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
movie vs book
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.


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
movie vs book
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.