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The Hellbound Heart

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The Hellbound Heart

By: Clive Barker
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Frank Cotton's insatiable appetite for the dark pleasures of pain led him to the puzzle of Lemarchand's box, and from there, to a death only a sick-minded soul could invent. But his brother's love-crazed wife, Julia, has discovered a way to bring Frank back - though the price will be bloody and terrible...and there will certainly be hell to pay.

©2007 Clive Barker Ink, Inc. (P)2013 David N. WIlson Genre Fiction Horror Psychological Scary Demons Fiction Suspense
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Featured Article: The Hellbound Heart and Hellraiser—Book vs. Movie


One of the most recognizable characters from horror films, and a wildly popular Halloween costume to boot, is The Hell Priest, better known as Pinhead, from Hellraiser. It's one of the most arresting sights in the 1987 film adaptation of Clive Barker's 1986 novella, The Hellbound Heart. Based on this character's lasting popularity in pop culture, you might think that Pinhead featured prominently in the book—but that’s not the case.

Featured Article The Hellbound Heart and Hellraiser Book vs. Movie
Visceral Horror • Atmospheric Storytelling • Effective Voice Effects • Imaginative Characters • Elegant Prose

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I think I've figured out why I wasn't too thrilled with the Hellraiser movie. The book deals so much with all 5 senses and on film you can only truly portray sight and sound. But Clive Barker's true mastery of horror lies in his ability to exaggerate and heighten the senses of the reader and play with their imagination based on their physical experiences. Jeffrey Kafer's monotone gravelly voice is chilling enough for narration but he does the same voice for every character, from Cenobites to humans. Even after Pinhead is described as having a "high breathy girlish voice" he uses the same deep monotone voice but with a sound effect to sound like there's an echo, which begs the question, for me, if you're going to go through the trouble and edit the voice, why not at least adjust it to the right pitch, or aim for the right voice in the first place? Less than impressed with Kafer's portrayal of dialogue, but will most definitely be listening to more of Barker's writing.

so much better than the movie

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I grew up on the Movie. I always wanted to experience the source material. FYi, this is a more recent recording of the book. The other version was originally recorded on tape by the author years ago and coverted to Digital media.

Awesome, and so very Twisted!!

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this book was really quite something. I read it because I enjoyed the movie hellraiser, but now I think I will read the rest of Clive Barker's work. spooky, thrilling, and fast-paced.

excellent

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Absolutely loved it. Great job and loved Jeffrey's way of bringing those characters to life.

Loved it

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I was surprised with how true the movie stayed to this. If you enjoyed the movie, you'd enjoy this as well.

Movie is true to the book

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