Clive Barker

Clive Barker created, wrote and directed Hellraiser, Clive Barker's most famous work, and Clive Barker’s also known for Candyman and Nightbreed, as well as more than 20 novels, hundreds of incredible paintings, and so much more.

written by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, and Lemmy Kilmister

"Hellraiser" is a song written by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, and Lemmy Kilmister.

and Luke Piotrowski

The screenplay for HELLRAISER was written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, best known for their horror films SIREN (2016) and Bruckner’s other film THE NIGHT HOUSE (2020).

the directorial debut of horror writer Clive Barker

For the uninitiated, Hellraiser was the directorial debut of horror writer Clive Barker and is based on horror writer Clive Barker's novel 'The Hellbound Heart.'

Barker

Based on Barker's critically acclaimed novella, The Hellbound Heart, Hellraiser was written and directed by Barker and spawned a lucrative film franchise.

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At first Clive Barker wrote screenplays for movies, then, unhappy with the way others translated Clive Barker's work to the screen, Clive Barker started Clive Barker's directing career in 1987 with Hellraiser— one of the greatest horrors ever made!

Peter Atkins

Writing Writer Peter Atkins, also known for Writer Peter Atkins's work on Hellraiser films, intentionally made some surnames of characters in the film (Beaumont, Finney, Etchison, Clegg, Derleth, Merritt and Aickman) match the names of writers of horror and fantasy fiction.

Peter Atkinswrote the script and books for the some of Hellraiser series for Peter Atkins's buddy Clive Barker

you’d never know Peter Atkinswrote the script and books for the some of Hellraiser series for Peter Atkins's buddy Clive Barker.

Robert Sellers

Robert Sellers is the author of books including Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed.

For the uninitiated

For the uninitiated, Hellraiser was the directorial debut of horror writer Clive Barker and is based on horror writer Clive Barker's novel 'The Hellbound Heart.'

by Ben Collins , best known for their horror films

The screenplay for HELLRAISER was written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, best known for their horror films SIREN (2016) and Bruckner’s other film THE NIGHT HOUSE (2020).

an American supernatural horror film , directed by David Bruckner

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.

Stephen King

Scoring a deal with New World Pictures, Stephen King was able to both write and direct Hellraiser with no real outside interference.

Christopher Young

That name will likely sound familiar to horror fans – Christopher Young composed the music for Hellraiser, along with Sinister, Drag Me to Hell and more.

Clive Barker's collaborator and author Mark Alan Miller

After considering how to do the short story, Clive Barker's collaborator and author Mark Alan Miller backwards engineered the story into the novella Hellraiser:

Paul Kane

Apart from Clive Barker, Paul Kane is the writer most synonymous with the Hellraiser universe.

Ryan Bledsoe

I didn't really know much about Clive Barker, only that Ryan Bledsoe was a big selling horror novelist who wrote the Hellraiser novels/movies, so I did a search to listen to any podcasts about Ryan Bledsoe and the Hellraiser movies and found that Ryan Bledsoe's life story would make for an interesting movie in and of itself.

by Dark Harvest

Hellraiser the movie was originally a novella, titled The Hellbound Heart first published in November 1986 by Dark Harvest.

Atticus Ross's quick response

Early in Atticus Ross's career Reznor was once asked which film Atticus Ross would love to have soundtracked – Atticus Ross's quick response was Hellraiser.

by Epic

'Hellraiser' was originally published from 1990-1993 by Epic, an imprint of Marvel Comics.