few readers could read this and convey the hope and darkness equally. Chet does so in spades. Highly recommended.

Intensely Imaginative Horror from a master

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Clive Barker’s "Cabal" is a dark fable where the humanity of monsters is balanced against the monstrosity of human behavior. Boone, a man with a mental disorder, is led to believe that he is responsible for a number of hideous murders. He flees to a small town called Midian in search of a society of monsters that live under a cemetery. There he discovers that some humans are far more monstrous than the creatures known as the Nightbreed. Yet while the Nightbreed are sympathetic, they certainly aren’t safe.

This was actually my first experience with one of Clive Barker’s novels, but it will not be my last. While the book is far from perfect -- Boone himself is something of a bland protagonist, I would’ve preferred more description of Midian’s underground society, and I think Barker flinches at a choice near the end -- "Cabal" gets quite a bit right, and it makes up for any missteps with a very visceral listen. There are buckets of blood and gore and organs described in all the splatterpunk carnage you’d expect from the late 80s (it was originally published in 1988). There’s also a startling, fierce, and hungry sexuality. In the opening of the book, we learn that Boone and Lori, two very beautiful young people trying to fit in with society, have difficulty in bed. As we witness Boone becomes more of a monster, we see these characters draw closer in ways they weren’t able to before.

Chet Williamson has the voice of an old time radio dramatist, and it ends up serving this story well. Initially, I wasn't sure if his square-jawed voice was the right one for this book. But Williamson's steady, no frills reading won me over in the end, providing a nice foil between the monsters and the monstrous.

"Cabal" is a story where the monsters, despite being grotesque and violent, are far more sympathetic than the majority of the humans we encounter. In Barker's tale, it's tough and dangerous being an outsider or someone different, but it's also unquestionably good.

Good Monsters. Mostly.

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Love this book... one of my all time favorites. I fell in love with this book in the 80s and still read it every n now and then. Short sweet modern monster story!

Love

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Although Clive Barker penned this years ago, I still found it a compelling listen (I had read it years ago, and somehow the transition to audio was quite easy.) The pacing is spot-on, the suspense is palpable, and the plot is well structured.

Am oldie but a goodie

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The book was great and now that I've heard Chet Williamson narrate it it"s become a go to for my evening walks.

Revisiting Midian with Chet Williamson

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The narrator does an awesome job of bringing out the personality of each character. Very enjoyable tale.

Awesome story!

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I’ve always loved this story. I watched the movie first in the 90s and fell in love with the mythic of the Nightbreed. I hope one day Barker will write a sequel like he did with the Scarlet Gospels.

Still great!

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I enjoyed the book, The book was made into a film, but as with most thing the Book is far better, The narrator allows you to set your self into the scene, Would recommend to anyone looking for their next Clive Barker book.

Awesome

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