Ballard & Lovecraft, part 3

Thanks to Mike Holliday, who unearthed the following quote, the Ballard/Lovecraft connection now makes brilliant sense to me:
David Pringle: Have you read any modern horror – Stephen King, for example?
JGB: I enjoyed Clive Barker’s Weaveworld. He gave me a copy, and it was a pleasure to read. He’s an engaging, lively character. I liked him enormously – very lucid and intelligent and simpatico. But, I’m ...