"The Yattering and Jack" is a Clive Barker story. Why? Because Barker wrote it. Read the original, in one of the Books of Blood. If Barker didn't want it to seem like one of "his" Hellraiser-type blood-and-gore store, it's because he didn't write it that way.
So if "Yattering" is more of a slapstick comedy, it's because Barker wanted to do a comedy. So bad, so sad. It's a fairly accurate adaptation of the story. It might not be a "Clive Barker kind of story", but that's presumably because Barker didn't want to do that kind of story. You can hate the story, but it's exactly what Barker wrote, and what Barker wanted. His story, his teleplay. If you want to hate it, hate him.
It's like saying Twilight Zone stories like "Coming for Cavendish" and "Mr. Bevis" aren't "really" Rod Serling stories because they're over-the-top comedies. That they may be, but they're what Rod Serling wanted. They, and "Yattering", are the writers stepping out of their comfort zones.
So if "Yattering" is more of a slapstick comedy, it's because Barker wanted to do a comedy. So bad, so sad. It's a fairly accurate adaptation of the story. It might not be a "Clive Barker kind of story", but that's presumably because Barker didn't want to do that kind of story. You can hate the story, but it's exactly what Barker wrote, and what Barker wanted. His story, his teleplay. If you want to hate it, hate him.
It's like saying Twilight Zone stories like "Coming for Cavendish" and "Mr. Bevis" aren't "really" Rod Serling stories because they're over-the-top comedies. That they may be, but they're what Rod Serling wanted. They, and "Yattering", are the writers stepping out of their comfort zones.