Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

20 reviews

erizee666's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Toxic relationship

pn__'s review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

desarroi's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely thrilling, a perfect work of the macabre with a healthy dose of cosmic horror.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

cosmic horror, supernatural horror, psychological horror

perthalus'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? It's complicated

Will write review later.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Incest

lukes_ramblingwritings66's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Cool little novella that started the Hellraiser film series. The first chapter is kind of funny in the sense but the tension does pick up from there, with the grotesque details being sprinkled here and there throughout. I did appreciate how Barker describes the weather because imagine my chagrin when after I read a passage like “it was raining for 72 hours” only to look up and it’s sunny and hot here in SoCal. Anyways, highly recommend if someone wants a short little horror read for the spoopy season. I’d probably check it out a library instead as the printing job on this edition is kinda shitty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Gore, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

spooky_ceph's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Torture

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

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

weeta's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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