Horror Aficionados discussion

Gonna try to attempt more than a few buddyreads. This one is a short one, so I have hope! It's Addy, Adamus, and Terry aka the three amigos:) Feel free to join us! We'll be starting on Wednesday.

Lurking.

Lurking is always welcome:)

Re-read this recently - loved it :-)

Yea don't worry about this one Addy I heard it's really interesting & since it's short we will probably bang this one out pretty quick definitely within a week at longest. What do you want to do with this one 3 Chapters a day depending how long they are?

Read this a couple years ago and loved it. This and The Damnation Game are my two favorite Barkers.

Yeah. 3 chaps a day sounds good.

Aaron(RetroSonic) wrote: "Wasn't this book turned into the movie Hellraiser?"

Yes.

It hasn't aged well, but it's one of my favourite horror films. The book is better though.

There's supposed to be a remake of the film in the works.

Last House on the Left was a decent remake.

Ok cool Addy. I'll probably start today or tomorrow. & yea Hellbound Hearts was pretty much the beginning to Hell Raiser. I liked the Hell Raiser series when I was young it was different from all the horror that was being put out at that time. When Clive came out he had a unique style to him.

Call me crazy but I was always freaked out by the Hellraiser movies. I don't think I've ever completely watched one. Don't worry though cause they are on my Netflix queue:)

That's crazy! ;) No, I remember being pretty creeped out by the cenobites from those movies.

(view spoiler)[how horrible to have slept with ur husband's brother before you're wedding...this is sure to be interesting (hide spoiler)]ch4

Uncle Frank :-)

Yea I remember being young & those movies were sooo freaky lol the characters were so different than your normal Freddy's & Jason's

Yea you can tell this book is gonna be interesting

Adamus wrote: "Yea I remember being young & those movies were sooo freaky lol the characters were so different than your normal Freddy's & Jason's"

I wasn't a fan of Kirsty - too much complaining!

Ch6(view spoiler)[not really sure if I understand why Frank is stuck in the wall. Obviously, he didn't please the cenobites, so is that his punishment? And what if he did please them? I don't understand this other world. It's not what he envisioned, so what is it or shud I just read on? (hide spoiler)]

Hellraiser has always stood out from the crowd for me. Beautiful and grotesque. Pinhead is a character of such gravitas, not like his contemporaries

Addy wrote: "Ch6[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[It's part of his punishment to see the life he lost. He still suffers the physical torment as well - for a creature like Frank losing his ability to feel would be a big thing. (hide spoiler)]

Addy wrote: "Ch6[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I agree that it seems a little confusing. I was guessing that he was being kept in some kind of cell in their world to use for the Cenobite's pleasure whenever they chose. It seems that he can still see through the gateway he went through to our world, which I guess was through the wall. There really wasn't much description of their world. (hide spoiler)]

Thanks Michael and Terry. It gives me something to consider and makes more sense now. (view spoiler)[ I'm worried what's gonna happen when Frank is fully revealed (hide spoiler)]

Ch8 (view spoiler)[Somehow I don't think this ends well for Kirsty and I kinda like her other than the fact that she's obsessed with Rory. But Julia...well she's a monster and belongs with Frank even though he's using her. Wow. All these characters are despicable...lol. Let's see if Clive can change my mind. (hide spoiler)]

I think that after today, I shall finish tomorrow:) That's what so sweet about novellas.

Lol yea in gonna start reading the next 3 Chapters in a few I had to work weird hours this week because of inventory so I couldn't read normal lol

That's ok. I'm having the problem of not getting hours now...lol. Lots of reading time. Take ur time though. No rush!

Well I just finished the next 3 & will be done tomorrow Chapter 9 I was hoping that Kirsty was gonna get away! I wonder what's gonna happen now with the box it seemed like Frank needed it. Hopefully she doesn't open up the box.

So relieved Kirsty got away and with the box too!

I think her getting away is just delaying the inevitable!

No! Don't say that....lol. I can't wait to watch the movie now.

OMG!! You never watched the movie Addy?!?!

The movie actually does a really good job with the book I'm surprised. Normally movies aren't that good, but they did a really good job

No. I've always been freaked out by it for some reason, but no longer...lol. Tomorrow I'm watching it.

Adamus wrote: "The movie actually does a really good job with the book I'm surprised. Normally movies aren't that good, but they did a really good job"

The first two films are pretty good - the others are a bit patchy, although I enjoyed watching them all. I love the cenobites :-)

On the last chapter. This is way too short!

Definately was a fast read. Does anyone know if Barker went on in any of his other books with the Cenobites? I know there were multiple movies after the first, but didn't know if there were any other books.

Terry wrote: "Definately was a fast read. Does anyone know if Barker went on in any of his other books with the Cenobites? I know there were multiple movies after the first, but didn't know if there were any oth..."

His latest The Scarlet Gospels covers the end of the story for Pinhead - it's far from his best, but still a good read.

Not that I know of Terry. Just finished! Wow, that was one hell of an end. Couldn't have been more perfect. I always find his short stories more enjoyable than his novels. Barker is pure genius sometimes.

I love his craft of writing, he has a real talent.

To read or not to read? I'm gonna skip out on scarlet gospels. Reviews don't look too good. Maybe if I ever find it on a bargain shelf.

On this one I ignored the reviews, but as I say it was far from his best.

Weaveworld is a classic of his if you've not read that.

I've got Weaveworld. How bout Mr Begone? That any good? I still need to finish The Great and Secret Show.

I have Weaveworld also, and I've looked at imajica, but nothing else.

With the dark edge to that whole story, (view spoiler)[ I didn't think that Kirsty was going to get away at the end. I thought for sure they would fool her in some way and she would end up stuck with them as well. (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Ikr! I'm really glad she made it. Her and Rory were the only ones I liked. (hide spoiler)]

Yea Weaveworld I heard was one of his best books. I still haven't read it yet. I've been wanting to read that or The Damnation Game heard there both good. & I agree about the movies the first 2 are his best then the rest of them get weird I didn't see the 3rd one but I seen another 1 or 2 that came out later that I wasn't too fond of.

Clive Barker is one of the only horror writers I like that mixes in fantasy I'm not really a big fantasy person, but depends on who's writing it & how the story goes

It was never clear what Kirsty was to Rory? Any ideas? Of course, I may have just missed something.