The Hellbound Heart novella was first published in 1986 in the third volume of Night Visions, an anthology series with a revolving slate of editors.
He also attends various conventions when he can. Though he has had numerous health concerns in recent years, Barker continues to see new adaptations of his work brought to life including an adaptation of Books of Blood which ran on Hulu last year. He would go on to publish some of the most imaginative, game-changing horror literature of the latter part of the 20th century, including books like Sacrament, Imajica, Cabal, and Coldheart Canyon to name just a few.
However, with the release of Books of Blood things began to turn around for the author. He has openly discussed the fact that he worked as a hustler in the early days of his career when writing was not paying the bills. Life was not always easy for the young author. Among its members were Doug Bradley who would later play Pinhead in the movie Hellraiser which was adapted from The Hellbound Heart. He had already formed an avant garde theatrical troupe, The Dog Company, in the late 70s. The multi-volume set gave birth to numerous adaptations on their own, not the least of which was Candyman.īut Barker was already causing quite the stir in English theater before his dark, imaginative stories were released. It seems almost impossible that any genre fan might not know the answer to this question, but just in case…īorn in 1952, Clive Barker is a multi-hyphenate creative who rose to fame in the 1980s when his series of collections published under the Books of Blood title were first unleashed upon the public. We’ll say more on that later, but for now, let’s dig into The Hellbound Heart! Who is Clive Barker? The series spotlights the LGBTQ+ creatives who have helped shape the genre into what we know it as today, and Clive Barker is a prime example of exactly this kind of author, filmmaker, and artist. Horror Pride Month begins tomorrow here at iHorror. This week, we have The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. Hello readers! It’s Monday morning, and that means it’s time for another round of Based on the Novel By, a series that digs into horror novels and the films they inspired.
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