The Hellbound Heart: A Novel

“Barker’s the best thing to happen to horror fiction for many moons. . . [he] never fails to deliver the compelling prose and relentless horror his readers expect.” Chicago Tribune

The classic tale of supernatural obsession from the critically acclaimed master of darknessand 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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176 pages

Average rating: 7.69

49 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

JJ315
Aug 13, 2024
9/10 stars
A horror classic!
Thommy
Aug 04, 2024
8/10 stars
Content is very interesting and expansive. This book provides endless material for philosophical discussions on the topic of pain and suffering, as it relates to the human experience. Where this book suffers, is the clear boredom in the tone of the author, when anything other than sadomasochism is discussed. Other than that, fantastic read
spookyreading
Jun 22, 2024
9/10 stars
I would have given this 10/10. The horror is totally up my ally, and I like how violence in the context of sex toward women is used to invoke horror. I only took a point off because I found the word choice in some cases annoying, in others I had to look up something obscure. It's not a huge issue, but it meant it wasn't perfect.
AGriggs1227
Jun 08, 2024
8/10 stars
Short, Dark and Sweet. How can you be a Horror fan and not like this??? Uncle Frank and The Cenobites are forever burned into my Mind's Eye.
Anonymous
Apr 15, 2024
10/10 stars
Well that’s gonna live rent free in my head

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