Hellraiser

Image via Disney Platform Distribution The benchmark of the Hellraiser franchise has always been Pinhead and other Cenobites. Every movie, in one way or another, has introduced new Hell characters. The new movie is no different. In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Hellraiser reboot director David Bruckner expanded on the idea of having new cenobites in every new iteration of the franchise. And there was one in particular who had to make an appearance. The main challenge, he said, was giving fans something…

Image via Disney Platform Distribution Hulu is getting ready to unleash its horror original reboot of Hellraiser right in time for Halloween, and before its launch, it has already broken a record for the franchise. As of right now, with 47 critic reviews lodged, 2022’s Hellraiser has an impressive 85 percent Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, which is comfortably a new benchmark for the long-running series. According to the aggregation site — and to no surprise, the previous number one was the original 1987…

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Hulu’s Hellraiser is the 11th film in a series that dates back to the 1987 original directed by Clive Barker, who adapted that script from his novella. Since then, the franchise has suffered a noticeable drop in quality; this new entry from director David Bruckner (The Night House) aims to restore it to gory glory,…Read more... Hulu’s Hellraiser is the 11th film in a series that dates back to the 1987 original directed by Clive Barker, who adapted that script from his novella. Since then, the franchise has suffered a…

Hulu Director David Bruckner is set to raise a bit of hell in two days’ time, adding on to 2022’s arguably historic horror slate with Hellraiser, a reboot of Clive Barker’s legendary franchise, seeking to put the series back on its feet after most of all the follow-ups to the original film fell flat. In the film, actress Odessa A’zion portrays Riley McKendry, a young woman fighting addiction who happens upon a puzzle box. Little does she know that solving it will result in summoning the Cenobites, demonic beings…

Image: ParamountAs it goes every year, the month of October is when horror movies shine. Such a slate for the month includes Halloween Ends and a re-release of Trick ‘r Treat, but first, we’re kicking things off with a Smile. And in terms of box office, Paramount’s newest film is already off to a pretty great start.Per Variety, Smile’s netted $22 million in the United States for its debut weekend, and has currently earned $36.5 million at time of writing. Directed and written by Parker Finn, the film’s been earning solid…

Image via Disney Platform Distribution While everyone appreciates and admires the originals, there’s no shame in an occasional reboot. As times are changing, so is the typical movie-going public. While Hellraiser (1987) would have horrified ’80s and ’90s kids alike, the modern generation is a little harder to convince. Serving as a reboot and the eleventh installment overall, Hellraiser (2022) sees David Bruckner (The Signal) in the director’s chair with screenwriting duo Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (The…

Image via Hulu Hellraiser is finally making a return after the ill-fated Hellraiser: Judgement found itself submerged in troubled waters four years ago. Armed with a promising new team both in front of and behind the camera, to say nothing of a trailer that skyrocketed our hopes, Hellraiser looks to be coming back in a big way. Among that team is director David Bruckner, who, alongside writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski and producers David S. Goyer and Keith Levine, were collectively responsible for…

Jamie Clayton as a new version of a horror icon.Image: Spyglass Media GroupThe new Hellraiser arrives on Hulu next month, and fans of Clive Barker’s horror franchise are eagerly waiting to see what director David Bruckner does to differentiate his film from the many series entries that’ve come before. One big change that makes this 11th Hellraiser film stand out: casting Jamie Clayton as demon antagonist Pinhead.Ahead of the film’s release, io9 got a chance to talk with Bruckner (The Night House) and Clayton (Sense8)…

Image: Walt Disney StudiosDavid Bruckner’s new entry in the long-running, Clive Barker-adapted Hellraiser series has a new trailer, and it promises a film filled with all the puzzle-box terrors and Cenobite demands (including our best look yet at Jamie Clayton’s Pinhead) that Hulu can accommodate. Got nerves of steel? Good for you, but hands off that damn puzzle box and watch this trailer instead.Hellraiser | Official Trailer | HuluHere’s the official synopsis, which frames the film as “a reimagining of Clive Barker’s…