1. “Hellraiser IX: Revelations” movie review

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    You know, having reached the final (and most reviled) entry within the Hellraiser franchise, I realize that I am holding my own metaphorical Lament Configuration. Except instead of a puzzle box, it's a DVD copy of “Hellraiser: Revelations”. Instead of opening it, I place it into my DVD player and instead of Pinhead and his cohorts appearing and ripping my flesh into pieces, I had to endure an awful movie. But much like Pinhead's victims, deep down I wanted “Hellraiser: Revelations”. I wanted to satisfy some sadomasochistic urges, or at least the film equivalent of sadomasochism. I knew this would suck, yet it was my discovery that this film existed which inspired me to do “Hellraiser Month”. Clearly, deep down, I enjoy the torments of bad movies.
  2. “Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)” review.

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    I can only imagine that the studios looked at the (amusing) abomination they created in the form of "Hellraiser 3" and realized they may have lost a potential cash cow with their half baked entry. Like or hate "Hellraiser 4", there is no denying the effort put into it. It's ambitious, sometimes even innovative. However, during production, the studio clashed with the director, who left the project and ended up using the dreaded Alan Smithee pseudonym in place of his own. His film ended up being chopped apart before they even finished the shoot! I'm not sure the movie would've been a classic had the director been around to express his vision, but the pieces that are left of his work are still surprisingly effective.
  3. “Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth (1992)” review

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    "Hellraiser" month has begun! Why Hellraiser? Why March? My Birthday is March 10 and as a birthday present to myself, I've decided that every March I will exclusively watch everything that I wish to watch. The reason why "Hellraiser" gets to be the theme is it's one of the few horror franchises that I haven't fully explored. I pretty much stopped when they sent Pinhead to space and the rest of the films toiled in the hell known as 'direct-to-DVD'. Much to my surprise, after that is when things started getting interesting for Pinhead. So I decided that it was time for me and Pinhead to get chummy again. Although granted, maybe starting off with "Hellraiser 3" was a bad idea.