Clive Barker’s Hellraiser is a classic among horror films. In a way it started a new real of horror films focusing on the pain and misery hell is, along with the inhabitants
of hell.
This is not the first time, the issue of hell has been brought into a horror movie zombies movies use the theme of hell being unleashed in their plot. Lucio Fulci in his movie ’’The Beyond’’ is another movie that uses that theme well.
Made in 1987, the film is still a pretty good flick to watch during this time of year.
The plot of the film is probably a little hard to swallow, but onscreen it sure worked.
Julia Cotton (Claire Higgins) is having an affair with the brother of her husband Larry Cotton (Andrew Robinson). Apparently Frank (the brother of Larry is killed (played by Sean Chapman), but through the gates of hell is resurrected as a monster. That is because Claire opens up the pandora’s box (puzzle box) which opens up the gates of hell. In order to gain his human form , Frank must absord literally the skin and tissue of his victims.
Yes ’’Hellraiser’’ and it’s sequels contain graphic violence and thus if you are not
a fan of horror you probably be better of passing it of. That’s not to say that ’’Hellraiser’’ craze isn’t good, their are good movies, and they have inspired
other newer movies to up the ante as far as scaryness and violence is concerned.
Clive Barker’s special effects for hellraising were crude but effective. The thing about Clive Barker’s ’’Hellraiser’’ movies is that unlike other cheap sequels to horror hits like
’’Halloween’’, each sequel ’’Hellraiser’’ gets better and better, loading more special
effects, gore, and suspense.
Eventually Claire and the newly formed Frank now then sets their sites on killing everyone in their house including Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) and Larry Cotton.
However a monster from hell named Pinhead (Douglas Bradley) is thriving to inflict
his pain of hell into others and so now now Kirsty and Larry have quite a few
problems in front of them. They got this evil maniac Frank and now this monster
known as a cenobite , Pinhead who wants to get out of hell and cause mayhem.
’’Hellraiser’’ is a good horror flick. It’s use of the macabre, suspense and phsycial
attack on the senses with its graphic theme made it stand out from other horror
flicks. It’s probably the series has lasted so long up to the new ’’Hellraiser:
Hellseeker’’ sequel.
Overall if your into horror movies then this is the movie for, now it’s actually
available on Special Edition DVD with many features so check it out.