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The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

13 reviews

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

hauntedantiqueshop's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I liked it a little more than the movie, which isn’t really saying much. Could have used more Cenobites lore though, they’re iconic and absolutely rule.

In the movie, Kirsty was Rory’s daughter. In the book, it seems she’s a friend that’s in love with him? I hate that change so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Vomit

It’s literally Hellraiser sooo. Beware, friends.

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

This book was fine, but overall it was disappointing to me. The characters all felt very one note and unrealistic (Julia's actions were at least interesting but her reasons for doing them were pretty stupid), aside from

Julia's murders

the gore almost all takes place off-page or is barely described (why else am I reading this?) and the prose was so overwrought and goofy.

There is a part near the end where Barker wants to convey that a dead character is possessed by one of the cenobites so that character turns to Kirsty and essentially just says, "I'm a cenobite!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

apollo0325's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

A really solid introduction to the world of Clive Barker’s works and of course a stellar entry of one of horror’s most iconic characters: the Cenobites.

I’ve never read any of Barker’s works, but I enjoy the Hellraiser movies and wanted to read this novella since this was their introduction. It was gross, alarming, and fun (in the sense of watching a horror movie. This was not a fun experience for our characters lmao). Also a quick read! It really put you in this story fast and got the ball rolling almost immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Torture, Murder, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit and Sexual harassment

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

ameliastebbing's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Rape, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Vomit, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, and Addiction

caseylovett's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Gore

Minor: Vomit

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

crossbun'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

5.0

Clive Barker is everything to me. All his work is so tender and human, so monstrous and twisted that one uplifts the other. They cannot be separated and once I start one of his books I simply cannot stop reading. I love how he takes characters that start out as rather boring and pathetic, outsiders, misfits, sad-sacks, (from the initial point of view), and as the story progresses, elevates them to hero status simply by letting them say that they have had ENOUGH. Clive Barker is the champion of freaks and losers, he is the voice from the darkness that whispers "don't you want to go apeshit?" and reader and character alike scream a resounding yes and then he says "ok babe go for it, you have everything to be scared of and nothing to lose" and they claw their way to liberation through the most perverse and repulsively delightful horror you've never dreamed. 

This is a fantastic introduction to his work, super fast read and plenty disturbing without delving into some of the other Really Nasty Stuff he writes about in his other works like Coldheart Canyon (also so good but YIKES!!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit

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