{"product_id":"the-hellbound-heart-9780061452888","title":"The Hellbound Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Barker's the best thing to happen to horror fiction for many moons. . . [he] never fails to deliver the compelling prose and relentless horror his readers expect.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic tale of supernatural obsession from the critically acclaimed master of darkness\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eand the inspiration for the cult classic film \u003cem\u003eHellraiser\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his scores of short stories, bestselling novels, and major motion pictures, no one comes close to the vivid imagination and unique terrors provided by Clive Barker. \u003cem\u003eThe Hellbound Heart \u003c\/em\u003eis one of Barker's best--a nerve-shattering novella about the human heart and all the great terrors and ecstasies within its endless domain. It is about greed and love, desire and death, life and captivity, bells and blood. It is one of the most frightening stories you are likely to ever read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarker, Clive:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eClive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eAbarat\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAbarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Thief of Always\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years Mr. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of \u003cem\u003eThe Books of Abarat\u003c\/em\u003e, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Barker lives in California. He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579449446674,"sku":"9780061452888","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8d5fb7b-29d1-44ff-bf2e-e67b292345da.jpg?v=1732003592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hellbound-heart-9780061452888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}