Hellraiser Quartet Of Torment Limited Edition Blu Ray [Blu-ray]

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Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound - archival interview about the actor’s return to the role of Frank Cotton Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser – An archival interview with Sean Chapman, who openly talks about his experiences playing Frank in Hellraiser. He spoke about how he wanted to be an actor from a young age, with his mother being in the industry too. He also mentions his early work with Alan Clarke, the 6 days he spent on set for Hellraiser and more. It’s a great interview that’s highly worth a watch. 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.

Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser Iii – archival interview with the iconic actor about his third appearance as ‘Pinhead’ Anyway, here's the point: Arrow Video has a brand-new Hellraiser collector's set headed our way, one which includes each of the franchise's first four films in a 4K UHD set. Included amongst that lineup is Hellraiser: Bloodline ... and the never-before-seen "Workprint Version" of Yagher's film, which we assume will restore some of the footage Dimension unceremoniously removed from it. If you're the same kinda Hellraiser fan I am, this is very exciting news, indeed. Archival features, including two audio commentaries, interviews with Doug Bradley, Sean Baker, Stephen Thrower, trailers, TV spots, image gallery and draft screenplays – LEGACY Books of Blood and Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker – archival appreciation by horror author David Gatwalk of Barker’s written work, from The Books of Blood to The Scarlet Gospels The Hellraiserseries has a history that is unlike most long running horror franchises. Originally released in the late 1980s, when the slasher genre reigned supreme and audiences had been fed a steady diet of movies like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween, Hellraisercame along and did something completely different.A caption reads: The Following PREVIEW has been approved for ALL AUDIENCES by the Motion Picture Association of America Lost in the Labyrinth – archival featurette featuring interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others This time, we follow Terry Farrell’s Joey, a reporter who discovers the aftermath of a victim from the actions of the puzzle box. As she slowly uncovers more and more information about the box’s history and its connection to her father’s supposed death in Vietnam. On my first viewing of this film, I really disliked it and found it to be an unbearable drop in quality from those original two films, but after revisiting it all of these years later with a much greater appreciation for the horror genre, there’s some stuff to like here. There’s no doubt that the Hellraiser franchise has been diluted somewhat by a sea of inferior sequels and the loss of just about everyone associated with its beginnings in the intervening years. However, there is something that can’t help but resonate with the public’s consciousness about the film’s antagonists and what they stand for – at once terrifyingly evil and wholly unknowable, yet rooted in what it means to be human, their being angels to some and devils to others is a notion we seem unable to shake. And certainly the best of the films are gathered here in this collection, now including one of the most interesting if not quite best of the sequels.

Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound - archival interview about the actor's return to th Bob Keen’s effects work here is jaw-dropping, as previously mentioned and some of the transformation sequences in the film as we see Frank return to a more humanistic form are fantastic. Christopher Young’s now-iconic score really adds to the theatrical feel of the picture and Barker’s direction is fairly excellent for a newcomer to the genre. The failures of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth are often seen as the beginning of the end for the series, the start of a downward spiral that would produce terrible movies. However, Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, the fourth film, actually ends up being much better than its predecessor. This is perhaps due to the involvement of Barker, who returned to help produce the film. Hellraiser IV: Bloodline delves into the history of the series, providing an origin for the Lament Configuration (first named in this film), as well as continuing the story from the end scene from the previous movie, and acting as a final conclusion to the entire series. It does this by telling a story across three separate times in perhaps the boldest move in the series yet.Lost in the Labyrinth - archival featurette featuring interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others FX dailies – 24 minutes of footage showcasing the special effects makeup, without audio. It’s a great inclusion and will surely please the gore hounds out there. Power of Imagination – brand new 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath Books of Blood and Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker - archival appreciation by horror author David Gatwalk of Barker’s written work, from The Books of Blood to The Scarlet Gospels Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound - archival interview about the actor's return to the role of Frank Cotton

Archival features, including Hellraiser Evolutions documentary, Books of Blood and Beyond literary appreciation, theatrical trailer and image gallery That Rat-Slice Sound - appreciation of composer Christopher Young’s scores for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Guy Adams – NEW (12 mins) Towards the latter half of the film, we’re introduced into the labyrinthian world of the Cenobites and in my opinion, I think this is where the franchise absolutely peaks with its ambition. While subsequent sequels have interesting concepts and ideas at times, none of them ever come close to offering such an original and twisted design that really gives audiences what they hope for out of a sequel. It’s big, it’s bold and feels fresh, even 35 years later which can’t be said for many films, particularly sequels! The visuals that accompany that last act are truly stunning, especially in these new UHD transfers that deliver an experience unlike any of the other films in the franchise. Archival audio commentary with director Tony Randel, writer Peter Atkins and actor Ashley Laurence – This archival audio commentary from 2000 with the director, writer and lead actor Ashley Laurence is another decent one. There’s quite a bit of overlap from the prior commentary that Randel and Atkins did but this one’s a little more lively due to the inclusion of Laurence. Books of Blood and Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker – archival appreciation by horror author David Gatwalk of Barker’s written work, from The Books of Blood to The Scarlet Gospels

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Unboxing Hellraiser – brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder) Hellbound: Hellraiser Ii expands on Barker’s original vision as screenwriter Peter Atkins takes Julia Cotton, her step daughter Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) and the sinister Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) into the dominion of the Cenobites themselves. Hellraiser Iii: Hell on Earth sees Pinhead set loose on the sinful streets of New York City to create chaos with a fresh cadre of Cenobitic kin. Then, Hellraiser: Bloodline sinks its hooks into past, present and future with the story of Phillip LeMarchand, the 18th-century toymaker who made the lament configuration puzzle box, his descendent John Merchant - a 20th-century architect whose most recent building bears a striking resemblance to the lament configuration - and Dr. Paul Merchant, a 22nd-century engineer and designer of The Minos, a space station which is a great deal more than it seems. That Rat-Slice Sound – brand new appreciation of composer Christopher Young’s scores for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser Ii by Guy Adams Audio commentary with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman – Exclusive to this release is this brand new audio commentary with Jones and Newman is a great one. Jones worked on Hellraiser so he recounts his experiences on set, as well as a conversation he had with John Carpenter before becoming a unit publicist. Newman and Jones have a great rapport, there’s a vast array of knowledge that the two share about the film and it’s one of the better audio commentaries on a boutique Blu-ray in recent memory. The Beauty of Suffering – brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites’ connection to goth, fetish cultures and BDSM

Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser - archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as ‘Pinhead’ An almost naked man, Frank sits cross legged holding a puzzle box. It is a dark room and he sits in a square of candles.Unboxing Hellraiser - brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder) Hell Was What They Wanted! – brand new 80-minute appreciation of Hellbound, the Hellraiser mythos and the work of Clive Barker by horror authors George Daniel Lea (Born in Blood) and Kit Power (The Finite) And so the sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, was rushed into production during the finalisation of the first film and released barely twelve months after. Problems plagued the hastily assembled production, from actors refusing to return forcing script rewrites, to financial problems with production company New World Pictures, the final film is a scruffy, messy expansion of the first that still manages to offer up some stunning designs and scenes and a delicious peak into the mythos of the Cenobites and of Hell itself.