It is the tenth installment in the hellraiser film series created by clive barker, written and directed by the series longtime special makeup effects artist gary j. Exploring not only the cinematic interpretations of the hellraiser mythos but also its intrusion into other artistic and cultural forms, this volume begins by identifying the unconventional sources of barkers inspiration and. A question of faith 2005 skankobite 2005 nastcar hunter waitress krystalbite. While it is so much more watchable than what followed, this was the first time hellraiser truly lost its way.
Please click on a film title to the right or select from the following. The cenobites are demons who appear in the works of clive barker, including the novella the hellbound heart and the eight hellraiser films. Mar 22, 2014 the eighth instalment of the ongoing hellraiser series, hellworld, like deader before it, didnt actually start out as a hellraiser film. Mar 05, 2019 this is the story of doogal, an adorable candyloving mutt who goes on a mission to save the world. Pinhead is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the hellraiser franchise, first appearing as an unnamed figure in the clive barker novella the hellbound heart. Revelations is the ninth film in the clive barker franchise. Revelations blu ray disc, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. Peter atkins was created in liverpool, britain on 2 november 1955. Hellraiser ii is a 1988 britishamerican horror film directed by tony randel and starring clare higgins, ashley laurence, kenneth cranham and doug bradley.
In news that has shocked and surprised some horror fans, the first hellraiser movie in five years is about to start shooting this month. The book also covers nonfilm hellraiser related items props, comic books, other clive barker stuff, etc. The original dvd release was a barebones release and is now out of print. Personal siteimdb dvd information become a producerdvd information become a producer. Revelations is a horror film written by gary tunnicliffe and directed by victor garcia and is the ninth installment in the hellraiser series. Doug bradley general information name doug bradley aliases douglas. The film involves the resurrection of frank sean chapman, who had opened the door to an alternate dimension and had his body torn to pieces by creatures known as cenobites. Doogal must prevent the evil sorcerer zeebad from freezing the earth forever with the power of the three mysterious legendary diamonds. This is not the hellraiser remake that is bringing original director clive barker back to the franchise.
Revelations, i decided to revisit the latter half of the series. Truth be told, he seems to be the one person in this entire film that actually attempts to give it any form of validity. Alphabetical list of horror films horror film wiki fandom. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new installment editors note.
Hellbound heart, hellraiser marked the directorial debut of british horror writer clive barker. Hellraiser is a horror franchise that consists of 10 films, a series of books, various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. As a supernatural horror flick, its bland, boring, and a complete let down. This will be the film s public premiere, and will take place the weekend of march 24, 2006, in stony brook, ny. Or if you are a little more eager to see it, you can download the dvd image, complete with cover artwork and special features from its official site hellraiser prophecy. Feb 15, 2006 published on feb 15, 2006 teaser trailer for a fan film crossover between the mythologies of the hellraiser films and the prophecy films, lucifer seeks to recruit the cenobites to quell gabriels. Clive barker born 5 october 1952 is an english author, film director, video game designer and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. In 2009, he played derek in book of blood for matador pictures, gary in dead of the nite shot in cardiff during 2012 and is filming the 4th reich in the ukraine during 20. The story begins with the plight of frank, a hapless explorer into unknown realms of existence, who buys a magic box from a magician. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Thats why this straighttovideo sequel is my favorite of all of them. If you want a good hellraiser sequel, get a copy of a fan film called no more souls.
Skip this if having a complete collection of hellraiser sequels isnt important to you. A pretty decent reference book for fans of the series. They are also mentioned, in passing, in the novel weaveworld. Judgment is a movie weve been hearing about for years, but the project has yet to find a release, despite reportedly being finished for quite some time. It follows the fates of two friends who discover a puzzle box that opens a gateway to a realm inhabited by sadomasochistic monsters known as the cenobites. He played the butterball cenobite in the first two hellraiser films. The films continually features the cenobite pinhead. Prophecy has been screened by the track leaders of the film track for this years icon convention, and has been accepted. As the hellraiser series continued its seemingly endless parade of directtovideo crimes against humanity with the release of hellraiser. The archangel gabriel leads an insurgency that seeks to revert creation to a time before man, when angels were most loved by god. This is the story of doogal, an adorable candyloving mutt who goes on a mission to save the world.
Barker came to prominence in the mid1980s with a series of short stories known as the books of blood which established him as a leading young horror writer. Judgment is a 2018 american horror film starring damon carney, randy wayne, alexandra harris, heather langenkamp, and paul t. Or if you are a little more eager to see it, you can download the dvd image, complete with cover artwork and special features from its official site hellraiser. The eighth instalment of the ongoing hellraiser series, hellworld, like deader before it, didnt actually start out as a hellraiser film. The complete collection dvd, 2014 at the best online prices at ebay. The term cenobite is an archaic latin word meaning simply a member of a communal religious order. The name pinhead is derived from a sobriquet given to him by the crew of the first hellraiser film.
Revelations is the ninth hellraiser film, released in 2011. Hellraiser is a british horror film franchise is based on the novella the hellbound heart by clive barker. Most horror franchises degenerate into being shells of their former selves as budgets get. The following is a list of every horror film ever made. This will be the films public premiere, and will take place the weekend of march 24, 2006, in stony brook, ny.
The films, as well as the comic book series, continually feature the cenobite pinhead. Hellraiser is a 1987 british supernatural horror film written and directed by clive barker, and produced by christopher figg, based on barkers novella the hellbound heart. The franchise is based on the novella the hellbound heart by clive barker, who would go on to write and direct the adaptation of his story, titled hellraiser. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Hellraiser placed at number 80 on their top 100 list. See also doug for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles. He was a founder person in the dog organization, a 1970s avantgarde theatre group, along with clive barker and doug bradley with whom hed later focus on the hellraiser films. They are mentioned by immacolata who calls them, the surgeons from beyond. Earlier this week, we announced that a new hellraiser movie is shooting soon. Prophecy 2006 angelique the princess of hell butterball laslo spike boundin the extreme ghostbusters episode deadliners, the antagonist monsters closely resemble cenobites. Aswell as his film and tv function, he is the writer of the. You know, the really, really bad ones that even most hellraiser fans probably wish didnt exist. The franchise is based on the novella the hellbound heart by english author clive barker, who would go on to write and direct the adaptation of his story, titled hellraiser.
This book goes step by step threw each filmgiving a good synopsis along with a thorough making of,social impact, impact to the series and a thoughtful and indepth dissection of the. Based on a story by joel soisson writer of mimic 2, hollow man 2, and various prophecy sequels called the dark cant breathe, hellworld unfolds as a strange and rather bland fusion of slasher flick. After the sides of the box are manipulated just so, frank is hurtled into the sphere of the cenobites, strange creatures who introduce him to unbearable pleasure and unspeakable pain. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. Dimension had this bad boy lying around and rewrote a bunch of things to fit the hellraiser mythology. Cinemas various sequels, prequels, and forced continuations are. Beginning with this seasonally appropriate overview of the hellraiser franchise, run the series officially becomes a staff feature, as opposed to a single editors semiregular column. For films listed by the year in which they were released, see chronological list of horror films. The prophecy trilogy dvd, 2011, 3disc set trending price. Prophecy is a fan film that combines the storylines of both the hellraiser and prophecy mythologies the 1995 film prophecy created a mythos about a second angelic war in heaven.
I only bought this dvd because i want a complete collection. Immediately prior to them, i intercepted an email from gary tunnicliffe, currently shooting in louisiana with joel soisson who directed me in prophecy 3, alerting me to dimension films reannouncement of the hellraiser remake, one year since this first broke upon me in a hotel in birmingham, alabama. Hellraiser is a british horror franchise that consists of ten films, a series of comic books, and additional merchandise. With lori pyzocha, jeremy yost, allison blum, monica dus. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to hellraiser. Reboot of the 1987 horror film about an evil creature who is summoned from another dimension. The series storyline focuses on a puzzle box that opens a gateway to the helllike realm of the cenobites, an order of formerly human monsters who harvest human souls to torture in sadomasochistic experiments. Prophecy is a fan film that combines the storylines of both the hellraiser and prophecy mythologies. Hellraiser 1987 sexual deviant frank sean chapman inadvertently opens a portal to hell when he tinkers with a box he bought while abroad. Watching all 9 hellraiser movies is an exercise in. Prophecy collection is great but hellraiser collection is not complete and worse still it starts with hellraiser 3 38 so that left me needing to purchase 12 and 9 and i started watching the series at number 3 thinking that it was the first, as anyone who read complete collection would do. Prophecy 2006 angelique the princess of hell butterball laslo spike boundin the extreme ghostbusters episode deadliners, the. Barkers direction which comes across like the perfect fusion of the themes and aesthetic sensibilities of dario argento and david cronenbergs best work is assured, and the film permeates with a unique combination of the perverse and macabre.
Bestselling horror novelist clive barkers 1987 film hellraiser has become an undisputed horror classic, spawning a movie franchise that to date includes eight films. The 1995 film prophecy created a mythos about a second angelic war in heaven. The act unleashes gruesome beings called cenobites. The film is the second entry in the hellraiser saga and draws heavily upon and was made by much of the same cast and crew as its precursor, hellraiser. As far as a hellraiser film goes, its an unmitigated disaster, plain and simple. Prophecy, one of the first real hellraiser based serious fan film to be released, written and directed by jonathan kui, a nightmarish concept takes shape. Prophecy, one of the first real hellraiserbased serious fanfilm to be released, written and directed by jonathan kui, a nightmarish concept takes shape. The stories of the hellraiser and prophecy film series intersect in this nonprofit fan film made by a group of biology students. He also created and played the role of ohnaka in clive barker s holocaust film nightbreed. Joining doogal on his big quest are pals dylan, a guitarplaying rabbit, ermintrude, an operasinging cow, and brian, a bashful snail. In this fan film crossover, lucifer blackmails a young woman into solving the lament configuration, in hope of bringing the cenobites into the second angelic war. Since the 1987 original, which barker directed, films with subtitles like inferno. In north america, hellraiser has been released by anchor bay entertainment three times, all of which are the original 93minute version of the film this is the only version to ever be released on dvd. If you want a good hellraiser sequel, get a copy of a fanfilm called no more souls.
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