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Hellbound Hearts (2009)

by Paul Kane(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1439140901 (ISBN13: 9781439140901)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: A solid exploration into the hellish world of Clive Barker's Cenobites, Hellbound Hearts features fiction by established and up-and-coming writers. This is an intriguing collection of tales, each one offering a different perspective on the infernal mythology of the Cenobites, the Lament Configuration, and the borders between our world and the tortured plane of existence where Leviathan rules supreme. What I enjoyed most about this book is that every story offered a fascinating speculation about the creation of Cenobites (The Confessor's Tale, Sister Cilice), the "philosophy" of Cenobitism (Mother's Ruin, The Cold), and the psychic devastation that attracts people to the infamous puzzle box (The Promise, Bulimia, Orfeo the Damned). The aforementioned stories are my favorite... mores. Gaiman and McKean's Wordsworth is great in graphic novel form and part of a larger work. Here, however, the black and white transfer of McKean's vividly grotesque imagery leaves much to be desired. Tis Pity He's Ashore is a strange addition to the collection as there is little in the way of horror in the tale. Despite these few weaknesses, Hellbound Hearts is a striking collection and brilliant addition to the Hellraiser canon.
review 2: I enjoyed this collection of stories. Some of them were utterly twisted, others were macabre, and a few were just confusing. Regardless, I enjoyed the atmosphere of the stories and the elaboration on the Hellraiser mythos. My only complaint is that the Neil Gaiman graphic short story has graphics so dark they're hard to see. I guess it's meant to contribute to the dark atmosphere, but I found myself squinting trying to figure out what on earth I was looking at. less

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