Hellraiser. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1986 book, The Hellbound Heart
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The Hellbound Heart
Clive Barker, 1986
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Clive Barker, 1987

In Morocco, Frank Cotton buys a puzzle box from a dealer. In a bare attic, when Frank solves the puzzle, hooked chains emerge and tear him apart. Later, the room is filled with swinging chains and covered with the remnants of his body. A black-robed figure picks up the box and returns it to its original state, restoring the room to normal.


Red. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Red
Jack Ketchum, 1996
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Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee, 2008

Avery, an elderly and solitary man, shares a special bond with his faithful dog, Red. After three teenagers brutally kill Red for no apparent reason, Avery seeks justice and closure by initially attempting to follow legal procedures. However, when the legal system proves to be ineffective and the father of the perpetrators asserts his own moral code, Avery is forced to resort to any means necessary to achieve his objectives.


Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the 1986 book, The Hellbound Heart
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The Hellbound Heart
Clive Barker, 1986
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Tony Randel, 1988

In the past, British military officer Elliot Spencer is transformed into the Cenobite Pinhead after opening the Lament Configuration. Interviewed by Doctor Channard, and his assistant Kyle MacRae, she tells her account of the events, and pleads with them to destroy the bloody mattress her murderous stepmother, Julia Cotton, died upon.


Hellraiser: Hellseeker. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1986 book, The Hellbound Heart
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The Hellbound Heart
Clive Barker, 1986
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Rick Bota, 2002

Trevor Gooden survives a car accident that apparently killed his wife Kirsty Cotton-Gooden when their car plunged off a bridge into the river below. Trevor manages to escape with his life, but even though police divers find both car doors open there is no sign of Kirsty. One month later, Trevor wakes up in a hospital and realizes that his wife is missing, but because of a head injury his memory is uncertain and he cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality.