The Midnight Meat Train and Clive Barker especial kind of horror [Eng | Spa]
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There are several types of horror in cinema, but I have seen little that surprises me as the horror that comes in Clive Barker's films, it is a type of horror that grows inside you, that attacks you directly because Clive before being a director or film producer was a recognized writer of horror stories.
This horror in its nature is corruptive, it is always about an ordinary person becoming evil, the perversion of the soul in stages, and how an innocent person gradually becomes what he wished to destroy, it is a special kind of horror, horror of corruption.
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Clive Barker is one of few writers I read during my teenage years, the way he made colorfully and caricatured creatures and villains in his early books was quite creative and innovative for his time. Even back then Stephen King(One of my favorite authors) called it the "Future of horror", while over time Barker failed to live up to expectations, he has certainly left us with books and horror films for quantum that have changed their genres and influenced the art of modern horror in general.
Films like Hellraiser (1987) have proven to the public eye the concept of corruption of the soul as the source of horror, this concept is something that exists and is analyzed in depth in criminalistics, including many years ago I could have in my hands the book Becoming Evil where this theme and the evidence behind the causes that lead to an ordinary person to corrupt his being and become a murderer works.
![Hellraiser](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/http://www.impawards.com/1987/posters/hellraiser_xlg.jpg)
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And if we look at it in depth this is a theme that he works in each of his works, we always start with someone young and innocent, childless, and always end up bathed in monster blood and becoming a little darker, bloodier, and above all a little more monsters. Hellraiser is an example of this, nailhead and other creatures are just caricatures of pre-existing mythical creatures with an innovative twist, physical modifications, and even their context is something that deserves an article in itself, however, how they trap people and become members of their team as seen throughout the saga, is again an example of Barker's type of horror.
The Midnight Meat Train(2008) carries this concept as a flag and main element in its story, we see little by little how the protagonist goes from being a photographer of violent themes to becoming violent itself after becoming fascinated and obsessed with the person he thinks is a serial killer.
That makes it a pretty scary movie, how a person can become fascinated and pursue horror willingly, how someone can willingly become a lover of horror and the dark side of humanity, but this happens in real life.
![Evil](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmWbRvaykhsDwbutcnvYhsiS39GAkWmzFRdLMLmyeXxAHZ/photo_2022_02_07_17_18_52_personalizado_.jpg)
The phenomenon is known as Hybristophilia and it is falling in love with a person who has committed crimes, while our protagonist(Bradley Cooper) is not romantically in love he is deeply fascinated by the evil that a human can wield.
As the film progresses we see how Leon (Bradley Cooper) gradually becomes the serial killer he wanted to stop, even for the final confrontation, he went and got the same weapons that the killer used "in his eyes", butcher knives.
Thus symbolically transforming into his obsession and this is noticed by everyone in the plot which leads to them simply accepting it as fact and helping him become the real butcher in the plot, completing his dark desire to be a killer and become evil in the flesh.
![New butcher, made by me on canva](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmQSq8HTtBFjXDbgiscvNHUezqjurF6c6q1Wp3uEDjKY8Y/becoming_evil.png)
Barker with this film surprised us in many ways since this work is a perfect characterization of his literary style, even his masterpiece Book of Blood (1984-1985) does not have his brand of style as this film, ironic because he was not the director or screenwriter, however, we can see that the team behind the production of this film understood the type of horror that particularly generated Clive Barker and so they represented it.
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I hope you enjoyed this analysis of Clive Barker's horror and its relation to the films that have emerged from his works, I leave you with a somewhat obscure question Have you ever felt the call of darkness? I look forward to your answer in the comments.
Spanish
¡Hola comunidad de Movies & TV Shows!
Existen variados tipos de horror en el cinema, pero poco he visto que realmente me sorprenda como el horror que viene en las películas de Clive Barker, es un tipo de horror que crece dentro de uno, que te ataca directamente, ya que Clive antes que director o productor fílmico fue un reconocido escritor de historias de horror.
Este horror en su naturaleza es corruptiva, siempre se trata de una persona común tornándose malvada, de la perversión del alma por etapas y de como una persona inocente poco a poco se torna en aquello que deseaba destruir, es un tipo especial de horror, un horror de corrupción.
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Clive Barker es uno de pocos escritores que leía durante mi adolescencia, la forma en la que hacia pintorescas y caricaturizadas criaturas y villanos en sus libros iniciales era bastante creativa e innovadora para su época. Ya en ese entonces Stephen King(Uno de mis autores favoritos) lo llamo el "Futuro del horror", si bien con el tiempo Barker no cumplió las expectativas, sin duda nos ha dejado libros y filmes de horror por cuantía que han cambiado sus géneros e influido en el arte del horror moderno en general.
Películas como Hellraiser(1987) han probado al ojo publico el concepto de corrupción del alma como la fuente del horror, este concepto es algo que existe y esta analizado en la criminalística a profundidad, inclusive yo hace muchos años pude tener en mis manos el libro Becoming Evil donde se trabaja ese tema y las evidencias detrás de las causas que lleva a una persona común a corromper su ser y tornarse en un asesino.
![Hellraiser](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0057/3728/3618/products/4fb0b1df6cb6dc6e535733ef90d565ba_480x.progressive.jpg?v=1573572688)
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Y es que si lo vemos a profundidad esto es un tema que el trabaja en cada una de sus obras, siempre iniciamos con alguien joven e inocente, sin hijos y siempre terminan bañados en sangre de monstruo y tornándose ellos un poco mas oscuros, mas sangrientos y sobre todo un poco mas monstruos. Hellraiser es un ejemplo de ello, nailhead y otras criaturas son solo caricaturas de criaturas míticas pre-existentes con un giro innovador, modificaciones físicas y hasta su contexto es algo que merece un articulo en si mismo, sin embargo el como atrapan a las personas y se convierten en miembros de su equipo como visto a lo largo de la saga, es de nuevo un ejemplo del tipo de horror de Barker.
The Midnight Meat Train(2008) lleva este concepto como una bandera y principal elemento en su historia, vemos poco a poco como el protagonista pasa de ser un fotógrafo de temáticas violentas a convertirse en violencia en si mismo tras fascinarse y obsesionarse con la persona que el piensa es un asesino serial.
Eso la hace una película bastante aterradora, el como una persona puede fascinarse y perseguir el horror voluntariamente, como alguien puede voluntariamente convertirse en amante del horror y el lado oscuro de la humanidad, pero esto sucede en la vida real.
![La maldad humana](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmeuBpdhKbku91vdYNk7zzKMVrQCJAf6iq59UdX6fVqvcY/1.png)
El fenómeno se conoce como Hibristofilia y es enamorarse de una persona que haya cometido crímenes, si bien nuestro protagonista(Bradley Cooper) no esta románticamente enamorado si esta profundamente fascinado por la maldad que puede ejercer un humano.
A medida que el filme avanza vemos como Leon(Bradley Cooper) se torna poco a poco en aquel asesino serial que deseaba detener, inclusive para el confrontamiento final, el fue y busco exactamente las mismas armas que el asesino usaba "a sus ojos", cuchillos de carnicero.
De esa forma simbólicamente transformándose en su obsesión y esto es notado por todos en la trama lo cual lleva a que simplemente lo acepten como un hecho y lo ayuden a convertirse en el verdadero carnicero de la trama, completando su deseo oscuro de ser un asesino y convertirse en el mal en carne propia.
![Convertirse en la maldad](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmXfV5Y2x8PDtBNKb7dVAFrKP22d9GSNig5jv99HZbRFsq/photo_2022_02_07_16_51_02_personalizado_.jpg)
Barker con este filme nos sorprendió en muchos sentidos, puesto que esta obra es una caracterización perfecta de su estilo literario, inclusive ni su obra maestra Book of Blood(1984-1985) tiene impreso su marca personal de estilo como este filme, irónico pues el no fue el director ni el guionista, sin embargo podemos ver que el equipo detrás de la producción de este filme entendía el tipo de horror que generaba Clive Barker de una manera fantástica y así lo representaron.
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Espero hayan disfrutado de este análisis sobre el horror de Clive Barker y su relación a los filmes que han surgido de sus obras, les dejo una pregunta un tanto oscura ¿Alguna vez han sentido la llamada de la oscuridad? Espero su respuesta en los comentarios.
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No me gustan las películas de terror ni las sangrientas, amigo. El análisis que has hecho es muy bueno. Saludos, Jesús.
Saludos :), realmente la sangre es el elemento que atrae el ojo del publico pero los filmes de Barker son mas profundos que ello, no preocupes yo mismo no soy muy amante, prefiero el suspenso :)
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The midnight meat train was an amazing viewing for me. When I watched it I found it by chance on the TV and since the name seemed sinister enough I decided to keep watching and oh boy, what an intense experience it was. I surely wasn't expecting the horrific nature of the inhabitants of the subway. An amazing film that probably deserves more popularity.
It's one of those hidden jewels that would have shined in another context but dint for some reason, it has great actors is a great movie and even the director was really good at its job, but somehow it passed by the cinemas willout being noticed, and now we have a great movie on our hands :)
Yay! 🤗
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El análisis y la descripción de como el horror y la maldad se va adueñando por etapas los personajes de esta película hace de tu sinópsis una publicación magistral.
Saludos amigo
Ese era el objetivo, mostrar la maldad gradual ta l como la vi, poco a poco llenando al personaje, por ejemplo al inicio del filme se ve que el disfrutaba de tomarle retratos a su esposa, tiene fotos de ella por toda la casa, a media pelicula es incapaz de tomar una foto de ella, el solo queria fotos de sangre y muertos, al intentar tomar una foto de ella le temblaban las manos, como si hacerlo le causara un intenso dolor, esos detalles hacen a este filme una obra muy curiosa.
Saludos :)
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Excelente análisis, tengo que ver la película, parece interesante más allá de la parte sangrienta.
Advierto que hay mucha sangre :D
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