

Book of Blood
The dead will not be silenced.
Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, the story centers on a paranormal expert who, while investigating a gruesome slaying, finds a house that is at the intersection of "highways" transporting souls to the afterlife.
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- Language
- English
- afterlife
- last judgment
- paranormal
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR7 Mar 2009
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1827 Oct 2009
FranceFR
- Physical20 Jan 2011
GermanyDE
- Theatrical167 Mar 2009
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT1824 Apr 2012
KazakhstanKZ
- Theatrical5 Jun 2010
RussiaRU
- Theatrical18+13 May 2010
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Book of Blood was released on 7 March 2009.
Audience reviews
2- C5/10
CinemaSerf
1/22/2025
Fresh from his success as tea-time totty "Robin Hood" for the BBC, Jonas Armstrong takes on something altogether more sinister here in this low brow adaptation of Clive Barker's "Book of Blood" stories. He is "Simon" who becomes the fascination of writer "Mary" (Sophie Ward) who works with her electronics expert buddy to track down the paranormal. Of course the vast majority of her cases end up fakes, but she senses …
- S5/10
Sierbahnn
5/1/2026
This is nowhere near as good or as though-out as the 2020-version. This narrative-within-a-narrative is not a draw, the story meanders at times and then tries to rush tension. The characters are not really compelling, and thus the tension is missing. The casting is decent and the direction is good, but that's not enough to live up to the later version, which showed how to utilize this potential better.
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