Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi
Foreword by Doug Bradley 1
Preface 5

1. The Road to Hell 9
2. Opening the Box 27
3. Demons to Some 40
4. Such Sights to Show You 45
5. No Limits 51
6. To Hell and Back 53
7. Opening Doors 66
8. The Doctor Is In 77
9. The Devil You Know? 84
10. The Sweet Suffering 92
11. Earthbound 95
12. Completing the Pattern, Solving the Puzzle, Turning the Key 114
13. Pinhead Unbound 126
14. What Started in Hell 130
15. Production Hell 132
16. Open the Gates, Lay Low the Ramparts 144
17. A Distinct Sense of Déjà Vu 155
18. A Bloodline Cursed to the End of Time 157
19. Dante’s Footsteps 159
20. A World Full of Riddles 167
21. Welcome to Hell 173
22. Hide and Seek 175
23. All Problems Solved 181
24. Hellbound Hearts 187
25. Sought After? 189
26. Deader Certainty 191
27. Fear Is Where We Go to Learn 199
28. Deader, Like Me? 203 29. Hell of a World 204
30. Welcome to the Party 210
31. World in Action 215 32. No More Souls 217
33. Comics from Hell 219
34. Further Explorations 224

Chapter Notes 229
Bibliography 237
Index 243

About the Author

Paul Kane teaches film studies, art and creative writing. A British Fantasy Award–nominated author, he writes both fiction and nonfiction books, and is a contributor to such magazines as SFX, Fangoria and Rue Morgue. He lives in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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