Upon moving into his brother's home, Larry and his wife, Julia, have their lives upended when his brother's spirit is resurrected as a sinewy corpse like creature and Julia's secret love is rekindled. She brings him men to kill which restores his body, piece by piece.
As much a domestic drama as it is a special effects feast, Hellraiser isn't like many other 80's horror films. Clive Barker embraces the sexuality of everything in hopes of making the audience as uncomfortable as humanly possible and he succeeds. It's definitely not one for the whole family. Clare Higgins is gleefully demented as sex-starved Julia and Ashley Laurence is an appealing heroine out to protect her father from harm's way.
As much a domestic drama as it is a special effects feast, Hellraiser isn't like many other 80's horror films. Clive Barker embraces the sexuality of everything in hopes of making the audience as uncomfortable as humanly possible and he succeeds. It's definitely not one for the whole family. Clare Higgins is gleefully demented as sex-starved Julia and Ashley Laurence is an appealing heroine out to protect her father from harm's way.
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