![]() ![]() The question is, how far will she go to return him to this world?ĭespite being but a small book, the characters are fleshed out and their motivations ensure that though the imagination of Barker disturbs and pushes horrifying boundaries, it isn't for mere shock value. ![]() A woman who once loved him and perhaps still does. In desperate need he reaches out to his brother's wife Julia for help. Things of course don't turn out as expected as the Cenobites' tolerance for sensation becomes torture beyond imagine for Frank. Frank believes he's finally found the pinnacle of his obsessive nature. Unleashing the Cenobites (who have perfected the pleasures of sensuality) from a strange cubed puzzle, The Lemarchand's box. ![]() However when he feels the need for higher highs than Earth can provide, he seeks out something out of this world. However, where the movies falls squarely in the horror genre, unavoidable due to the imagery the book evokes, The Hellbound Heart could be viewed as a (albeit twisted and tragic) love story as much as a suspense thriller.įrank is a hedonist, seeking pleasure after pleasure, each more extreme. Clive Barker's novella has been made famous by the Hellraiser movie series which Barker self-adapted. ![]()
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