Description:In 1988, it emerged as the shocking follow-up to the film that redefined the face of horror. Two decades later, it remains one of the most brutally original sequels in horror film history. Relive the nightmare of pleasure and pain as the puzzle box unleashes the depraved hunger of the Cenobites, the unholy birth of the Leviathan ConfiIn 1988, it emerged as the shocking follow-up to the film that redefined the face of horror. Two decades later, it remains one of the most brutally original sequels in horror film history. Relive the nightmare of pleasure and pain as the puzzle box unleashes the depraved hunger of the Cenobites, the unholy birth of the Leviathan Configuration and even the horrific origin of Pinhead (Doug Bradley), Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and Kenneth Cranham co-star in this hit sequel from executive producer Clive Barker that experiences the flesh like no other.
In the first film, a thrillseeker's lust leads to the bloody murders of a couple by the Cenobites, hell's merciless torturers. A psychiatrist treats the couple's surviving daughter, but he is really interested in unlocking the key to forbidden pleasures. Through the dark art of magic, he rejuvenates the skinless body of the girl's stepmother and begins a fresh descent into hell.
Beginning just hours after the original HELLRAISER ended, HELLBOUND finds young Kristy (Laurence) waking up in a mental institution because she insisted on describing her parents murderers as pain-loving demons from hell to the authorities. Unfortunately, she has been placed in the car of Dr. Channard, who has devoted his life to solving the Lament Configuration, the key to the doorway of hell, and now, with Kristy, he believes he has found another key. Resuscitating the skinless corpse of her stepmother, Julia, Dr. Channard succeeds in opening a doorway to hell, one that Julia, Channard, Kristy, and her mute friend Tiffany all travel through. Based on a story by Clive Barker, HELLBOUND is both a continuation of the original as well as a much different take on its story and universe. Here, the film fashions itself after an ALICE IN WONDERLAND type fairy tale as it focuses on Kristy and Tiffany's adventures in hell as well as on the lives of the Cenobites. Infamously gory, surreal, and often horrifying, HELLBOUND is a satisfying sequel to one of the most original horror films of the 1980s. ... (more)(less)
"Dr. Philip Channard
In Short:
A brilliant, but twisted doctor that is devoted to solving the lament configuration box.
The worst part:
Handing a straight razor to a mental patient suffering from hallucinations of bugs crawling in his skin..."
Suspiria98 added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago
"A maggotty carnival of mayhem, mutation and dismemberment, awash in blood and recommended only for those who thrive on such junk.
- Variety, Variety Staff
It is simply a series of ugly and bloody episodes strung together one after another like a demo tape by a perverted special-effects man.
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times"
raisleygordon added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago
"29.3
PC/TV
rewatch - ei aiempaa pisteytystä
Mä en tiedä miks vitussa tää piti katsoa kesken Phantasm-sarjaa, mutta näköjään se oli kuitenkin ihan hyvä idea koska tää paljastui muistikuvia paremmaksi. "
"I realize this is a far worse movie than the first in a lot of ways, but I found this one to be a lot more entertaining even though there was also a lot more cringe-inducing bits of god-awfulness. The last 20 minutes or so are just nuts for better or for worse and give this one a slight edge over the first in my opinion."
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Watched October 17th - My DVD collection -
1st Viewing
"Go on, but trick us again child, and your suffering will be legendary even in Hell." - Pinhead
After watching the original Hellraiser earlier this month I had to see the sequel, so I bought a DVD of the first two movies - I was looking forward to watching Hellbound: Hellraiser II because I expected there to be a lot more of Pinhead in this one, but to my surprise, there was even less of him than there was in the first movie. The first "
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