Reviews

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

luvey_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gore, Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Incest, Alcohol, and Drug use

zemthy889's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

j1gs4w's review

adventurous dark slow-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

3.0

issymaae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape, Vomit, and Sexual violence

liarg24's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

3.5

marieeve1978's review

4.0

Very gory, but entertaining in this Halloween season.

clummo's review

4.0

A lot of classic works don't entirely hold up, but this one definitely does. Clive Barker's writing is descriptive and eloquent yet equal parts grimy and disturbing. Being a novella it doesn't overstay its welcome or stretch plot points for the sake of runtime.

douknwdewy667's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

yehawnana's review against another edition

4.0

Insufferable characters but spooky story so

raptorred's review

4.0

Ooooh I liked this much more than the actual movie! But they still did each other justice.