Hellraiser

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

This month, we put horror icon Pinhead in the spotlight twice with our cult horror night! We screen HELLRAISER and HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II in a double feature.

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…