The Hellbound Heart
by:
Clive Barker (author)
A reissue by Harper of the 1991 Harper Paperbacks edition. "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 sould could invent. But his brother's love-crazed wife, Julia, has discovered a...
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A reissue by Harper of the 1991 Harper Paperbacks edition.
"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 sould could invent. But his brother's love-crazed wife, Julia, has discovered a way to bring Frank back-- though the price could be bloody and terrible. . . and there will certainly be hell to pay" (from back cover).
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Format: paperback
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Edition language: English
Came in to update the currently reading list to reflect what I am actually reading these days. I finished this one. Click the link to read my full review of this.
This book was amazing! I honestly hold my hands up to the fact I've never personally fully read one of Clive Barker's written works. I reached half way with book's of blood and gave up So when I picked this up on my libraries, digital book section I wasn't expecting much. Oh, How wrong I was.... It'...
Synopsis: 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...
This is one of my favourite books by Clive Barker. I saw the film before reading the book - a truly terrifying experience for a 10 year old girl, lol. This book is very similar to the film. In fact, of all the book/film comparisons I've made over the years, I'd say these two are the most closely r...
I'd been meaning to read this for years. I'm not a huge fan of horror, but I found the concept of the Cenobites fascinating. I'd always felt that the movie had some inconsistencies, since it claimed the cenobites offered pleasure and pain, but in the movie, all that was portrayed was pain. I was ...
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