We learn that by Hellraiser 3 they felt the need to improve on the designs a bit and gave the 4 main characters a bit of a re-versioned look. Included are several sketches, photos, storyboards, and actors in process of the transformation. What is a great about the book is the end chapter which interviews Bob Keen the special Fx wizard and creator of the practical FX characters.
He digs the worms from his skull to give us some insight and does so in only the way Clive does. The book contains a pretty worthy introduction by Clive Barker and is a pleasure to read. If the character didn’t talk then its usually a pinhead quote or such. Instead of descriptions of the characters the features certain quotes from the film.
If you an artist looking for a good reference point, then your all set. CD and all the rest of the gang with full on promo shots. We got Butterball, Pinhead, Chatterer, Channard. All your favorites from the first 3 movies are here. The great interest I had was getting some nice photos of some of the characters close up and in detail. This is essentially a nicely done photo book with some quibs here and there and a couple of interviews. There are however a couple other books on the market which cover these for readers who want more background. If your looking for alot of text on the Hellraiser background and lineage, then you wont find that here. Really you cant wrong with that, as the appeal of Hellraiser has always had a strong visual appeal, whether you liked the stories or not. Yep plenty of Pinhead shots and nice promo shots of posters, characters and actors. The films covered are Hellraiser 1-3, which are in fact the best of the series anyway’s. Alot of great full color photographs with some quotes from the film and a intro by Clive Barker himself. With 96 pages the volume was pretty close to what I expected. The one I purchased sold for $1.86, not bad for any book for that matter.Īt long last I held the much anticipated “Hellraiser Chronicles” and a chapter in my life had been fulfilled. If anything there is a general lack of Hellraiser books written available, so with this being one of a handful I was delighted to find some used copies available on amazon. Being a pretty hardcore Hellraiser fan, I was sure I’d pick it up one day. This happens to be one of those books I’ve known about for many years and kept putting off buying either to them being out of stock or asking too much on Ebay. Written by Stephen (ed) – Clive Barker (Intro) Jones (Author)
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