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The Hellbound Heart

A Novel

By Clive Barker

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| Paperback | 9780061452888

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Book Description

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 teContinue

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I got the feeling I was reading a script, rather than a novel. Rich in events, but unfortunately very poor when it comes to characterisation - throughout the whole story people appear to be either completely good, or totally evil, and behave accordingly, all the time.
A fast read, boring at tra ... (continue)

I got the feeling I was reading a script, rather than a novel. Rich in events, but unfortunately very poor when it comes to characterisation - throughout the whole story people appear to be either completely good, or totally evil, and behave accordingly, all the time.
A fast read, boring at traits but not totally worthless. Ending excluded - a few of the scenes (the half dead woman, who could hardly stand, wearing her bridal dress; her detached head still speaking) were utterly ridiculous, and I might have laughed if only they hadn't been so embarrassingly clichéd.

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Ficie said on Jul 20, 2008 | Add your feedback

Hellraiser is one of the best horror movies of all time...never mind the sequels.
This Novella The Hellbound Heart is the story it was based on. It is an excellent little read and was my introduction to the wonderful world of Clive Barker.

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CaptHowdy said on Sep 9, 2007 | Add your feedback