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Eye catching and enticing - the magazine covers that encourage casual newsstand sales have proved hugely receptive to the subtle lures of Pinhead, Boone, various Nightbreed and others - including the visage of the creator himself...



Nightbreed Covers
...The decision to have Murray Close spend time photographing the Breed for the Nightbreed Chronicles paid off time and again as Barker attempted to move the 'monstrous' into the mainstream...

Amiga Action, No 13, October 1990 Blade Runner, Vol 1 No 1 City Limits, No 469, 27 September - 4 October 1990

Amiga Action, No 13, October 1990
Amiga Action chose the videogame version of Mexico to lure readers into reading their extensive review of Ocean's game.
Blade Runner, Vol 1 No 1, November 1990
Peloquin is the Spanish 'Breed of choice, nestling down at the bottom right for the debut issue of this Spanish magazine that featured an
interview with Barker.
City Limits - No 469, 27 September - 4 October 1990
Pessoa the Pale fixes his gaze on the readers of this weekly London listings magazine with an interview with Clive inside.

Deadlone, No 23 Dread, No 8

Deadline - No 23, October 1990
Boone yells from the cover of this UK magazine. Contains a reprint of the Speaking In The Dark / Keeping Company With The Cannibal Witches essay and two interviews with Barker.
Dread - No 8, 1992
The familiar Boone scowl accompanies a Barker fan club interview.

L'Ecran Fantastique, No 105, June 1989 Famous Monsters Of Filmland - No 252, October 2010 Famous Monsters Of Filmland - No 252, October 2010

L'Ecran Fantastique, No 105, June 1989
Saul gets the cover treatment in France to advertise a set visit to Pinewood including
interviews with Clive, cast and crew.
Famous Monsters Of Filmland - No 252, October 2010
Celebrating 20 years of Nightbreed, Bob Keen, Goeff Portass and several others within Image Animation reflect on the creatures and effects created - and sometimes played on-screen - by the team. The regular cover showcases Shuna Sassi and a beserker while the subscriber cover has Shuna Sassi top left, giving way to a montage of Hammer Horror stars...

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Fangoria - No 86, September 1989
Saul again, but with his head inclined the other way as he stares from the cover of an issue containing a Nightbreed set visit and an interview with Barker.
Fangoria - No 90, February 1990
This time it's Mexico's turn, announcing an interview with David Cronenberg.
Fangoria - Italian version No 1, 1990
Mexico's cover star status extended to the launch issue of Fangoria in Italy.

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Fangoria - No 91, April 1990
Fangoria's coverage continued with a Berserker on the cover and an interview with Barker.
Fangoria Horror Spectacular - No 1, 1990
Barker gives an interview to sound off about the 'dumping' of Nightbreed as Peloquin scowls on the cover.
Bloody Best Of Fangoria - Vol 9, 1991
Lude takes a cover slot as Fangoria collected together interviews with Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, David Cronenberg and the Fangoria No 91 interview with Barker.

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Fantasy Zone - No 6, March 1990
A set visit to Pinewood halfway through principal photography includes an interview with Barker.
Fantazia - No 5, October 1990
Another set visit, another chance for Barker to elaborate on the Breed in an interview

Fear - No 22, October 1990 Génération 4, No 24, July - August 1990 Gorezone - No 12, March 1990

Fear - No 22, October 1990
An interview with Barker between the US opening and the UK opening of Nightbreed. There was also the chance to win a dinner with the man himself...
Génération 4, No 24, July - August 1990
A review of the videogames and a set visit more than justify front cover billing on this French games magazine
Gorezone - No 12, March 1990
Skipp and Spector's Nightbreed experiences are continued here in the second of a two part article that began in Gorezone No 10. Craig Spector has looked better...

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Hellbreed - No 3, July 1995
A Nightbreed comic appearance on the cover of the final issue of the short-lived Barker-specific magazine from Marvel. Contains part two of an interview with Doug Bradley begun in issue two..
Hellraiser - No 2, 1991
Issue two of this magazine produced by Jon Gregory as head of the UK Clive Barker Fan Club. Contains an exclusive Barker interview as well as interviews with Nicholas Vince and Doug Bradley.

HorrorFan - Vol 1 No 3, Fall 1989 HorrorHound - No 19, September / October 2009

HorrorFan - Vol 1 No 3, Fall 1989
Kolca Threeflies takes the spotlight as Horrorfan
interviews Barker and others on the Nightbreed set.
HorrorHound - No 19, September / October 2009
Celebrating the discovery of the "lost" Nightbreed footage HorrorHound have Decker howling his pleasure! There's an interview with Clive inside.

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Meltdown - Preview Issue, 1991
Meltdown started a serialisation of the Nightbreed comic in issue one. This preview issue has a three page introduction to the story and the creative influences behind the movie and the comic books.
Meltdown - No 1, August 1991
As with the preview issue, there's a small comic book picture of Boone on the cover as Meltdown begins its reprints.

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Monthly Film Bulletin - No 681, October 1990
Lude and Leroy Gomm star as Kim Newman reviews Nightbreed and Barker is interviewed.
New Look - No 89, December 1990
A gallery that wishes us a Monstrous Christmas from this French magazine with a Barker interview.

Nightbreed, Vol 1 No 3, July 1991 Nightbreed, Vol 2 No 1, March 1992 The One, No 25, October 1990

Nightbreed, Vol 1 No 3, July 1991
Drog's drawing of Lylesburg takes the cover spot of the third issue of the Clive Barker Appreciation Society's magazine with
Clive interviewed inside.
Nightbreed, Vol 2 No 1, March 1992
Two issues later, the CBAS turned to Shuna Sassi to entice readers.
The One - No 25, October 1990
This computer games magazine features a review of Ocean's two Nightbreed games and an interview with Barker.

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Shivers - No 50, February 1998
Shivers' Sgt. Pepper tribute has Pinhead in the front row, while Candyman and Peloquin share similar mouth-open poses towards the right hand edge.
Shivers - No 81, September 2000
A fabulous montage of images from the movie graces the cover, while inside there's part one of a two-part retrospective examining the creation and impact of the film.
Shock Xpress - Vol 3 No 1, Summer 1989
Not looking overly pleased at becoming cover stars, Otis and Clay promote interviews with Barker, David Cronenberg, Bob Keen and Geoff Portass.

Sinclair User, No 103, September 1990 Slaughter House - No 4, 1989

Sinclair User - No 103, September 1990
Peloquin growls at users of Sinclair computers as the games based on Nightbreed are reviewed inside.
Slaughter House - No 4, 1989
Yilly Katt shows the dangers of living in the sunshine of Los Angeles too long - Clive, take heed before it's too late: London rain is lovely really! An
interview with Barker on the Nightbreed set.

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Starburst - No 145, September 1990
Boone screams at the Nightbreed problems that Barker talks about in this interview.
That's Clive - No 7, April 1998
Still screaming, Boone sneaks onto the cover of this issue from the German fanclubs.

Toxic Horror - No 3, April 1990 Videovue, Vol 1 No 11, September 1990

Toxic Horror - No 3, April 1990
Peloquin is his cheery self on this magazine with an
interview with Clive.
Videovue, Vol 1 No 11 - September 1990
This Canadian magazine puts David Cronenberg on the cover and interviews him inside.

Video World - August 1991 Vidpix - August 1990 Village View, Vol 4 No 27, 16 - 22 February 1990

Video World - August 1991
Lizzie B offers the discerning viewer of Video World a different kind of flesh... There's an interview with Clive inside.
Vidpix - August 1990
Celebrating the September 1990 US video release of Nightbreed, there's an interview with Clive inside.
Village View - Vol 4 No 27, 16 - 22 February 1990
Two photos of Clive, one directing Craig Sheffer and David Cronenberg on the set of Nightbreed, the other a black and white publicity shot. There's an interview with Clive inside.




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