Clive Barker inspired Horror Game?

Me, too -- really enjoyed that book.

Maybe one way to approach a game like this... would be almost X-Files in a sense. Say you had a Clive Barker world that is realized... Essentially the real world with some very dark things going on. And, the players play detectives, psychologists, theologians, archaeologists, etc... the whole Cthuhlu type deal. But, gameplay would be broken down into "one-shots" or episodes around the country/world..?

Getting in late, but I'm a fan of this idea. I've read Great and Secret Show, Everville, and Imajica. I've also watched several of the Hellraiser films.

What if each episode was a different set of characters exploring a different part of the dark world? So one scenario the players are detectives, the next one rare booksellers, then archaeologists? Like a campaignless campaign.

I could go for that. All connected in a woven tapestry of Barker’s imagination or entirely separate..?

Personally I think it would be cool if they were separate stories but with small things that show that the stories take place in the same world.

That sounds really cool to me

I have run continuing Cthulhu-like adventures and within it I would weave the various stories -- along with things taking place that the players may not even encounter -- this seemed to be the fairly good format as things happen on the current adventure that could alter other events -- and/or maybe some things happen on adventure 1 that directly tie into adventure 2 or 3 or later

So what are we supposed to do with this weird rock.... a few months down the road... hey I think that weird rock we found a few months back works with this thing.

Yes. I love this type of connecting-the-pieces.

So what setting? I've always been drawn to the Noir setting...but, maybe that's been overdone. Maybe like a 1980s vibe... Very "Stranger Things-ish"

I like either of those settings, to be honest. Or even a modern day setting, but made just a bit more noir-ish?

I like modern day the most but those are also fine with me