LATEST ISSUE
Issue #6 of the Hellbound Chronicles, Hellraiser Fan Comics, has just been published on our website: [link] . This new issue is the debut of artist Berty-J-A for the series, whose DA page can be found here:

"The Damned Rogue" is a comic written by Gavin "xt4" and drawn by Berty-J-A, who also provides the fabulous cover and pin-up art for the issue. "The Damned Rogue" is one of the first scripts commisioned on this project, a few years back, and we're delighted to finally see it completed and Berty-J-A's art was the perfect style for the story. We hope you enjoy this comic which we feel demonstrates the versitility of the mythology of Hellraiser.

Please stop by our forum [link] as well, to let those involved know what you thought of the story, positive and negative, and let us know if you want to get involved as a writer or artist for the Hellbound Chronicles!

ALSO, don't forget the brand new Hellraising short story anthology "Hellbound Hearts" has now been released, a collection of brand new Cenobite stories by the best names in horror fiction. Check it out! See below in this journal for the original press release


FAQ
- What are The Hellbound Chronicles (HBC)?

HBC is an independent, non-profit web comic project. The writing is based on the fiction established by the movies Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and also referencing the other HR films, The Hellbound Heart, prior EPIC Hellraiser comics, etc., while at the same time establishing original characters and themes within the series. Illustration styles are intended to match the artistic themes common to the stories, with stylistic exceptions as needed.

This project is not just for Hellraiser or horror fans, but fans of interetsing and different horror comics. We want to support artists, and get their work seen, with feedback, aided by the already existing audience. Artist wishing to be involved will also get a profile page on our website where they're welcome to leave details on commisions and paid work. With comics ranging from 5 to 15 pages long, there's variety and plenty of scope for you to get involved. We hope you enjoy the Hellbound Chronicles and let our artists known what you think of their efforts!

HUGE NEWS: OFFICIAL "HELLRAISER" ANTHOLOGY!
Clive Barker's iconic masterpeice The Hellbound Heart, the novella adapted into the film Hellraiser, unleashed a new mythology of horror, brilliantly conceived and born of darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world - the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites - in Hellbound Hearts (Pocket Books, September 29th 2009; $16.00), a terrifying collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound heart.

Featured here is the graphic work Wordsworth, from bestselling author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, who unlock an explicit way to violate innocence-one torturous puzzle at a time... New York Times best-selling author [b[Kelly Armstrong[/b] logs onto a disturbing website for gamers, where the challenge is agonizing, and the solution is beyond painful. When his father disappears, an Oxford student return's to his family's mansion, where a strange mechanism in the celler holds a curious power, in a haunting illustrated work by Christopher Golden and [Mike Mignola[/b].

With a special foreword by Clive Barker, introduction by Stephen Jones, and afterword by Doug "Pinhead" Bradley, HELLBOUND HEARTS is a must have for any horror and dark fantasy fan.

We can now announce an exciting new anthology from Pocket Books (Simon and Schuster) two years in the making. Hellbound Hearts (edited by Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan) gathers together 21 original stories inspired by Clive Barker's mythology created the novella The Hellbound Heart (which the film Hellraiser is based upon). The book features a brand new foreword by Clive himself, an introduction by the award-winning Stephen Jones and afterword by Doug 'inhead' Bradley. The contents are as below, but more information is on the release attached, plus the cover - an original painting by Clive: a Cenobite named especially for the anthology called 'Vestimenti'.

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
The book was released on 20/9, and full ordering details are on the Simon and Schuster site here [link]id=655352
as well as at places like Amazon and all good bookstores.