The Hellbound Heart
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The classic tale of supernatural obsession from the critically acclaimed master of darkness—and the inspiration for the cult classic film Hellraiser
From his scores of short stories, bestselling novels, and major motion pictures, no one comes close to the vivid imagination and unique terrors provided by Clive Barker. The Hellbound Heart is one of Barker’s best—a nerve-shattering novella about the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within its endless domain. It is about greed and love, desire and death, life and captivity, bells and blood. It is one of the most frightening stories you are likely to ever read.
Frank Cotton's insatiable appetite for the dark pleasures of pain led him to the puzzle of Lemarchand's box, and from there, to a death only a sick-minded soul could invent. But his brother's love-crazed wife, Julia, has discovered a way to bring Frank back—though the price will be bloody and terrible . . . and there will certainly be hell to pay.
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https://lisalostinbooks.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/review-the-hellboud-heart-clive-barker This is my first Clive Barker book, and it definitely won’t be my last. Furthermore I have to admit, that I haven’t seen the movie adaptation yet but it’s on my list. With the desire to satisfy his darkest pleasures, Frank Cotton obtains and opens Lemarchand's box. By that he summons the Cenobites who grant his wish. But unfortunately, the Cenobites have a different understanding of endless pleasure and so Frank gets trapped in a world of endless torture. Soon after Frank's brother Rory and his wife Julia, move into the house that Frank briefly occupied. In the past, Julia had a one night stand with Frank who disappeared shortly after and she forever yearned for him as her own marriage travelled downhill ever since. As she realises that Frank was trapped within the walls of the spare room and that it takes blood to restore him, then blood she will supply, and not think twice of the consequences. When it comes to the characters Frank and Julia where amazing. Well developed and interesting. I personally didn’t care about Rory at all but his little sidekick Kristy got on my nerves. She is inexplicably devoted and desperately in love with Rory. The Cenobites are not main characters per se, merely tools. Nothing much is revealed on them other than the fact that they work with simple rules to play the darkest game imaginable. Clive Barkers writing style is unique and beautiful and horrifying. Being a 164 pages long novella, it is quite fast paced, and the horror already begins on first few pages. Despite the short length of it, we get to delve into the motivations of the main characters with a remarkable amount of detail. I can recommend this book to every horror fan out there, despite the fact, that I think that most of you probably know it already.
Description
The classic tale of supernatural obsession from the critically acclaimed master of darkness—and the inspiration for the cult classic film Hellraiser
From his scores of short stories, bestselling novels, and major motion pictures, no one comes close to the vivid imagination and unique terrors provided by Clive Barker. The Hellbound Heart is one of Barker’s best—a nerve-shattering novella about the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within its endless domain. It is about greed and love, desire and death, life and captivity, bells and blood. It is one of the most frightening stories you are likely to ever read.
Frank Cotton's insatiable appetite for the dark pleasures of pain led him to the puzzle of Lemarchand's box, and from there, to a death only a sick-minded soul could invent. But his brother's love-crazed wife, Julia, has discovered a way to bring Frank back—though the price will be bloody and terrible . . . and there will certainly be hell to pay.
Book Information
Posts
https://lisalostinbooks.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/review-the-hellboud-heart-clive-barker This is my first Clive Barker book, and it definitely won’t be my last. Furthermore I have to admit, that I haven’t seen the movie adaptation yet but it’s on my list. With the desire to satisfy his darkest pleasures, Frank Cotton obtains and opens Lemarchand's box. By that he summons the Cenobites who grant his wish. But unfortunately, the Cenobites have a different understanding of endless pleasure and so Frank gets trapped in a world of endless torture. Soon after Frank's brother Rory and his wife Julia, move into the house that Frank briefly occupied. In the past, Julia had a one night stand with Frank who disappeared shortly after and she forever yearned for him as her own marriage travelled downhill ever since. As she realises that Frank was trapped within the walls of the spare room and that it takes blood to restore him, then blood she will supply, and not think twice of the consequences. When it comes to the characters Frank and Julia where amazing. Well developed and interesting. I personally didn’t care about Rory at all but his little sidekick Kristy got on my nerves. She is inexplicably devoted and desperately in love with Rory. The Cenobites are not main characters per se, merely tools. Nothing much is revealed on them other than the fact that they work with simple rules to play the darkest game imaginable. Clive Barkers writing style is unique and beautiful and horrifying. Being a 164 pages long novella, it is quite fast paced, and the horror already begins on first few pages. Despite the short length of it, we get to delve into the motivations of the main characters with a remarkable amount of detail. I can recommend this book to every horror fan out there, despite the fact, that I think that most of you probably know it already.