So intent was Frank upon solving the puzzle of Lemarchand's box that he didn't hear the great bell begin to ring.
An edition of The Hellbound Heart
(1991)
The Hellbound Heart
A Novel
Reissue edition
by Clive Barker
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Originally published in an anthology collection called "Night Visions", this long novella was the basis for the film "Hellraiser". Considered by many Barker fans to be among his best, the story introduces Pinhead, the leader of a group of hell-spawned demons called Cenobites, as he (it?) tries to secure the soul of Uncle Frank, who foolishly thought that he could arrive at the gateway to ultimate pleasure without traveling a path of grisly torture and pain.
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The Hellbound Heart: A Novel
October 2, 2007, Harper Paperbacks, Harper
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The Hellbound Heart
December 1, 2007, Earthling Publications
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The Hellbound Heart
November 1, 1991, HarperTorch
Mass Market Paperback
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"So intent was Frank upon solving the puzzle of Lemarchand's box that he didn't hear the great bell begin to ring."
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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.
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