Arrow bluray hellbound hellraiser ii 2 clive barker doug. Being human is received as more than a little hard to swallow. Hellraiser ii is like some kind of avantgarde film strip in which. Hellraiser ii on dvd 01123395 from starz anchor bay. The franchise is based on the novella the hellbound heart by clive barker, who would go on to write and direct the adaptation of his story, titled hellraiser. Hellraiser 2 dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. Hellraiser ii 1988 confined to a mental hospital, young kirsty cotton ashley laurence insists her supposedly dead father is stuck in hell, controlled by sadomasochistic demons after. Staring kenneth cranham, ashley laurence and clare higgins. Hellraiser ii is a 1988 britishamerican horror film directed by tony randel and starring clare higgins, ashley laurence, kenneth cranham and. Hellbound official trailer picking up a mere two hours after hellraiser left off, the sequel finds young laurence in a mental hospital in the aftermath of the horrific events she. The name pinhead is derived from a sobriquet given to him by the crew of the first hellraiser film. The story picks up immediately after the events of. After watching this unfinished scene from hellbound. Hellraiser is a horror franchise that consists of 10 films, a series of books, various comic books, and additional merchandise and media.
Channard institute, however this footage was not included in the theatrical cut nor the special edition of the film. Hellraiser ii expands upon the terrifying universe created in clive barkers original film taking the story into the very depths of hell itself. Hellraiser ii is a 1988 britishamerican horror film directed by tony randel and starring clare higgins, ashley laurence, kenneth cranham and doug bradley. Halloween night a halloween fan film 2020 duration. Though not necessarily a necessary sequel, hellbound. Hellraiser ii is the shocking followup to the film that redefined the face of horror. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Hellraiser ii retains the twisted visual thrill of its predecessor, although seams in. Hellbound hellraiser ii 1988 with ashley laurence, clare higgins, doug bradley movie. Hellbound hellraiser ii 1988 with ashley laurence, clare. Hellraiser ii dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. While the original wallows in its own allegorical dread, positioning a cuckolded husband against his cruel and murderous wife, part two is only concerned with the mythos. Hellbound hellraiser ii 1988 with ashley laurence, clare higgins, doug bradley movie lacey r. With peter atkins, simon bamford, imogen boorman, doug bradley.
Hellraiser ii the main difference between hellraiser and hellraiser ii is the difference between a good horror film and a classic. A documentary uncovering the history and the making of clive barkers hellraiser 1987 and hellbound. With doug bradley, ashley laurence, clare higgins, kenneth cranham. Hellbound hellraiser ii bluray arrow video for sale. Hellraiser ii answers some minor mysteries from the films predecessor while rehashing some of what made that first film so engaging. Neither the detectives assigned to the case nor the doctors at the institute believe her when she tells them about extradimensional beings and her undead uncle killing her father, and warns them that her. Hellraiser ii and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. After the events of hellraiser, kirsty is placed in a psychiatric facility, the channard institute, while police investigate her father and stepmothers disappearance and. Hellbound hellraiser ii commentary podcast special duration. Continuing immediately from where hellraiser 1987 ended, we find kirsty ashley laurence.
The images have been constructed with a certain amount of care and craftsmanship. Nearly thirty years after the hellbound heart was published, the. The movie opens with a something of a highlights reel of the best and grossest scenes from part 1. Hellraiser ii, i thought it would be a fun exercise to complete it i added music from christopher youngs score for the film. The facilities wont keep her safe from the return of a certain demon. Two decades later, it remains the most brutally original sequel in horror film history. With 1987s hellraiser, his first fulllength film as a director, barker attempted to bring this vision to film, meeting with surprising success. The films, as well as the comic book series, continually features the cenobite pinhead. Hellbound, i thought it would be a fun exercise to complete it i added music from christopher youngs score for the film, added some.
Hellraiser ii bluray arrow video picking up right wherehellraiser left off,hellbound. The films, as well as the comic book series, continually feature the cenobite pinhead. Hellraiser ii sort of ignores the fact that a flying skelator snatched the lament configuration puzzle box and flew away in order to continue the first film s story without skipping a beat. Hellraiser is a british horror franchise that consists of nine films, a series of comic books, as well as merchandise based on the series. Play picking up right where the events of hellraiser left off, hellbound. Horror fantasist clive barker, director of the original hellraiser, maintained creative control over this worthy sequel as executive producer, but was unable to occupy the directors chair due to his involvement on other projects. Hellraiser ii original motion picture soundtrack at discogs. The film involves the resurrection of frank sean chapman, who had opened the door to an alternate dimension and had his body torn to pieces by creatures known as cenobites.
Hellraiser ii 1988 starring kenneth cranham and clare higgins on dvd and bluray. Hellraiser is a film series based on clive barkers novella the hellbound heart. The film is the second entry in the hellraiser saga and draws heavily upon and was made by much of the same cast and crew as its precursor, hellraiser. Hellbound takes the story of the 1st movie and makes it complete. Hellraiser ii 1988 is the second film in the hellraiser series after surviving the events of the first film, kirsty cotton has been institutionalized in the channard institute. Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occultobsessive head resurrects julia and unleashes the cenobites once again. Kirsty cotton ashley laurence is still understandably distraught over the fact that her dead uncle frank sucked the flesh right off the bones. Working with a modest budget, barker created a bloody fairy tale complete with a wicked, if not quite evil, stepmother in the form of theater actress clare higgins. Hellbound hellraiser ii 1988 with ashley laurence, clare higgins.
Prophecy collection is great but hellraiser collection is not complete and worse still it starts with hellraiser 3 38 so that left me needing to purchase 12 and 9 and i started watching the series at number 3 thinking that it was the first, as anyone who read complete collection would do. The acting is good for the most part, though the second film like most sequels pushes plot aside in favor of spectacle. Usually a sequel tends to lack the power of the original film, however this is not the. These two movies really dont stand alone well, but they complete each other wonderfully. Of course, being as these are the hellraiser movies, you may find my use of the word wonderful, questionable under the circumstances. Hellraiser ii, is to watch hellraiser first, then the sequel. Pinhead is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the hellraiser franchise, first appearing as an unnamed figure in the clive barker novella the hellbound heart. Hellraiser ii is like some kind of avantgarde film strip in which there is no beginning, no middle, no end, but simply a series of gruesome images that can be watched in any order. Join us on patreon so we can make more content and get the wwam up in everybody michael. Hellbound is gorier, larger, and more accessible than the first. After watching this unfinished scene from hellraiser ii. His creative touch is still quite evident here, as the original film s story is expanded in scope and intensity.
Clive barker, who wrote and directed the previous film, wrote the story and was the sequels executive producer. The franchise is based on the novella the hellbound heart by english author clive barker, who would go on to write and direct the adaptation of his story, titled hellraiser. Hellraiser is a 1987 british supernatural horror film written and directed by clive barker, and produced by christopher figg, based on barkers novella the hellbound heart. This brutal sequel follows kristy, as she is brought to an institution. Hellraiser ii 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Hellraiser, warlock iii in a mental hospital where her account of what happened to her father, uncle frank and stepmother julia clare higgins. Original theatrical trailer for the 1988 film hellbound. Hellbound screenplay by peter atkins original story by clive barker 2nd. Though the script for hellbound is related to the barker story, the film drops its plot whenever a. Come see us march 2224 at c2e2 in chicago, plus at wizard world st. Hellraiser ii answers some minor mysteries from the film s predecessor while rehashing some of what made that first film so engaging.
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