Synopsis
A woman seeking material for her college thesis on "Graffiti: The Semiotics of Urban Despair" visits a housing project where tales of horrible murders lead her to strange art in abandoned apartments.
Notes
Basis for the 1992 horror film Candyman.
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | British Fantasy Award | Best Short Fiction | Winner |
Publications (33)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1985 | Fantasy Tales V7n14, Summer 1985 | Stephen Jones | FANZINE | 28 |
| July 1985 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Volume V | Sphere | Collection | 1 |
| June 1986 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | Omnibus | 1|2001 |
| June 1986 | Books of Blood: Volume V | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | Collection | 1 |
| February 1987 | In the Flesh | Poseidon Press | Collection | 75 |
| June 1987 | In the Flesh | Poseidon Press / SFBC | Collection | 65 |
| 1988 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Volume V | Scream/Press | Collection | |1 |
| January 1988 | Books of Blood, Vols. IV-VI | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | Omnibus | |2001 |
| January 1988 | In the Flesh | Pocket Books | Collection | 87 |
| March 1988 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. 4-6 | Sphere | Omnibus | |2001 |
| October 1988 | The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales | Robinson | Anthology | 1 |
| 1989 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volume V | Sphere | Collection | 1 |
| 1990 | The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 1 |
| 1990 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Vols. 4-6 | Sphere | Omnibus | 1|2001 |
| 1991 | In the Flesh | Pocket Books | Collection | 87 |
| October 1991 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volume V | Sphere | Collection | 1 |
| 1995 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volumes 4-6 | Warner Books UK | Omnibus | 1|2001 |
| 1997 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood: Volumes 4-6 | Warner Books UK | Omnibus | 1|2001 |
| April 1998 | The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal | Orion | Anthology | 381 |
| April 1998 | The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal | Orion | Anthology | 381 |
| September 1998 | The Reel Stuff | DAW Books | Anthology | 162 |
| 1999 | The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fictions | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | |
| May 1999 | The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal | Millennium / Orion | Anthology | |
| December 1999 | The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fictions | HarperCollins | Collection | 165 |
| February 2001 | In the Flesh | Pocket Books | Collection | |
| December 2001 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood | Stealth Press | Omnibus | 597 |
| December 2001 | Clive Barker's Books of Blood | Stealth Press | Omnibus | 597 |
| August 2003 | The Best Horror from Fantasy Tales | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 1 |
| March 2004 | Cyberfilms | ibooks | Anthology | 147 |
| June 2008 | The Reel Stuff | DAW Books | Anthology | 148 |
| September 2009 | Spook City | PS Publishing | Anthology | |
| October 2009 | Spook City | PS Publishing | Anthology | 77 |
| July 2011 | Spook City | PS Publishing | Anthology |