32 Horror Movies Based on Books That Are Just as Terrifying

Not only did Clive Barker bring the Candyman to life, he also invented the nightmare-inducing Cenobite known as Hellraiser. Barker published the novella The Hellbound Heart in 1986, and the following year, Hellraiser hit theaters. It spawned a series of sequels, but none of the films can compete with the short novel that inspired the franchise.