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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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Summary

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 Fiction
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'The Hellbound Heart', by Clive Barker, is a deliciously dark novella that perfectly encapsulates everything we expect from the author's work. Deft and vibrant prose describing the anatomically visceral, sensationally dark, and forbidden. I highly recommend reading.

A Darkly Chained Read

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It was an absolute treat to listen to this audiobook and revisit the dark roots of entire genres of horror fiction.

An influential classic

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brilliant book, much better than the film, which in itself is good.
didn't get on very well with the narrator, sounded like a fake American accent. A book of this stature required a good English narrator. Wish I had gone for the abridged version read by Clive Barker.

brilliant book, bad narrator.

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Usually read the book before the film but not this on. Obviously a few minor changes but very much the same story and we'll worth it.

Loved the film, and the book did not ot disappoint

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Where does The Hellbound Heart rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This particular audiobook ranks as one of the better experiences out there with a clarity of voice that allows you to move beyond the page into the world Clive Barker has crafted.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hellbound Heart?

The opening chapters where Frank realises the gravity of his situation, and the descriptions of his now oversensitive senses.

What does Jeffrey Kafer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Jeffrey Kafer brings a clear and easily listenable book allowing you to enjoy Clive Barker's descriptive as it should.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book is not a book intended to make you laugh or cry, but it easily achieves its goals of horror, disgust, repellance and abandonment.

Any additional comments?

If you have heard of Pinhead or indeed seen the movie Hellraiser be sure to get this, as this will tear your soul appart harder than the movies will ever do.

Clive introduces his infamous creation...

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