![]() ![]() Frank’s a hedonist who, at twenty-nine, feels he’s experienced all the pleasures this life can offer him tracks down a magical artifact and carries out a ritual that conjures the Cenobites, beings from another realm of existence, who promise to introduce him to physical sensations such as he’s never experienced. The story is the kind of thing only Barker could dream up. ![]() But the story and the characters are so compelling that this one keeps you turning pages faster, I think, than any of Barker’s stuff that I’ve read so far. It’s an incredibly fast read despite the fact that Barker’s prose is as dense and beautiful as it always is. The edition I read clocked in at a bit over a hundred-and-fifty pages and the text was pretty large, if you know what I mean. ![]() It’s since been published on its own numerous times for the simple reason that it’s beyond a doubt the most influential work in Barker’s bibliography and a book that becomes a best-seller when you emblazon words on the cover to the effect that this novella was the inspiration for the horror movie Hellraiser and Pinhead himself, the philosopher’s Freddy Kreuger, the Hell Priest himself. ![]() The Hellbound Heart was first published in an omnibus edition with works by two other horror authors, a three-novella collection. ![]()
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