FREAKY FRIDAY: HELLRAISER + HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND

I have seen the future of horror, and his name is Clive Barker! – Stephen King

This month, we’re putting horror icon Pinhead in the spotlight during our cult horror night!

Clive Barker’s directorial debut HELLRAISER tells the story of Kirsty’s father, Larry, and stepmother Julia, who move into Larry’s childhood home. Julia soon discovers Larry’s half-brother in the attic, who also happens to be her former lover. He has lost his earthly body to three monstrous SM demons, the gory Cenobites, but is brought back to life by a drop of blood and a mysterious puzzle box… He soon forces his former lover to bring him the human sacrifices he needs to fully regain his body. All this while Kristy discovers more and more about the hellish demons that plague her family. Rumor has it that actress Clare Higgins (Julia) left the premiere after ten minutes because she was so shocked by the film’s gruesome content. She must not have been paying very close attention during filming…

After the events of HELLRAISER, the young Kristy ends up in a mental institution in HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND. The medical staff seems to believe very little of the gruesome stories she tells. Only Dr. Channard, who is obsessed with the occult, seems interested in her. He has been searching for a gateway to hell for years and wants to use Julia to lure the terrifying Cenobites back to Earth. Film critic Roger Ebert had little good to say about the sequel: “That makes Hellbound: Hellraiser II an ideal movie for audiences with little taste…”. As everyone knows, bad publicity is also good publicity, so don’t pay any attention to this ignorant review and come see a true horror legend on the big screen!