Coldheart Canyon

Clive Barker

Sep 2008 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

A famous Hollywood actor loses his looks – and is drawn into the dark and twisted world of Coldheart Canyon...

Following extensive cosmetic surgery, Hollywood superstar Todd Pickett needs somewhere to hide away while his scars heal. His manager finds the ideal location, Coldheart Canyon – a dream-palace hidden away in a corner of the city so secret it doesn’t even appear on a map.

In the 20s, ‘A’ list stars came to the Canyon to have the kind of parties nobody was supposed to know about. It wasn’t just the wild sex and the drugs that made Katya’s parties so memorable. There was a door in the bowels of the dream-palace, which reputedly opened onto another world – the Devils’ Country – where nothing was forbidden. Nothing.

With his refuge now a prison, Todd needs to get out of Coldheart Canyon. But to do that he must not only solve its mysteries but also face the powers that have protected it for seven decades, and that means stepping through the door...

As a Hollywood insider with a keen eye for its idiocies and horrors Clive Barker is uniquely positioned to write this vitriolic Tinseltown ghost story. Coldheart Canyon is an irresistible and unmerciful picture of Hollywood and its demons, told with all the style and raw narrative power that have made Barker's books and films a worldwide phenomenon.

Ratings and reviews

I read the paper version of this book a while ago. Like much of Barker's writing, this is a story of magic hidden in the secret places of our mundane world. It is a story of human desires and weaknesses, and how they can be just as damning and destructive as arcane influences. If you love Clive Barker's writing, you'll love this. It's not as rich as some of his literary feasts, but it's also not as overwhelming as those books either. A very satisfying read.

I love this. Only halfway through and gripped. I love Barker's way of twisting reality with total fantasy and making it fascinating. This is achieving what I ask from all my books...pure escapism.

Awesome book!read this years ago , perfect account of Hollywood and all that goes on there!

About the author

Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952. He is the worldwide bestselling author of the Books of Blood, and numerous novels including Imajica, The Great and Secret Show, Sacrament and Galilee. In addition to his work as a novelist and short sotry writer le also illustrates, writes, directs and produces for the stage and screen.