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The Damnation Game is a 1985 horror novel and the literary debut of British author Clive Barker. The story centers on Marty Strauss, a convicted gambler and thief who is hired as a bodyguard for a wealthy, reclusive industrialist. Strauss soon discovers that his employer achieved success through a Faustian bargain with a supernatural entity, and the time for repayment has arrived. Blending gritty crime elements with visceral body horror, the novel established Barker's transition from theater to literature.
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What is The Damnation Game about?
The novel follows Marty Strauss, a convicted gambler and thief who becomes bodyguard to a wealthy, reclusive industrialist. Strauss discovers that his employer’s fortune is tied to a supernatural bargain.
Who wrote The Damnation Game?
The Damnation Game was written by British author Clive Barker. Published in 1985, it was Barker’s literary debut.
Is The Damnation Game connected to Clive Barker’s later Books of Blood?
It belongs to the same early body of horror fiction associated with Barker’s Books of Blood period, but it is a full-length novel with its own characters and plot. Marty Strauss, rather than a recurring Barker hero, is the central viewpoint character.
What type of horror is in The Damnation Game?
It combines supernatural horror with crime, gambling, and Faustian themes. Marty’s work as a bodyguard places the story inside a wealthy household before its occult history becomes impossible to ignore.
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