Hellraiser [Blu-ray]

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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser - this documentary, narrated by Oliver Smith, focuses on the production history of Hellraiser, its cult status, and some of the key themes/subthemes in the film. Included in it are interviews with special effects designer Bob Keen, image animator Geoff Portass, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley (Pinhead), director of photography Robin Vidgeon, producer Christopher Figg, and director Clive Barker, amongst others. In English, not subtitled. (89 min). Brand new 2K restorations of Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Flesh is a Trap - brand new visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House) The Beauty of Suffering - brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites' connection to goth, fetish cultures and Bdsm

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Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound - archival interview about the actor’s return to the role of Frank Cotton Leviathan: The Story of Hellbound: Hellraiser II – brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellbound, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members The biggest difference right off the bat between the two competing editions of Hellraiser is Image's ditching of Anchor Bay's Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and those filters always looked softer in comparison for the most part and remains so here, albeit with a slightly better handling of the underlying grain and detail. All the new features don’t focus on the specifics of the films, but of the broader themes and context of the franchise. And they are all well worth watching, even if at times they veer into raging pretension. Digging into some of them, the two documentaries on the Hellbound disc are possibly the best two here, the first being a loose but fun deep dive into the film by a couple of friends which sounds like the kind of conversation you wish you had down your local, whilst the second fully appreciates the work that composer Young brings to the whole series. However the new features on the first film’s disc take an interesting look into Barker and what his work meant to people and it’s a lovely approach to take rather than regurgitate the same talking heads talking about the same film again.

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Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser - brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members indivisible. Franks's physical body is torn apart by the Cenobites and their hellish torture devices. Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound - archival interview with the iconic actor about his second appearance as ‘Pinhead’

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down areas of the house. Gore effects -- dismembered body parts, torn flesh, and various blood-soaked odds and ends -- are highly detailed, and even a Audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman - NEW The Beauty of Suffering, a brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites connection to goth, fetish cultures and BDSM Unboxing Hellraiser - brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder) Archival features, including two audio commentaries, interviews with Doug Bradley, Sean Baker, Stephen Thrower, trailers, TV spots, image gallery and draft screenplays – LEGACY

Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment 4K Extras

Clive Barker completed Hellraiser in 1987 with a relatively small budget. It was his first feature film and the only one in the Hellraiser trilogy which he directed. In addition to the two sequels there are a few direct-to-video Hellraiser films, but they essentially borrow a few of the original characters and veer off in completely different directions. Experience the sublime agony of this quartet of torment like you never have before in all new 4K restorations from the original camera negatives. Hell has never looked better! FOUR DISC ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTAINS

Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy [Blu-Ray] Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy [Blu-Ray]

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser brand new version of the definitive documentary on the making of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members Clive Barker wrote the original story of The Hellbound Heart with the intention of turning it into a film in the mid 1980s. Although he had made a couple of short films when he was younger, he had never directed a full length feature. Scoring a deal with New World, he was able to both write and direct Hellraiser with no outside interference. During production, everything was going so well and the studio was so impressed with what they were seeing that a sequel was greenlit before the first film had even been released. It turned out to be a good call as Hellraiser was well-received by the horror community, despite the mixed to negative critical reception.Newly uncovered workprint version of Hellraiser: Bloodline, with alternate music score and deleted scenes (standard-definition only) A histrionic, hyperbolic quote it may be…but when it comes from the lips of one Stephen King (himself referencing it from a quote about, ironically, The Boss…Bruce Springsteen), it really shouldn’t be so easily dismissed as mere marketing fluff. Note: Hellraiser currently appears only in Arrow Video's Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box. An individual Blu-ray release will be available in 2016. Based on his own novella The Hellbound Heart, Barker's Hellraiser sees Larry (Andrew Robinson) and his wife Julia (Clare Higgins) move into their new home, unaware that something evil lurks beneath the floorboards of the dilapidated house - something that wants human blood... First things first – the Leviathan documentary on the first two films that was included in the previous Scarlet Box and Trilogy set is NOT included here. Neither are the 30 min making of Hellraiser III and short films on the bonus disc of the set. However everything else is. And some…