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Larry Cotton is the deuteragonist in The Hellbound Heart and its film adaptation. He is the father of Kirsty Cotton, brother of Frank Cotton, and the husband of Julia Cotton.

Biography (Hellraiser, 1987)[]

He remained married to Kirsty's mother until her death from natural causes. Years later, he met Julia and proposed marriage to her, and she eventually became his second wife. He was most caring about his daughter Kirsty. He had a tough life and all he was trying to do is keep his family together. He knew that Kirsty disliked Julia, although he understood how come, he tried to quash any family discourse. He encouraged Kirsty to give her stepmother a chance.

Hellraiser[]

On the eve of Larry's second marriage, his brother Frank arrived along with other friends and family in anticipation of the wedding. Frank, a selfish and arrogant man, seduced Julia almost immediately and the two had sex in Larry's bedroom. While Larry never gained awareness of this, it was assumed that he lost contact with Frank.

Years later, Frank's house was seized by the local government for nonpayment of taxes. It was auctioned off and Larry made the winning bid to buy it back. He moves into the house along with Julia. Kirsty is invited to live with them, but she opts for a place of her own, having come to dislike Frank from taking notice of his leering of Julia. When they ask about Frank's absence, Larry believes that Frank, who has earned a reputation for licentiousness, is off on one of his philandering globetrotting trips, as well as skipping town to avoid his creditors. While moving a mattress to the attic, Larry cuts himself on a loose nail and drips blood onto the floor. The floor was the same place where Frank had been taken by the Cenobites upon opening a Lemarchard's Box. Larry's blood allows Frank to escape Hell, albeit in a skeletal and skinless, emaciated state.

When Julia discovers Frank in his horrid state, she helps him to regenerate by luring men into the attic for him to kill, but when Kirsty discovers him and takes the puzzle box and escapes, Frank and Julia become concerned that there’s a chance that Kirsty will inform the Cenobites of Frank's escape, putting their escape in jeopardy. They decide to kill Larry and use his skin as a replacement for Frank in hopes of avoiding the Cenobites. When Larry is last seen, he is dead on the attic floor, without his skin.

Hellbound: Hellraiser II[]

Frank Cotton appears to Kirsty, claiming to be her father and in Hell, which sets forth the chain of events in the movie. She finds Frank and defeats him, but never finds her father. According to Pinhead, he is in his own Hell and cannot be reached.

Hellraiser: Hellseeker[]

He is mentioned by Pinhead, where he mockingly says that he is trapped in Hell still, and is waiting for his daughter along with Frank and Julia.

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

  • In Clive Barker's novel, The Hellbound Heart, Larry's name was originally Rory, and he was Kirsty's friend, who she was in love with, rather than her father. Why this was changed in the film adaptation is unknown.
  • Larry was originally intended to have a larger role in Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this plan was abandoned when Andrew Robinson declined to return for the role, and Frank was brought back instead.
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