Pinhead Returns in 'Hellbound Hearts'
Heads up, Hellraiser fans… Simon and Schuster has just released the details of its upcoming Hellbound Hearts anthology. Inspired by Barker's original novella "The Hellbound Heart", the 21 stories that comprise the book (edited by Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan) are a mix of old and new tales designed to tear your soul apart. Hit the jump for the full cover image and list of contributors.
Hellbound Hearts, which is due out on 9/29, sports a new forword by Barker, an introduction by acclaimed horror editor Stephen Jones, and an afterword by Pinhead himself, actor Doug Bradley. Barker's cover painting depicts a Cenobite, created especially for this anthology, called "The Vestimenti." Most intriguing, however, is the presence of Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's story "Wordsworth", originally published in issue 20 of Marvel's Hellraiser comic book series. Will it be reprinted here in black and white, or will a special color insert be created to accommodate it? Comic art also comes into play with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola's "Mechanisms", which features, according to Golden's website, "eight or nine very cool illustrations" by Mignola.
Here's the complete list of contributors:
Foreword: Clive Barker
Introduction: Raising Hell, Again by Stephen Jones
Prisoners of the Inferno by Peter Atkins
The Cold by Conrad Williams
The Confessor's Tale by Sarah Pinborough
Hellbound Hollywood by Mick Garris
Mechanisms by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola (illustrated by Mike Mignola)
Every Wrong Turn by Tim Lebbon
The Collector by Kelley Armstrong
Bulimia by Richard Christian Matheson
Orfeo the Damned by Nancy Holder
Our Lord of Quarters by Simon Clark
Wordsworth by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
A Little Piece of Hell by Steve Niles
The Dark Materials Project by Sarah Langan
Demon's Design by Nicholas Vince
Only The Blind Survive by Yvonne Navarro
Mother's Ruin by Mark Morris
Sister Cilice by Barbie Wilde
Santos del Infierno by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
The Promise by Nancy Kilpatrick
However…by Gary A. Braunbeck and Lucy A. Snyder
‘Tis Pity He's Ashore by Chaz Brenchley
Afterword by Doug Bradley
Special Bonus Material: Wordsworth Graphic short story Original Script by Neil Gaiman
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