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

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Clive Barker is one of British horror’s most iconic figures. Being the man behind the works that would inspire Candyman, Gods and Monsters, Nightbreed, The Midnight Meat Train and most notably, Hellraiser. While my favourite of these is Candyman, one can’t help but find the success of Hellraiser fascinating. Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser III – archival interview with the iconic actor about his third appearance as ‘Pinhead’ This release features brand new 4K restorations of all four films and is available to own in the UK on Limited Edition 4K UHD from 23rd October 2023 courtesy of Arrow Video. It is also available now on the Arrow streaming platform. Archival features, including Hellraiser Evolutions documentary, Books of Blood and Beyond literary appreciation, theatrical trailer and image gallery Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins

Unboxing Hellraiser - visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder) – NEW (21 mins) 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 – Another 11 minute archival interview with Sean Chapman talking about his role as Frank in the sequel. He mentions how he’s not in Hellbound as much as the original, as well as the experiences on set. It’s another good watch. Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound - archival interview about the actor's return to th Hell Was What They Wanted! - 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) – NEW (85 mins)

Newly uncovered 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 a new introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser – archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as ‘Pinhead’ All the new features don’t focus on the specifics of the films, but of the broader themes and context of the franchise. And they are all well worth watching, even if at times they veer into raging pretension. Digging into some of them, the two documentaries on the Hellbound disc are possibly the best two here, the first being a loose but fun deep dive into the film by a couple of friends which sounds like the kind of conversation you wish you had down your local, whilst the second fully appreciates the work that composer Young brings to the whole series. However the new features on the first film’s disc take an interesting look into Barker and what his work meant to people and it’s a lovely approach to take rather than regurgitate the same talking heads talking about the same film again. Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser Iii - archival interview with the iconic actor about his third appearance as 'Pinhead' The Beauty of Suffering – brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites’ connection to goth, fetish cultures and BDSM

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Flesh is a Trap – brand new visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House) Whilst the first film kept its setting unknowable, and the second mixed together the US and UK even more, the third film takes a strong stance on setting, and moves things to New York, where we meet young reporter Joanne ‘Joey’ Summerskill (Terry Farrell), who is haunted by dreams of her father dying in Vietnam. Whilst out on a story she stumbles across a mysterious death that leads her to a nightclub where the owner has a strange, column-like statue that contains the spirit of Pinhead following his apparent destruction in the second film. Unbound to the puzzle-box, and with his human spirit now separated from him, Pinhead seems to play by new rules, and will wreak death and destruction on anyone he can unless he can be returned to his former self. But the return of Barker to being a much more active participant in the fourth film, Hellraiser: Bloodline, promised much…an anthology structure across multiple timelines to explore the origins of the box (now wonderfully known as The Lament Configuration). Yet its strangled production and sadly typical studio interference gutted a lot of what could have been, leaving an interesting but hugely flawed curio that remains to this day the last Hellraiser film to see the inside of a cinema… 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

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) The Beauty of Suffering - brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites' connection to goth, fetish cultures and Bdsm Power of Imagination - discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath – NEW (58 mins)The Beauty of Suffering - featurette exploring the Cenobites' connection to goth, fetish cultures and BDSM – NEW (28 mins) Previously unseen extended EPK featuring interviews with Clive Barker and Doug Bradley - NEW (12 mins) 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. Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser - archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as 'Pinhead'

and those filters always looked softer in comparison for the most part and remains so here, albeit with a slightly better handling of the underlying grain and detail. The Pursuit of Possibilities – brand new 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 Archival features, including two audio commentaries, on-set interviews with Barker and crew, further interviews with Baker and Bradley, BTS footage, making of featurette, trailers and TV spots and image gallery – LEGACY

This is an absolute belter of a box set. The brilliant practical effects are brought into their diabolical glory by this 4K restoration and in some cases you can probably see more than you would want to. They also sound better than ever, the screams have never sounded so heartfelt. Hellraiser: Resurrection – An archival vintage featurette created for the 2000 DVD release. It contains interviews from the cast and crew. It’s a standard documentary from this era, and a lot of the information is present on the prior special features and audio commentaries, but it’s a nice inclusion regardless.