The Hellraiser Films and Their LegacyBest-selling horror novelist Clive Barker's 1987 film Hellraiser has become an undisputed horror classic, spawning a movie franchise that to date includes eight films. Exploring not only the cinematic interpretations of the Hellraiser mythos but also its intrusion into other artistic and cultural forms, this volume begins by identifying the unconventional sources of Barker's inspiration and following Barker from his pre-Hellraiser cinematic experience through the filming of the horror classic. It examines various themes (such as the undermining of the traditional family unit and the malleability of the flesh) found throughout the film series and the ways in which the representation of these themes changes from film to film. The religious aspects of the films are also discussed. Characters central to the franchise--and the mythos--are examined in detail. |
Contents
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1 The Road to Hell | 9 |
2 Opening the Box | 27 |
3 Demons to Some | 40 |
4 Such Sights to Show You | 45 |
5 No Limits | 51 |
6 To Hell and Back | 53 |
19 Dantes Footsteps | 159 |
20 A World Full of Riddles | 167 |
21 Welcome to Hell | 173 |
22 Hide and Seek | 175 |
23 All Problems Solved | 181 |
24 Hellbound Hearts | 187 |
25 Sought After? | 189 |
26 Deader Certainty | 191 |
7 Opening Doors | 66 |
8 The Doctor Is In | 77 |
9 The Devil You Know? | 84 |
10 The Sweet Suffering | 92 |
11 Earthbound | 95 |
12 Completing the Pattern Solving the Puzzle Turning the Key | 114 |
13 Pinhead Unbound | 126 |
14 What Started in Hell | 130 |
15 Production Hell | 132 |
16 Open the Gates Lay Low the Ramparts | 144 |
17 A Distinct Sense of Déjà Vu | 155 |
18 A Bloodline Cursed to the End of Time | 157 |