Hellraiser made a mint at the box office when it was released in 1987, in part, perhaps, because it really pushes the envelope not to mention limits of human anatomy in depicting the gruesome. In this fourth entry we get a glimpse of how the puzzle box came into existence. Helloween is a cancelled horror crossover film where pinhead was going to fight michael myers from the halloween franchise. The book doesnt have that awesome scene from the movie where franks body builds. These comics have a lot of famous artists and writers contributing material. Yes, there are some major flaws to the movie, but as a whole, i dug it. He changed it back to the priest in the hellraiser comic book series that was produced by boom.
The film follows an unstable mental patient named aaron boone who is falsely led to believe. Both raiders of the lost ark and hellraiser came out in the 80s, with raiders of the lost ark introducing the famous archeologist, played by harrison ford, and hellraiser introducing the demented cenobite, played by doug bradley. In 2011, after more than 20 years away from the franchise, clive barker made his triumphant return to hellraiser with an ongoing comic book from boom. Oct 12, 2012 as far as plot, characters and story structure are concerned, hellraiser only deviates from the hellbound heart in a couple of areas, few of which are particularly crucial. Thats my best to worst list for all the hellraiser films. Other releases included the limited series clive barkers book of the damned and pinhead, as well as the crossovers hellraiser vs. The book also explores the hellraiser films in popular culture, and examines from whence the films took inspiration in their imagery and mythos. Bc reads clive barkers novella to see how it holds up to the 1987 horror film.
There are some who are extremely passionate about the series and all the entries it has offered. Differences between hellraiser book vs movie page 1. Demon from the realm of pure evil event horizon i have read articles and participated in discussions comparing event horizon 1997 to hellraiser 1988 and vice versa, more than a few times. Hellraiser movie encyclopedia hellraiser comic encyclopedia the complete hellraiser encyclopedia. Unfortunately, dimension films held a poll and most people voted against the film. For the most part, its a serious consideration of the films and their inspirations. May 23, 2014 first off we all know that movie versions cant be exactly like the novel versions, but there are changes done that either make the story better or make you prefer the book. Hell offer you the heights of ecstasy, but youll spend eternity in the depths of hell. Anchor bay hellraiser dvd box set liner notes by phil and sarah stokes, july 2004. 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. There are some who are extremely passionate about the series.
Hellraiser pinhead stories to end with longawaited novel the scarlet gospels. Firstly, larry is actually named raury in the book. Unlike many other horror films at the time, hellraiser wasnt a slasher film, and. Watching all 9 hellraiser movies is an exercise in. I write my books and paint my pictures in splendid isolation and i put them out to the world.
Apr 23, 2016 clive barkers original hellraiser is a truly great horror film, with one of the more masterful mixes of macabre violence and genuine mystery that youll ever see. The book and movie have a lot of similarities there are some major differences particularly pinhead being changed from a female in the book to. Watching all 9 hellraiser movies is an exercise in masochism. Apr 21, 2016 the book and movie have a lot of similarities there are some major differences particularly pinhead being changed from a female in the book to a male in the movie and kristy being changed from an. Hellraiser 30th anniversary the official clive barker. The name pinhead is derived from a sobriquet given to him by the crew of the first hellraiser film. Jason, dimension films wanted a horror crossover film right away, so they chose pinhead and michael myers, even clive barker and john carpenter were involved. Aug 22, 2012 he changed it back to the priest in the hellraiser comic book series that was produced by boom. I did do as the title of your thread indicated and i gave you my impressions on the difference of the movie verses the book.
Im always hesitant to say the cliche, the book is better than the movie when talking about books based on movies because they are each their. What is the official order to watch and read the movies, books, and comics. Jason led hellraiser distributor dimension films to flirt with a hellraiser vs. Over all its a pretty bumpy series but like i said. This site is for any and all hellraiser information, including the comics, so if anyone has pictures of the cenobites from the comics, we. 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.
The 1988 sequel improved on the original and hit a high mark the next eight installments couldnt match. The characters appearance in 1987s hellraiser marked a significant departure from the standard 1980s depiction of horror film villains, who tended to either be completely mute, or provide glib commentary while killing their victims. He was originally elliot spencer, a human soldier who was disenchanted with his regular life and summoned the cenobites using the lament configuration, losing his memories upon. Apr 22, 2016 the hellraiser series is a topic of a lot of contention here on bloodydisgusting. Hellraiser is a 1987 horror film directed by clive barker, based on his novella the hellbound heart. Clive barkers hellraiser 1989 series by clive barker. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Article by chris rennirt liberate tutumet ex inferis save yourself from hell. The film was released in the united states on 18 september 1987. Hellraiser s malevolent cenobites listed from the worst to the best. 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. It is the first film in the hellraiser series somewhere in the orient, the hedonistic frank cotton acquires a puzzle box from a mysterious chinese man. Hellraiser i could always watch and be as absorbed in the movie after a tenth viewing vs the first time. Its a mixed bag, with the stuff i enjoyed ultimately outweighed by the stuff i did not.
Deadmans hand a cowboy plays cards with the devil and wins. Immediately following the success of the 1987 movie hellraiser several comics series began. I have to preface this by saying ive seen the movie before and am a fan of the director, donald cammell. As for pinhead, barker said he had seen a book containing photographs of african.
Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Hellraiser was the third and final film, and featured a surprise appearance from doug bradley, in town for the same weekends monsterpalooza fest there was also a horror festival going on at the. Pinhead is one of the leaders of the cenobites, an extradimensional order of demons dedicated to the pursuit of sadomasochism, who travel to earth to harness human souls and collect others worthy of becoming cenobites. Why hellraiser creator clive barker hates pinheads name. Allnew chilling tales that take you beyondthe horror tha. The book and movie have a lot of similarities there are some major. Hellraiser is no exception even thought the movie is the book. Hellraiser villain pinhead is an iconic figure in horror history, but the man. This is a wellresearched, reverent book for fans of the dark, demented and icky hellraiser films. But the movie a crossed a big line when it made pinhead a moralist.
Hellraiser is a horror franchise that consists of 10 films, a series of books, various comic books. Aug 08, 2012 in 2011, after more than 20 years away from the franchise, clive barker made his triumphant return to hellraiser with an ongoing comic book from boom. Hellraiser is a horror franchise that consists of 10 films, a series of books, various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. The similarities are obvious, although some say its like comparing the proverbial apples and oranges. The book has been in the works for over 20 years, with barker originally. Hellraiser, the film that made audiences rethink their ideas of pleasure and pain, is based on the clive barker novella the hellbound heart.
I mentioned earlier that there where a few character changes that i believe made the conflict better than the. A subreddit dedicated to the discussion of clive barkers hellraiser, including the movies, music, comics, novellas and graphic novels. The films, as well as the comic book series, continually feature the cenobite pinhead. Clive barker brings his book the hellbound heart to the screen with surprising effectiveness, using religious imagery that is absent from the novella, and motivating all of the actors here to not treat this like a b movie. After all, hes set to appear in some form in the upcoming hellraiser movie reboot. Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occultobsessive head resurrects julia and unleashes the cenobites once again. So, imagine my surprise when i got a little older and a little wiser and realized hellraiser was based on a book. The hellraiser universe doesnt care if youre a bad person or not. The sequel continues the fantastic story, and builds on the characters we saw, whilst adding some new ones to the mix. The legacy of clive barkers movie, hellraiser, has reached far into the minds and hearts of filmgoers and filmmakers in the years since its 1987 theatrical release. Love the end twist here, totally didnt see it coming. The hellbound heart is a horror novella by clive barker, first published in november 1986 by dark harvest in the third volume of his night visions anthology series, and notable for becoming the basis for the 1987 film hellraiser and its franchise. Jason, dimension films wanted a horror crossover film right away, so they chose pinhead and michael myers, even clive barker and john. The cannons of pain in which the wife of a crusading knight opens the box to defeat evil once and for all and gets more than she bargains for.
These are all the differences between hellraiser the movie and the novella clive barkers original hellraiser is a truly great horror film, with one of the more masterful mixes of macabre violence and genuine mystery that youll ever see. Just one year after the novella was published clive barker wrote and directed, hellraiser based on his book, i was fortunate enough to come. I mentioned earlier that there where a few character changes that i believe made the conflict better than the book. Now in the bowels of hell, pinhead leader of the cenobites finds himself bored, tortured by his own immortality, and facing the fear that his own dark legion will eventually turn upon him. Hellraiser fanfiction archive with over 317 stories.
The hellbound heart vs hellraiser movie spoiler warning if you havent read the hellbound heart novella that the movie hellraiser was adapted from i love the first two hellraiser movies. Hellraiser had its first public showing at the prince charles cinema on 10 september 1987. Hellraiser villain pinhead is an iconic figure in horror history, but the man who. All action movie trailers animation movie trailers comedy movie trailers comic book movie trailers drama movie trailers game trailers horror movie trailers scifi movie trailers thriller movie trailers.
It has multidimensional characters, an engaging plot, some fantastic gore effects and plenty of stellar moments franks resurrection scene as well as kirstys encounter with the cenobites will stay with you forever. Revelations is the first film not to feature doug bradley as pinhead and was shot in two. Theirs no way that hellraiser would possibly win against dracula in my opinion, first off let me say this dracula is faster than the speed of light, so much faster that he couldnt be caught. This writer just celebrated a birthday and, thanks to my editor, im indulging myself and my love of clive barkers. Hellraiser is a horror film for people who just like good movies. Jan 15, 2016 hellraisers malevolent cenobites listed from the worst to the best. The directorial debut from horror novelist clive barker stars sean chapman as a man who buys a strange chinese puzzle box in a sex shop only to discover that its solution opens a portal to hell. The official clive barker website films inprogress. In this blackly comic gorefest, rereleased after 30 years, a couple encounter a horde of.
After purchasing a mysterious puzzle box, frank cotton soon discovers hes got far more than he bargained for, as the. Leviathans true origin is unknown, though given its many millennia of existence and rule over the cenobites and hell, some believe that it is possibly the fallen angel from the. Welcome to hellraiser wiki this wiki is about hellraiser and anyone can edit it. Earth has been silenced, and mankind eradicated by one final war. Doug bradley, known for playing pinhead, filled in your move magazine about the cancelled hellraiser and halloween movie i was told that the year before freddy vs jason was released, dimension films rejected two scripts for a hellraiser halloween crossover, which was obviously where they would go because they owned both franchises.
And not only was it just based on a book, the screen play was written and the movie was directed by the guy who wrote the book. Introduction by clive barker to the hellraiser graphic novel, book 1. If my response does not fit the video that doesnt invalidates what ive said, it just means the makers of the video interpreted the book and the movie in a different way. Clive barkers imagery of hell is profane, violent, and an oddly erotic movie from the off. The hellraiser series is a topic of a lot of contention here on bloodydisgusting. With doug bradley, ashley laurence, clare higgins, kenneth cranham. A new fanmade trailer has indiana jones take on the horror icon pinhead. Nightbreed also known as night breed on publicity material, or clive barkers nightbreed is a 1990 american dark fantasy horror film written and directed by clive barker, based on his 1988 novella cabal, and starring craig sheffer, anne bobby, david cronenberg, charles haid, hugh quarshie, and doug bradley. Hellraiser and hellbound were ground breaking films in the horror genre and the films would spin out of control after hell on earth. Ashley laurence julia cotton julia cotton portrayed by. I read the hellbound heart and of course have seen hellraiser a dozen times or so, and they were very different. Jan 30, 2019 hellraiser i could always watch and be as absorbed in the movie after a tenth viewing vs the first time. From 1996 to 2011 we saw six more movies and now we sit at 10. The actor most famous for portraying pinhead is doug bradley, who plays the character in every hellraiser movie to date with the exception of the most recent installment, hellraiser.