The Hellbound Heart

Name: The Hellbound Heart
Rating: 3.96 (250 reviews)
Author: Clive Barker
ISBN: 9780061760877

by Clive Barker

4.0

(250 ratings)

176 pages1986HarperCollinsISBN 9780061760877

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About this book

From his Books of Blood to The Damnation Game, Weaveworld, and The Great and Secret Show, to scores of short stories, bestselling novels, and now major motion pictures, no one comes close to the vivid imagination and unique terrors provided by Clive Barker.

Publication Details

Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1986
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9780061760877
Language: English

About Clive Barker

Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the *Books of Blood*, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the *Hellraiser* and *Candyman* series. He was also the executive producer of the film *Gods and Monsters*. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been featured in galleries in the United States as well as within his own books. He has created original characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been adapted to comics. **Source**: [Clive Barker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Barker) on Wikipedia.

Community Reviews

PaPaPengu40★★★★☆4/12/2026

If you are a horror fan, you need to read this book. It is what started the Hellraiser series and man is it bloody! I could not put this book down. Great entry point into horror.