Hellraiser

Theatrical - Wide 1987-09-18

Cast Andrew Robinson Clare Higgins Ashley Laurence Sean Chapman
Directed by Clive Barker
Written by Clive Barker

Genres: Horror

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Clive Barker’s feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature – the man’s half-brother, who is also the woman’s former lover – hiding upstairs. Having lost... See more his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, he is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body… but the Cenobites won’t be happy about this.

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