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HE'LL TEAR YOUR SOUL APART.
Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, "I have seen the future of horror... his name is Clive Barker." That future was realised in 1987 with the release of Barker's directorial debut Hellraiser.
Hedonist Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) thinks he has reached the limits of earthly pleasure. But a mysterious puzzle box will take him further than he can possibly imagine, opening the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible and summoning the Cenobites, whose experiments in the higher reaches of experience will tear his soul apart. When he manages to escape, Frank returns to the world skinless and in need of help. Now his former lover Julia (Clare Higgins) must kill to make him whole again. But the Cenobites want Frank back, and there'll be hell to pay when they find him.
Introducing the world to the iconic Pinhead, Hellraiser became an instant genre classic upon release and remains one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror.
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K restoration from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films
- 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
- Power of Imagination, 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha NÃ Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath
- Unboxing Hellraiser, visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder)
- The Pursuit of Possibilities, 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here to Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer
- Flesh is a Trap, visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House)
- Extended EPK interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser, with an introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit
- Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser, archival interview with the actor
- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser, archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as 'Pinhead'
- Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score, archival interview with Coil member Stephen Thrower
- Trailers and TV spots
- Image gallery
- Draft screenplays
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
- 94 mins approx
- Clive Barker
- 18
- Doug Bradley
- Sean Chapman
- Ashley Laurence
- 1.85:1
- English SDH
- 1987
- English
- 1
- Free
- Arrow Video
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HE'LL TEAR YOUR SOUL APART.
Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, "I have seen the future of horror... his name is Clive Barker." That future was realised in 1987 with the release of Barker's directorial debut Hellraiser.
Hedonist Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) thinks he has reached the limits of earthly pleasure. But a mysterious puzzle box will take him further than he can possibly imagine, opening the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible and summoning the Cenobites, whose experiments in the higher reaches of experience will tear his soul apart. When he manages to escape, Frank returns to the world skinless and in need of help. Now his former lover Julia (Clare Higgins) must kill to make him whole again. But the Cenobites want Frank back, and there'll be hell to pay when they find him.
Introducing the world to the iconic Pinhead, Hellraiser became an instant genre classic upon release and remains one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror.
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K restoration from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films
- 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
- Power of Imagination, 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha NÃ Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath
- Unboxing Hellraiser, visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder)
- The Pursuit of Possibilities, 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here to Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer
- Flesh is a Trap, visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House)
- Extended EPK interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser, with an introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit
- Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser, archival interview with the actor
- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser, archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as 'Pinhead'
- Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score, archival interview with Coil member Stephen Thrower
- Trailers and TV spots
- Image gallery
- Draft screenplays
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative
- 94 mins approx
- Clive Barker
- 18
- Doug Bradley
- Sean Chapman
- Ashley Laurence
- 1.85:1
- English SDH
- 1987
- English
- 1
- Free
- Arrow Video
Frequently Bought Together
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Total Price: £42.98
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Hellraiser 4k is visually appealing
This 4K UHD version offers some really appealing levels of fine detail, and HDR and/or Dolby Vision noticeably expand highlights throughout the presentation, enabling more visible data in some of the scarier scenes in the attic (which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your squirm factor). Hellraiser features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1 tracks which struck my ears as interchangeable with the tracks on Arrow's old 1080 release (which featured an LPCM codec for its stereo version). Both of these tracks sound nicely full bodied, but the surround track beefs up the rather beautiful Christopher Young score, offering a more pleasant bed of sound that helps to elevate the overall sonic ambience. Some of the ooey-gooey sound effects are a bit more resonant in the surround offering as well. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and with good prioritization and there are no problems to report in terms of dropouts, distortion or even hiss. Definitely worth getting if you don't have one of the previous versions already.
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Classic Remastered
Not a lot to say about this film that hasn't already been said but the main takeaway from this release is the great HDR upscale and brilliant extras. Highly Recommended
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