History Literature / TheScarletGospels

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Pinhead is killed at the end, and so is Norma Paine, a minor recurring character in D

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original cut of the novel was twice as long before Barker edited it down. Among the planned scenes were an encounter between Pinhead and D'Amour as a child, as well as appearances by Joseph of Arimathea and Jesus himself.

* BigBad: Pinhead

* HaveYouSeenMyGod: God and Lucifer are both missing from their respective domains. [[spoiler: Pinhead's goal is to find Lucifer and serve him in a resurgent Hell.]]

* NoNameGiven: Subverted, as Barker will finally reveal Pinhead's true Cenobite name in this novel.
** Sadly this trope was actually PlayedStraight in the finished novel. Pinhead is never referred to by his true name and, aside from his FanNickname (which he hates, incidentally) he is only ever referred to as The Hell Priest.

The story centers on Pinhead and Harry, depicted as adversaries. Their first meeting occurs in the past, when Harry is twelve or thirteen years old and in Catholic school, and this encounter with Pinhead is said to be a primary cause of Harry's later disturbed psyche. In the present day, a friend of Harry's is taken hostage by Pinhead, and Harry, accompanied by four mismatched companions (including the blind medium Norma Paine, who has appeared in earlier Barker stories) and an animal, must track his friend down into the lowest levels of Hell. Roughly two thirds of the story will take place in Hell itself, and much is expected to be learned about the nature of Hell, its creator, its inhabitants, about the Order of the Gash and Pinhead's place within it.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A ''lot'' of plot points hyped for the book didn't make it in. Among them:
** Pinhead's TrueName and history is never revealed, his only other identifiers being Cenobite and Hell Priest. It is implied that his origin from ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' is not canon and that he's much older.
** Harry never encounters Pinhead in childhood, only knowing him by reputation.
** The Order of the Gash only gets a passing mention as a hopelessly corrupt order of Hell that Pinhead is using for his own ends.
** There's no attempt to resolve the discrepancies between ''[[Literature/TheHellboundHeart The Hellbound Heart]]'' and ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}''. Pinhead's characterization and appearance is solely taken from the latter.

* SealedEvilInACan: Pinhead himself, of course, although the seal appears to have loosened considerably. [[spoiler: Lucifer himself fits the bill as well.]]

'''''The Scarlet Gospels''''' is an upcoming novel by Creator/CliveBarker set to be released on May 15, 2015. It is the long awaited sequel to ''Literature/TheHellboundHeart'' (the novella on which the first ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' film was based). The book is set to also feature the character of Harry D'Amour, who has appeared in several other stories by Barker including the short story ''The Last Illusion'' (which was also adapted to film as ''Film/LordOfIllusions''), and the novels ''The Great and Secret Show'' and ''Everville''.

%%* BodyHorror

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Harry's mismatched companions he assembles to rescue his friend from Pinhead include a blind medium and an animal.

%%* SealedEvilInACan

** Sadly [[spoiler:this trope was actually PlayedStraight in the finished novel. Pinhead is never referred to by his true name and, aside from his FanNickname (which he hates, incidentally) he is only ever referred to as The Hell Priest.]]

* EmbarassingNickname: [[spoiler: "Pinhead" has become one in-universe. People who dare say it to the Hell Priest's face... don't tend to fare particularly well.]]
* ExpandedUniverse: The nature of Hell and its inhabitants will be greatly expanded upon, as will the Order of the Gash and Pinhead's role in it.

* NoNameGiven: Subverted as Barker will finally reveal Pinhead's true Cenobite name in this novel.

* CrossOver: Harry D'Amour (from ''[[LordOfIllusions The Last Illusion]]'') versus [[Characters/{{Hellraiser}} Pinhead]] (from ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'').

! This work provides examples of:

* BodyHorror
* CrossOver: Harry D'Amour (from ''[[LordOfIllusions The Last Illusion]]'') versus [[Characters/{{Hellraiser}} Pinhead]] (from ''[[{{Hellraiser}} Hellraiser]]'').

* OccultDetective
* OrderVersusChaos

* ReligionOfEvil
* SealedEvilInACan

* CrossOver: Harry D'Amour (from ''[[LordOfIllusions The Last Illusion]]'') versus Pinhead (from ''[[{{Hellraiser}} Hellraiser]]'').

* HellSeeker

* CrossOer: Harry D'Amour (from ''[[LordOfIllusions The Last Illusion]]'') versus Pinhead (from ''[[{{Hellraiser}} Hellraiser]]'').

* Crossover: Harry D'Amour (from ''[[LordOfIllusions The Last Illusion]]'') versus Pinhead (from ''[[{{Hellraiser}} Hellraiser]]'').

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Harry D'Amour (from ''[[LordOfIllusions The Last Illusion]]'') versus Pinhead (from ''[[{{Hellraiser}} Hellraiser]]'').

'''''The Scarlet Gospels''''' is an upcoming novel by [[Clive Barker]] set to be released on May 15, 2015. It is the long awaited sequel to ''Literature/TheHellboundHeart'' (the novella on which the first ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' film was based). The book is set to also feature the character of Harry D'Amour, who has appeared in several other stories by Barker including the short story ''The Last Illusion'' (which was also adapted to film as ''Film/LordOfIllusions''), and the novels ''The Great and Secret Show'' and ''Everville''.

* ExpandedUniverse: Roughly two thirds of the story will take place in Hell itself, and much is expected to be learned about the nature of Hell, its creator, its inhabitants, about the Order of the Gash and Pinhead's place within it.

'''''The Scarlet Gospels''''' is an upcoming novel by [[Clive Barker]] set to be released on May 15, 2015. It is the long awaited sequel to ''Literature/TheHellboundHeart'' (the novella on which the first ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' film was based). The book is set to also feature the character of Harry D'Amour, who has appeared in several other stories by Barker including ''The Last Illusion'' (which was also adapted to film as ''Film/LordOfIllusions''), ''The Great and Secret Show'' and ''Everville''.

* OrderVersusChaos