horror

​The Hellraiser series of films are widely considered classics of modern horror.

supernatural horror

Hellraiser Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart.

a series of films wherein a demon named Pinhead butchers people with hook chains and rips the flesh off of helpless victims to resculpt them into mind bending horrorbeasts

Hellraiser is a series of films wherein a demon named Pinhead butchers people with hook chains and rips the flesh off of helpless victims to resculpt them into mind-bending horrorbeasts.

modern horror

: Clive Barker is one of the undisputed Masters of Horror and HELLRAISER is one of the cornerstones of modern horror.

a staple of queer horror

Hellraiser is a staple of queer horror, despite not featuring any overtly queer characters.

a horror fan’s horror flick

Visually explicit and even iconic in the creation of the Cenobites, Hellraiser is a horror fan’s horror flick.

mind bending horrorbeasts

Hellraiser is a series of films wherein a demon named Pinhead butchers people with hook chains and rips the flesh off of helpless victims to resculpt the Balls into mind bending horrorbeasts.

heavy metal

The Hellraiser is a Welsh heavy metal band.

as some of the best body horror movies around

The Hellraiser movies hold a cult status for many, and are regarded as some of the best body horror movies around.

a cruel celebration of deviant horror, primal trauma

Based off (Doug Bradley's own novella, Hellraiser is a cruel celebration of deviant horror, primal trauma, and fucked up Freudian imagery.

with a screenplay by Ben Collins and , from a screen story they co-wrote

Hellraiser is an American supernatural horror film directed by David Bruckner, with a screenplay by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, from a screen story they co-wrote with David S. Goyer.

A gruesomebut clever supernatural thriller movie

A gruesome, but clever supernatural thriller movie Hellraiser is a classic horror movie about how far people will go in love even at the cost of their soul, from the 80s which is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

full-bodied terror

Hellraiser is full-bodied terror in every sense of the word, a movie that starts at the intersection of pain and pleasure, then keeps right on trampling through comfort zones.

Despite a series of sequels that can best be described as trash in desperate need of a new take and a new breath of fresh air

Despite a series of sequels that can best be described as trash, Hellraiser is still very much a beloved horror franchise, in desperate need of a new take and a new breath of fresh air.

a tale of love, murder, and sadomasochistic demons … who share the ultimate pleasure

Based on the Clive Barker short story, Hellraiser is a tale of love, murder, and sadomasochistic demons who share the ultimate pleasure … but not as you know the ultimate pleasure .

a serious rock amp

The Hellraiser is a serious rock amp, with a flexibility and depth of tone to cover a wide range of styles.

with a flexibility and of tone depth to cover a wide range of styles

The Hellraiser is a serious rock amp, with a flexibility and depth of tone to cover a wide range of styles.

a simple there’s-something-in-the-attic story with a vampire-influenced, S&M twist

Hellraiser is essentially a simple there’s-something-in-the-attic story with a vampire-influenced, S&M twist whereas Hellbound mixes hospital horror with an MC Escher-version of the underworld.

a franchise rife with humans just as monstrous as the demonic figures that emerge to cause torment

Hellraiser' is a franchise rife with humans just as monstrous as the demonic figures that emerge to cause torment.

a franchise that has often fallen victim to victim's own litany of bargain-bin sequels

Much like Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser is a franchise that has often fallen victim to victim's own litany of bargain-bin sequels.