Hellraiser
Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 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.
Plot
In Morocco, a hedonist named Frank Cotton buys a puzzle box said to open the door to a realm of otherworldly pleasure. At home in his bare attic, Frank solves the puzzle and hooked chains emerge, tearing him apart.
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| author | Clive Barker |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Clive Barker |
| editor | Richard Marden |
| events | hell pain pleasure resurrection supernatural |
| genre | horror |
| keywords | angels and demons another dimension awaken burn cenobite engineer fly hear hedonism hedonist kill kirsty lock move new car obsess puzzle box reject run away sadomasochism second wife solve stalk teenage daughter true identity |
| musicBy | Christopher Young |
| producer | Christopher Figg |
| productionCompany | Film Futures |
| publisher | Entertainment Film Distributors Monthly Film Bulletin |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | body horror exploitation splatter |