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Hellbound Heart Cassette
	Author: Robert L. Barker Publisher: Audioworks Category: Book List Price: ~~$16.00~~ Buy Used: $6.00 as of 11/21/2009 06:31 PST details You Save: $10.00 (62%) Used (10) from $6.00 Seller: thebookgrove Format: Abridged, Audiobook Media: Audio Cassette Edition: Abridged Number Of Items: 2 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.8 ISBN: 0671663925 Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780671663926 ASIN: 0671663925 Publication Date: June 15, 1988 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com Review Clive Barker is widely acknowledged as the master of nerve-shattering horror. The Hellbound Heart is one of his best, one of the most dead-frightening stories you are likely to ever read, a story of the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within. Product Description Clive Barker is widely acknowledged as the master of nerve-shattering horror. The Hellbound Heart is one of his best, one of the most dead-frightening stories you are likely to ever read, a story of the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within. It was also the book behind the cult horror film, Hellraiser. In a quiet house on a quiet street Frank and Julia are having an affair. Not your ordinary affair. For Frank it began with his own insatiable sexual appetite, a mysterious lacquered box- and then an unhinged voyage through a netherworld of imaginable pleasures and unimaginable horror! Now Frank- or what is left of Frank -waits in an empty room. All he wants is to live as he was before. All julia can do is bring him her unfulfilled passions!and a little flesh and blood!

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...15 Next » Man's Inner Demons are the Real Monsters Here July 17, 2009 Cody Carlson (Salt Lake City, UT United States) The inspiration for the film "Hellraiser", Clive Barker's "The Hellbound Heart" is a chilling voyage into the furthest reaches of human darkness, and a fearful visit into hell itself. The heart of this story is something easily relatable and rooted in the banality of daily life- an unhappy marriage. When the forces of darkness intrude upon this common wretchedness hell itself is unleashed upon the Earth and consumes the miserable couple and their daughter. The demons, or Cenobites as they are known, are beings from the netherworld for whom pain and pleasure are indistinguishable. Barker succeeds in creating a terrifying vision of hell on Earth within the confines of a completely credible story. The film "Hellraiser" was generally faithful to this novella, but there is something deeply disturbing in Barker's writing that is both poetic and haunting. If you enjoy well-written horror then check this one out. A fast read that I wish was longer. June 8, 2009 Disciple of Poseidon (Seabrook NH) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful First I must say that I am an avid horror novel fan. I have read tons of Stephen King, a lot of Dean Koontz, a smattering of other authors like Bentley Little, David Wellington, Brian Keene and others. This is the first book of Clive Barker's that I have read and I have to say it did not disapoint. I only wish it was longer because I found the story of Lemarchand's puzzle box and the cenobites frightning and intriguing. The characters in this book are flat but amazingly that doesn't matter as you are drawn along to see what horrors Frank, Julia and the cenobites have waiting. This book casts a spell on you from beginning to end as it shows what evils and depravity lies in the human heart. I was drawn to this book because I have enjoyed Mr. Barker's movies and I am surprised how well this book was translated to film. I highly reccomend this book to any horror fans. It is a quick, easy and infectious read. Where does excellence begin? June 1, 2009 Neil Garriscond (Manhattan, New York City, NY) This book is simply beautiful. Very brief, very concise. It's just a beautiful world of horrific happenings and an invitation to watch these beautiful things happen. As a guilty bystander, because you did nothing to stand in the way to help. I am The Engineer! May 14, 2009 C. Sawin (TX) I have always been a fan of Clive Barker's written work. His writing seems to paint lucid imagery in your brain of whatever picture he's trying to paint for his readers. The Hellbound Heart is no different. Being the novella that inspired the horror classic, Hellraiser, you probably have a good idea of what this is about. A puzzle, in the form of a box, is rumored to give the person who solves it pleasure beyond their wildest fantasies. But this pleasure comes in the form of Cenobites and it may not be the pleasure the puzzle solver had in mind. I had seen Hellraiser before I read this, so I was constantly picturing the film with every line and every page. It may be because I saw the film first, but I prefer Hellraiser over The Hellbound Heart. I'm not really saying one is better than the other, but I grew up watching Hellraiser and it has more sentimental value than The Hellbound Heart does. Nevertheless, The Hellbound Heart is a worthy read for any Clive Barker or horror fan. Thrilling May 9, 2009 Steven Stewart (steveo.stewart@hotmail.co.uk) I bought this book as I felt like reading the book that the film, Hellraiser was based on, would help me like the film more than I originally did. I found the film tedious and at times just downright confusing, so to read the book I should not have been surprised to find it was much better than the film in almost every way. The fact that Clive Barker not only wrote the book, but had almost everything to do with the first movie is almost disappointing. It seems to me that the film would have been better if made by a fan of the book and not the author itself, as the film seems to have taken on a more simple view and drawing a lot away from what made the book the exhilarating read I found it to be. The plot of the book focuses around the object of the Lemarchand Puzzle Box. This puzzle box opens a portal to hell which releases torturous demons known as Cenobites, who reveal themselves to the person who unlocked the puzzle and promise them eternal pleasure, which turns out to be unthinkable sadomasochistic torture. Rory and his wife Julia move into an old house inherited by Rory and his brother Frank from their deceased grandparents. Frank hasn't been seen by Rory since his wedding, but he was in their new home just a year before alone trying to solve the Lament Configuration. Since his solving of the puzzle and meeting the Cenobites, he hasn't been seen since, but that is until Rory cuts his hand thus starting a murderous rampage. The story is exhilarating from start to finish and at times purely frightening to the point where I expected to be startled at an event I was certain would be coming. Unfortunately that startling event didn't happen, but what did happen was a series of descriptively gifted events that set the tone for a truly great book. The character of Julia is someone I hope I never meet. Although defined as almost biblically beautiful, her dark and sinister lust brought out an evil side that I found myself believing it to be unlikely to exist. Rory is a dorky and forgettable character and the Cenobites don't play a huge role in the book which is surprising, considering the cult status gained by the movie version of the pinhead Cenobite which is in the book also. The Cenobites seem almost more human in the novel than their movie counterparts which I felt was a let down to what was up to that point a flawless book. You don't expect the demons to converse in a normal and social style, but in this they do tend to take that position especially with their first confused introduction with Frank. Apart from the forgettable Rory, the characters featured within are brilliant in their human reactions to events taking place. Julia is a woman you know has that dark streak but hides it well. Kirsty who in the book takes the form of a neighbour is the caring and curious friend of Rory and Frank of course is the first person to succumb to the wrath of the Cenobites and looks at escaping their grasp by getting his confused lover, Julia to bring him bodies to feed on. It's a delightful book with all the workings of a true horror, and I think the first Hellraiser could have been much better if Barker hadn't tried changing some of the best parts of the whole book to try and make what he must have thought to be a better movie. If you haven't seen the movie, then I would say give this a go first, and if you like this then try the movie but don't expect a carbon copy. Showing reviews 1-5 of 71 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...15 Next »

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