Describing this challenge, he writes, “there simply seemed to be no way into it, no clue on any of its six black lacquered faces as to the whereabouts of the pressure points that would disengage one piece of this three-dimensional jigsaw from another.”īruckner’s box is similarly difficult to open, with many different moving pieces and five additional configurations to solve. But Barker’s Frank puzzles over the box for hours.

A simple tracing of its circular button is often enough to unlock the magic. Many of the franchise’s films present the puzzle box as easy to open. Commonly called the Lament Configuration, Barker’s original text refers to the mystical puzzle as the Lemarchand Configuration, named for the master craftsman who created it. We are first introduced to the “Hellraiser” lore through an ornately carved golden box. On the surface, Bruckner’s new vision of the story bears only symbolic resemblance to Barker’s original novella The Hellbound Heart, but upon closer examination there are several thematic connections lurking just beneath the skin. A recovering addict, Riley stumbles upon the Lament Configuration and finds herself dragged into the world of its painful magic.Īlso drawn to the box is Roland Voight ( Goran Visnjic), a wealthy entrepreneur obsessed with the power of the occult. The hotly anticipated reboot from director David Bruckner ( The Ritual, The Night House ) stars Jaime Clayton as the Priest and Odessa A’zion as new final girl, Riley. The original film, directed by Clive Barker, is a remarkably faithful adaptation of his own novella “ The Hellbound Heart,” a twisted love story of forbidden passion and pain. OL257785W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 91.11 Pages 184 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0060091789 HarperPaperbacks printing External-identifier Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:54:19 Boxid IA101513 Camera Canon 5D City New York Donor

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker