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Blood And Cheap Thrills. By Alan Jones, Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden (Note: this is complete 1991 rewrite/update of the Rawhead Rex article from Cinefantastique, Vol 17, No 2, March 1987) Jon Gregory : "Rawhead Rex is often cited as a favourite BoB story. The film however is another matter.
Not for nothing, Rawhead himself is pretty cheesy looking, but I thought the acting was pretty damn good for a film of this caliber. I really enjoyed how Rawhead was considered a god before Jesus and had his own followers; especially the stain glass windows representing him.
This is a great pair of articles describing the origins of Rawhead Rex and how fears of possible censorship reduced what was an amazing vision into the disappointing monster movie we got. http://hypnogoria.blogspot.com/2012/01/truth-about-rawhead-rex-part-i.html
Who here remembers perhaps Clive Barker's most despised adaptations, Rawhead Rex? This is one of those few films that could truly benefit from a reboot. What do you think, do you remember this B-Movie disasterpiece or is this just unheard-of trash to you? Comment below.
May 25, 2022 · Rawhead Rex is an early Clive Barker adaptation that takes Irish horror back to its Celtic roots. Read more at Wicked Horror.
Jan 17, 2018 · Rawhead Rex is a short story from the master of horror, Clive Barker that appeared in Volume 3 of his Books of Blood series. A decent story, in 1986 it somehow got turned into a near 90 minute movie with extremely laughable results. (Check out our review of Volume 3 here).
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Rawhead Rex is a 1986 British [1] fantasy horror film directed by George Pavlou from a screenplay by Clive Barker, based on his short story of the same name. The story had originally appeared in Vol. 3 of his Books of Blood series.
