Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

7 reviews

itsjustgrumpy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Scene for scene, it's the Hellraiser movie. It's one of my favourite movies ever but it's weird leaving a review for something so similar to the movie that I'd seen before reading. Barker is an imaginative force as always.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Torture, Death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Incest

bugshugs'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, and Gore

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Blood, Rape, Death, Infidelity, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Gore, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Cannibalism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

sexualedward's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

kayleighgrimshaw's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

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

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