September 11, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.
In his original review, Roger Ebert referred to Clive Barker’s Hellraiser as a ‘bankruptcy of imagination’. Despite Ebert’s role in elevating the art of film criticism, he most certainly got it wrong with Hellraiser. There may be many things wrong with the movie, but a lack of creativity is not one of them. Hellraiser premiered in […]
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February 25, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.
At the time of its release, Hellraiser marked a completely different turn for horror. Clive Barker’s vision was low-budget, but high-concept. In addition, Hellraiser bucked the 80’s horror trend of masked, wise-cracking killers stalking horny teenagers. A quick follow-up sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser II actually exceeded the original. Yet in spite of Barker’s unique vision, the Hellraiser […]
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