So, I went out and found a copy of The Hellbound Heart (the novella Hellraiser is based on) and I was blown away. The realization that Hellraiser was more than just a slasher horror movie brought Clive Barker to my attention. And not only was it just based on a book, the screen play was written and the movie was directed by the guy who wrote the book! What that means to me isn’t that the book and movie are going to be exactly the same but it does mean they will have the same feel, and cover the same themes and the film does exactly that. So, imagine my surprise when I got a little older and a little wiser and realized Hellraiser was based on a book. Hellraiser I could always watch and be as absorbed in the movie after a tenth viewing vs the first time. Other than Halloween, I wouldn’t go back and watch those moves over and over again. Sure, I liked the Nightmare on Elm Street movies and Friday the 13th and Childs Play were good too. Of all the horror movie franchises that came about in the 80s and 90s, Hellraiser was always my favorite.
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