Obviously, the above synopsis isn't exactly what Hellraiser is about… I just wanted to see if I could make this grim and dark pain-focused horror film sound like a heartfelt family drama you just might see on the Hallmark Channel. A few years later (or is it months), Frank's brother, Larry (Andrew Robinson, Cobra), and his second wife, Julia (Claire Higgins, The Fruit Machine), move into the same house where the box was opened. In his feature-length debut as a director, Clive Barker follows a family that’s splintered by its subterranean desires.

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When it does the box also summons its keepers, the cenobites, and they do some really bad things to its owner. She regales her story to the Institutes Head (Kenneth Cranham), unbeknownst to her that he has long been fascinated with the exploration of pleasure, pain and its impact on the mind. And so the sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, was rushed into production during the finalisation of the first film and released barely twelve months after. Far more than the sum of its parts, it opened up a landscape of twisted sexual fantasy intertwined with equally perverse physical torture; it parlayed a prosthetic-driven creature feature into the midst of a very suburban melodrama; and it delivered a sense of the dreamily uncanny, of the off-kilter shot through impossible environments (is it set in the UK?Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. While I would love to see what a new 4K scan or even a true UHD with HDR presentation could do for the colors and black levels - I'm still overjoyed the film looks as good as it does with such an impressive transfer. We then follow the toymaker’s bloodline into 1996 when John Merchant (Ramsay pulling triple duty) is a famous architect, who is plagued by dreams of hell that he uses to litter his work on huge skyscrapers. A glut of self awareness and cynicism has invaded horror films in the last three decades, but none of them even come close to quality, the craftsmanship, and the sheer unsettling nature of Hellraiser. Clive Barker wrote the original story of The Hellbound Heart with the intention of turning it into a film in the mid 1980s.

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His adventures lead him to a metallic Chinese puzzle cube that, when manipulated correctly, unleashes the Cenobites, otherworldly agents of torture and pleasure who, per the ringleader who would be identified in sequels as Pinhead (Doug Bradley), can serve as either angels or demons. In this featurette, former Coil member Stephen Thrower discusses the type of music that was initially recorded (apparently with qualities that resembled those of Wayne Bell and Tobe Hooper's soundtrack for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Pino Donaggio's soundtrack for Carrie). There’s a gay subtext in Hellraiser, and even an incestuous one, as Larry comes to steal Frank’s body—an act that feels sexual in itself—while leering at Kirsty. The film that introduced us to the iconic cuddle-averse Pinhead played by the ever amazing Doug Bradley is just as moody, atmospheric, and gloriously uncomfortable as ever. The differences between the stereo and surround options are mostly due to the expansion into the speakers, both tracks retaining a very similar audio character – mid-range is healthy, with a decent low end and a crystal clean higher range.Hellraiser was a frequent movie of discussion in film school because it's stark imagery and themes could be remixed and interpreted in a wide variety of ways - depending on whether or not you relate to the material. Currently, the film is available on Blu-ray only as part of Arrow Video's Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box, but an individual release will be available for purchase next year. We will introduce you exclusively to Newpay finance products provided by NewDay Limited under this Introducer Appointed Representative arrangement.