Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

50 reviews

alabamamoonshine's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Torture

apocalyptus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault

stevedr0626's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

If you watched the movie then you have read this book. The movie version added some scenes and changed around in the book but for the most part it’s the same thing. Still a good, quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, and Sexual content

gracetrimper's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Torture

jenniferlynnkrohn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

cyanide_latte's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm not sure what I could really say, other than that this book feels like a very gothic, "decadent macabre" horror, and I'm also glad to have read this to get the background on the story before I ever go on to watch the movie Hellraiser.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

gabianjos's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Body horror

mizumono's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content

herk's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, and Excrement

caidyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow. I finally took the plunge and read one of Barker's most known books. I have never watched the movie series that this spawned, but now I want to. This book was delightfully creepy and twisted. It's so short, yet I was entirely captivated and he put so much into the story. Just spectacular and I really want to read more by him now. I will add that this book is also a product of the times, such as the whole "hausfrau" and other sexist stuff got on my nerves very easily.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, and Sexism