A review by cantrememberthedreamthatihad
Clive Barker's Hellraiser Vol. 1 by Christopher Monfette, Clive Barker
5.0
***Review may contain very minor spoilers,but nothing past what is listed on the back of the volume.***
Generally speaking, I'm not a huge graphic novel fan. I have nothing against the medium, but I tend to prefer to create the images in my own imagination. That being said, I've come across some graphic novels that's have really been a treat, such as Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and Alan Moore's Watchmen.
With all that out if the way, I love Clive Barker's work, and his novella 'The Hellbound Heart' remains a magnificent work of horror that can still make my skin crawl with its gory sensuality. The Cenobites, amoral sense freaks are some of the most unique and fascinating creatures in all of the dark fantasy/horror genre. The first two Hellraiser films, the first of which Barker adapted from his original novella, remain among the most original and ferociously powerful horror movies of all time.
The graphic novel series, of which I've finished the first volume, serves as a sequel to the first two or three films. Kirsty Cotton returns, leading a band of those who have encountered, and survived, the sadistic denizens of hell, and seek to destroy every device that summons forth the Cenobites. Meanwhile Pinhead, the hell priest himself, tires of his existence and wishes to become human again, but must find a replacement.
While so many of the Hellraiser sequels failed to deliver on the promise of the first two films, this series seems to have successfully picked up the mantle and expanded the mythos. Looking forward to reading the rest.
Generally speaking, I'm not a huge graphic novel fan. I have nothing against the medium, but I tend to prefer to create the images in my own imagination. That being said, I've come across some graphic novels that's have really been a treat, such as Neil Gaiman's Sandman series and Alan Moore's Watchmen.
With all that out if the way, I love Clive Barker's work, and his novella 'The Hellbound Heart' remains a magnificent work of horror that can still make my skin crawl with its gory sensuality. The Cenobites, amoral sense freaks are some of the most unique and fascinating creatures in all of the dark fantasy/horror genre. The first two Hellraiser films, the first of which Barker adapted from his original novella, remain among the most original and ferociously powerful horror movies of all time.
The graphic novel series, of which I've finished the first volume, serves as a sequel to the first two or three films. Kirsty Cotton returns, leading a band of those who have encountered, and survived, the sadistic denizens of hell, and seek to destroy every device that summons forth the Cenobites. Meanwhile Pinhead, the hell priest himself, tires of his existence and wishes to become human again, but must find a replacement.
While so many of the Hellraiser sequels failed to deliver on the promise of the first two films, this series seems to have successfully picked up the mantle and expanded the mythos. Looking forward to reading the rest.