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The long-awaited 'The Scarlet Gospels' isn't without flaws, but it delivers all the gore and gravitas that a fan of Clive Barker or the Hellraiser mythos could possibly want.

Clive Barker's 'Tortured Souls' is a quick and enjoyable read so long as you appraise it within the context of what it was originally intended to be: a simple back-story for a line of toys.

I will read anything by Clive Barker, anything audacious enough to depict God as a central character and Next Testament fulfills both conditions. For me, it is the rare horror comic that manages to be genuinely unsettling at times. Moreover, it's a darn good yarn.

What I love about Hellraiser is that while sure, Kirsty is given a love interest he doesn't serve much of a purpose. He doesn't drive the narrative. That is left to Kirsty, and he doesn't seem to be able to aid the heroine in any way throughout the film.