In the film's prologue, Captain Elliott Spencer buys the box and solves it, releasing its hooked chains which tear into his flesh. He's transported to Hell where he's transformed into Pinhead by knives that slash the skin on his head and claws and a hammer that drive long nails into his skull. For me, 'Hellraiser' is an exceptional piece of modern gothic horror. By playing with themes and ideas found within Dante's Inferno and putting a unique spin on the vampire mythos, 'Hellraiser' became a bloody, disgusting, and at times uncomfortable horror movie favorite. It also happened to be my introduction to what could be described as BDSM culture. This was a pre-internet era, after all, I couldn't just Google the stuff like kids can do today. I had to rent violent horror movies to understand that there was a subsection of the population that took pleasure in pain - at least controlled amounts of it. The thing that I always loved about the original 'Hellraiser' film is that it was - at least to me - about addiction and the effects it has on family. This is obviously a very loose interpretation but it's applicable. Uncle Frank has a problem that he ropes his brother's wife into and the results tear apart the entire family. On top of the blood, the guts, and the liberal usage of maggots and offal to depict some truly gut-churning imagery, 'Hellraiser' was a horrific movie and scary because it hit home. The terrors of Pinhead and the Cenobites were localized, they were intimate to the immediate characters and the rest of society was unaffected by these events. As a result, I became a Clive Barker fan and began reading his works.

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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members Leviathan: The Story of Hellbound: Hellraiser II: (HD 2:00:46) Like it's predecessor documentary, this is an exhaustive and impressive making of feature. Every aspect of the production is examined ranging from the success of the first film and the drive to showcase and expand the world of the cenobites. It's very interesting to hear the genesis of the ideas behind the film, why Barker wasn't as heavily involved, and how Director Tony Randel managed his first big gig.Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound: (HD 11:35) This is a nice follow-up interview with the actor as he gets to discuss the short time he had to work on the second film. The Beauty of Suffering, a brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites connection to goth, fetish cultures and BDSM In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty, expanding the horizons for every genre writer who followed him. With Hellraiser, his first feature film, he did the same for cinema.

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We say: Impressive restorations and an astonishing archive of supplementary material make this limited edition boxset a must-own for fans. The Pursuit of Possibilities, a brand new 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer Hellraiser: Resurrection: (SD 24:26) This is a collection of vintage interviews with Braker, Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Bob Keen and other players in the film. FX Dailies: (SD 23:49) This is a very cool look at all of the practical effects done on set for the film. It's silent, so you don't get a great sense of what is going on outside of the scene.

Newly uncovered extended EPK interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser, with a new introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman Newly uncovered workprint version of Hellraiser: Bloodline, with alternate music score and deleted scenes (standard-definition only)

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Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound: (SD 10:53) This is another nice vintage feature that lets the actor talk about his character at length. Theatrical Trailer: (SD 1:37) Gotta love how a mention from Stephen King was enough to market a movie! That said, there are a couple of insurmountable issues when it comes to the film’s visuals. The first is the fairly early use of CG ‘morphing’ effects, with shots containing these seeing a drop-off in clarity and resolution. The other is the huge drop in quality (and change to 1.33:1 framing) that occurs when watching the additional scenes during the 'alternate unrated version' of the film that is also included on the disc. This is because the original 35mm elements for these sequences couldn't be found, meaning that a pan-and-scan LaserDisc was the best available video master... Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound – archival interview with the iconic actor about his second appearance as ‘Pinhead’ Schwartzberg, Shlomo (21 August 1987). "Hellraiser passed: no hooks, rats". Toronto Star. Toronto. p.E14. ISSN 0319-0781.Lost in the Labyrinth – vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others The Pursuit of Possibilities – brand new 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer Limited to just 5,000 copies (although the films themselves will no doubt receive individual releases in the future), Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box offers brand new restorations of Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, plus a cornucopia of goodies that even manages to put those from the old DVD boxset to shame. Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II Fischer, Russ (31 August 2010). " Hellraiser Remake Still Stalled; New Direct To DVD Film Keeps Franchise 'Alive' ". /Film . Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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Hellraiser was initially banned in Ontario by the Ontario Film and Video Review Board. [20] [21] By a 3-2 majority vote, the film was deemed "not approved in its entirety as it contravenes community standards". It was banned because of its "brutal, graphic violence with blood-letting throughout, horror, degradation and torture". [21] In August 1987, Hellraiser was passed by the Ontario Film Review Board, but only after several cuts were made to the film. New World Mutual Pictures of Canada cut about 40 seconds to get the film passed with an R rating. Thirty-five seconds of an extended torture scene featuring hooks pulling apart a body and face were removed, as well as a scene of squirming rats nailed to a wall. [22] Critical response [ edit ] Power of Imagination, a brand new 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath Lost in the Labyrinth – archival featurette featuring interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others

Afterward, Kirsty throws the puzzle box onto a burning pyre. A vagrant who has been stalking Kirsty walks into the fire and retrieves the box before transforming into a winged skeleton-like creature and flying away. The box ends up with the same merchant who sold it to Frank, where he offers it to another customer.