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 Leviathan  Group: Admin Posts: 3,121 Joined: 9-January 09 From: UK Member No.: 2  |
Welcome to the forum for the Hellbound Chronicles which, if you take a look around, is part of the larger Hellraiser fan forum community. As our the Hellbound Chronicles themselves, born out of he creativity and passion of fans.
The Hellraiser horror franchise spawned an icon in Pinhead, as played by the brilliant Doug Bradley, and from those first two low budget films there spawned an entire franchise. Most know of the sequels, some starring Pinhead in a lead role, others featuring the infamous Cenobite lurking in the shadows, all of which has now possibly come to an end with the approach of a remake of the original film. There's so much more to Hellraiser however, and in the late eighties and early nineties Marvel's EPIC Comics published over a hundred Hellraiser stories in comic form. These dealt with the expanded mythology from Hellbound, including Leviathan, the Labyrinth and the Cenobites that inhabit it. These comics opened up Hellraiser from an icon into an entire mythology which even today is barely touched upon and, with a remake, likely won't be. Except by fans. Fan fiction has been around for years, fan films are more frequent, and now we are proud to present The Hellbound Chronicles: Hellraiser comics by fans and for fans. Of course, whilst fans are our main audience, we also want to appeal to broader horror fans and, even past that, a broader audience still. These are not professional works, they aren't paid for, but they're done with the love and passion that only fans can provide. The artists and writers will vary; it's an anthology series first up, although there will be returning characters and linked stories in future. Early scripts will focus and deal with imagery and ideas that are familiar and yet fun for Hellraiser fans, and we plan to balance the line between homage/familiarity and originality/creativity. As we progress we hope we can offer something for everyone to enjoy. We're also always looking out for new writers and artists to join the fold by getting involved, and we welcome any feedback on the issues. We will be launching this Friday, 22nd May, with our first Issue "Welcome to Oblivion", a bleak tale of life in the Labyrinth. Also published will be two older comics, precursors to the Hellbound Chronicles today, which are entitled "Cut from the Same Cloth" and "From the Darkest Hole". This is only the beginning- we have many more stories planned, we will update with regular info on when a new issue will be available and we have a dedicated forum to discussing the comics. So please, come and join us, and whilst we welcome critique, good or bad, remember this is a non-profit venture done for the love of the material... we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do! The Hellbound Chronicles official site - coming 22nd May - Scarecrow HELLBOUND CHRONICLES PREVIEW ART:      
-------------------- "Liberate tutemet ex inferis"
"We've so many things to show you, Alma. So many wonderous sights for you to see. I almost envy you. Hell has so many wonders for its newcomers..." - Pinhead "To be able to fly? To be smoke, or a wolf... to know the night, and live in it forever? That's not so bad. You call us monsters. But when you dream it's of flying, and changing, and living without death." "That's about when I lost faith in Jesus... when I realized the only bits that worked for me were the p*rn" |
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