He’ll tear your soul apart.|Sep. 11, 1987|United Kingdom|93 Min.|R
Genre: Horror
Description: In 1987, the movie *Hellraiser* tells a dark and twisted tale. In Morocco, Frank Cotton, a hedonist, purchases a mysterious puzzle box believed to unlock a gateway to extraordinary pleasures. When Frank solves the box in his attic, chains emerge and brutally tear him apart. A figure in black robes resets the puzzle, restoring the room to its original state.
Later, Frank’s brother, Larry, moves into the house with his second wife, Julia. Unaware of Julia’s past affair with Frank, Larry hopes to rebuild their relationship. While moving furniture, Larry accidentally cuts his hand, and his blood revives Frank in a grotesque, ghostly form. Julia discovers Frank and, still obsessed with him, agrees to help him regenerate his body. She begins luring men from bars to the attic, where Frank drains their life essence to restore himself. Frank reveals that after exhausting all human pleasures, he turned to the puzzle box, only to be subjected to extreme sadomasochism by the Cenobites.
Meanwhile, Larry’s teenage daughter, Kirsty, notices Julia bringing men to the house and follows her to the attic. She encounters Frank but manages to escape with the puzzle box. After collapsing, Kirsty awakens in a hospital and, out of curiosity, solves the box, summoning the Cenobites and a terrifying creature called the Engineer. She narrowly escapes, and the Cenobites’ leader explains they are explorers from another dimension, unable to distinguish between pain and pleasure.
This chilling story explores themes of obsession, desire, and the blurred line between pleasure and torment.
Cast director: Selwyn Roberts
Cast actor: Ashley Laurence, Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines, Doug Bradley, Grace Kirby, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford
Original name: Hellraiser