|Hellraiser (1987): The Puzzle Box That Changed Horror Forever

About this episode

The episode discusses Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) and its themes of marriage, betrayal, and obsession.

Send Us Your Scares! We finally did it. After making everyone wait, we're cracking open Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) — and we're here to argue it was never actually the Pinhead show. This one's a nasty little story about marriage, betrayal, and obsession, where the demons are almost the least human thing in the house. Leave a review 👉🏻 https://the-thing-about-films.beam.ly/review Our Newsletter 👉🏻 https://the-thing-about-films.beam.ly/newsletter Episode Breakdown How Barker adap...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ambrose, Jessica

Topics covered

• horror
• film analysis
• marriage
• betrayal
• obsession

Keywords

• Hellraiser
• Clive Barker
• horror film
• 1987
• Pinhead
• demons
• marriage
• betrayal
• obsession

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Books & works: Hellraiser

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