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The Hellbound Heart

1986 novella by Clive Barker
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The Hellbound Heart

Summary

The Hellbound Heart is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,639 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hellbound Heart authored Clive Barker[3].
  • The Hellbound Heart's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Hellbound Heart was published by HarperCollins[5].
  • The Hellbound Heart's genre is body horror[6].
  • The Hellbound Heart's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Hellbound Heart's genre is horror literature[8].
  • The Hellbound Heart's genre is weird fiction[9].
  • The Hellbound Heart was followed by The Scarlet Gospels[10].
  • The Hellbound Heart's language of work or name is recorded as British English[11].
  • The Hellbound Heart's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Hellbound Heart's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • The Hellbound Heart was released on November 1986[14].
  • The Hellbound Heart was published on October 1986[15].
  • The Hellbound Heart's characters is recorded as Female Cenobite[16].
  • The Hellbound Heart's characters is recorded as Pinhead[17].
  • The Hellbound Heart's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hellbound Heart[18].
  • The Hellbound Heart's nominated for is recorded as World Fantasy Award for Best Novella[19].
  • The Hellbound Heart's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hellbound Heart'}[20].
  • The Hellbound Heart's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "So intent was Frank upon solving the puzzle of Lemarchand's box that he didn't hear the great bell begin to ring."}[21].
  • The Hellbound Heart's derivative work is recorded as Hellraiser[22].
  • The Hellbound Heart's derivative work is recorded as Hellraiser[23].
  • The Hellbound Heart's form of creative work is recorded as novella[24].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[25]

  • Community tags: horror[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e270e63-0ee0-46d6-8b47-015e426431ee[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hellbound Heart authored Clive Barker[3]. It was published by HarperCollins[5].

Publication

Publication dates include November 1986[14] and October 1986[15]. Languages include British English[11] and English[12]. Genres include body horror[6], fantasy[7], horror literature[8], and weird fiction[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Hellbound Heart was followed by The Scarlet Gospels[10].

Why It Matters

The Hellbound Heart ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,639 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Clive Barker Hellraiser literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . litreactor.com. Retrieved . litreactor.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · TenebrousFox · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → body horror, fantasy, horror literature +1
    Published in → Q124800839
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