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Hellbound Heart

Clive Barker (2001)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Body HorrorGoreGraphic ViolenceSexual AssaultTorturePossessionInfidelityPsychological Horror

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Protagonist archetypes

Cursed Protagonist

Tropes

Ancient Evil ReturnsForbidden MagicDark LordHaunted LocationHidden IdentityGrimdark

Themes

Desire and ObsessionBody HorrorHedonism and Its CostsSupernatural PunishmentForbidden KnowledgeTransformationDamnation

Synopsis

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.

Tags

HorrorDark FantasySplatterpunkPsychological Horror