Hellraiser

Hellraiser Collection

Hellraiser
IMDb

6.9

critics rating

70%

users rating

76%

Runtime:

94 minutes

Release date:

September 18, 1987

Country:

United States

Director:

  • Clive Barker

Written by:

  • Clive Barker

Producers:

    N/A

Distributed by:

  • New World Pictures

Starring:

  • Andrew Robinson
  • Clare Higgins
  • Ashley Laurence
  • Doug Bradley
Synopsis

Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on his own 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of extra-dimensional, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between pain and pleasure. It stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and Doug Bradley as the leader of the Cenobites.

Summary

Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on his own 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of extra-dimensional, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between pain and pleasure. It stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and Doug Bradley as the leader of the Cenobites.

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