When you have been going for almost 20 years, the piles of stories you can adapt start to become samey, and conventional scares start to become obsolete in the face of new horrors. In 2005, The Hellraiser franchise looked inwards, and at the world, to … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VIII: Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld (2005)
With six ideas behind, the Hellraiser franchise would have to look towards fresher shore for fresh ideas. A look at old master-strokes and unpublished tales that just need a touch of a familiar villain to be told. In 2005, a cost-saving exercise in Romania, and … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VII: Hellraiser VII: Deader (2005)
Five films ago Hellraiser set the horror world alight, with each film being a cinematic success story, With the films going further and further away from the simple premise that made it resonate, a certain reassessment is needed to make sure the franchise is on … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VI: Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker (2002)
It is hard to bring back a character once they have bid farewell, especially when the creators want nothing to do with their resurrection. However, as the audience, and stakeholders bay for more, it becomes more of an expected eventuality. In the turn of the … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part V: Hellraiser V: Inferno (2000)
Origins are commonplace in the cinematic world, the many times we have seen literary giants like Dracula and Batman have their fabled starts depicted? Yet we consistently ask, neigh expect for these tales to be told again, or in certain cases be told initially. In … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part IV: Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)
The sophomoric slump is a looming curse for creative projects, but Hellraiser II (like other lucky sequels) managed to smash through this affliction. Still, there are only so many ways you can subject the same character to the same situations before it loses its impact. … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part III: Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hellraiser managed to take a character who hardly had any screen time and turn him into a household name. It’s safe to say it left an impression. After leaving a tantalising scar on the public’s imagination, the world of Hellraiser was begging for an extension. … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part II: Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
