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{{Infobox film
| name           = Hellraiser
| image          = File:Hellraiser - franchise logo.png
| caption        = Official franchise logo
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[The Hellbound Heart]]''| [[Clive Barker]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Doug Bradley]]
** Various [[#Main cast and characters|''(See list below)'']]
}}
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* [[Entertainment Film Distributors]] (1)
* [[New World Pictures]] (2)
* [[Miramax Films]] (3-8)
* [[Dimension Extreme]] (9)
* [[Lionsgate Films]] (10)
* [[Disney Platform Distribution]] ([[Hulu]]) (11)
* [[Paramount Pictures]] (international) (11)
}}
| country        = {{ubl|United Kingdom|United States}}
| language       = English
| budget         = <!-- $ million ''(Total of 10 films)'' -->
| gross          = <!-- $ million ''(Total of 10 films)'' -->
}}

'''''Hellraiser''''' is a British-American [[horror film|horror]] [[media franchise]] that consists of eleven films, as well as various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. Based on the [[novella]] ''[[The Hellbound Heart]]'' by English author [[Clive Barker]], the franchise centers around the [[Cenobite (Hellraiser)|Cenobites]] which includes the primary antagonist nicknamed [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]].

The overall plot of the franchise focuses on a [[puzzle box]], the Lament Configuration. It opens a gateway to the Hell-like realm of the Cenobite lifeforms. The Cenobites are an order of former humans who have become monsters who harvest human souls to torture in their sadistic experiments.

Barker created the franchise and served as writer/director of the original film. He has stated that he signed away the story and character rights to the production company prior to the release of the first film, not realizing the critical and financial success it would be.<ref>''Loveline'', May 15, 1997</ref> The franchise was rebooted with [[Hellraiser (2022 film)|an eleventh film]], which was released on [[Hulu]] in 2022, as well as a [[#Television|television series]] continuation in development at [[HBO]].<ref name="Hulu_CBR">{{cite web |last=Tubbs |first=Juniper |date=May 25, 2021 |title=Hulu Acquires Hellraiser Remake |url=https://www.cbr.com/hulu-acquires-hellraiser-remake/ |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=Comic Book Resource}}</ref><ref name= "TV series_Variety" />

==Films==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | U.S. release date
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Screenwriter(s)<!--Do not change the way writers are credit. This is following the Writers Guild of America credit system.-->
! scope="col" | Producer(s)
!Box office
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser]]''
| {{Start date|1987|09|18}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/movie/hellraiser-v22114|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=Hellraiser|first=Cavett|last=Binion|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>
| colspan="2" | [[Clive Barker]]
| [[Christopher Figg]]
|$14,564,027<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Franchise: Hellraiser |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr2621935365/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]]''
| {{Start date|1988|12|23}}
| [[Tony Randel]]
| rowspan="3" | Peter Atkins
| Christopher Figg and [[David Barron (film producer)|David Barron]]
|$12,090,735<ref name=":0" />
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth]]''
| {{Start date|1992|09|11}}
| [[Anthony Hickox]]
| Lawrence Mortorff
|$12,534,961<ref name=":0" />
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Bloodline]]''
| {{Start date|1996|03|08}}
| [[Kevin Yagher]] (credited as Alan Smithee)
| Nancy Rae Stone
|$9,336,886<ref name=":0" />
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Inferno]]''
| {{Start date|2000|10|03}}
| [[Scott Derrickson]]
| [[Paul Harris Boardman]] & Scott Derrickson
| [[W.K. Border|W. K. Border]] and [[Joel Soisson]]
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Hellseeker]]''
| {{Start date|2002|10|15}}
| rowspan="3" | Rick Bota
| Carl V. Dupré & Tim Day
| Michael Leahy and Ron Schmidt
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Deader]]''
| {{Start date|2005|06|07}}
| Neal Marshall Stevens & Tim Day
| David Greathouse and Ron Schmidt
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Hellworld]]''
| {{Start date|2005|09|06}}
| Carl V. Dupré
| Ron Schmidt
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Revelations]]''
| {{Start date|2011|03|18}}
| [[Víctor Garcia (Spanish director)|Victor Garcia]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Gary J. Tunnicliffe]]
| Aaron Ockman and [[Joel Soisson]]
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser: Judgment]]''
| {{Start date|2018|02|13}}
| Gary J. Tunnicliffe
| Michael Leahy
|N/A
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Hellraiser (2022 film)|Hellraiser]]''
| {{Start date|2022|10|07}}
| [[David Bruckner]]
| [[Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski]]
| David S. Goyer, Keith Levine, Clive Barker, and Marc Toberoff
|$12,640{{efn|The film was not released theatrically in the United States; it grossed $12,640 from a limited theatrical release in the UK.}}<ref name=NUM>{{Cite web |title=Hellraiser (2022) — Financial Information |url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Hellraiser-(2022)#tab=summary|website= The Numbers |access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>
|}

=== ''Hellraiser'' (1987) ===
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Frank Cotton ([[Sean Chapman]]) escapes from the [[Cenobite (Hellraiser)|Cenobite]]s when his brother Larry ([[Andrew Robinson (actor)|Andrew Robinson]]) spills his own blood on the spot where Frank died after opening [[Lemarchand's box|the puzzle box]] that opened a gateway to the Cenobites. With the help of Larry's wife Julia ([[Clare Higgins]]), Frank begins regenerating his body with the blood of victims that Julia supplies him. Larry's daughter, [[Kirsty Cotton|Kirsty]] ([[Ashley Laurence]]), accidentally unleashes the Cenobites, but makes a deal to deliver Frank to them in exchange for her own life. After taking Frank's soul, the Cenobites still try to take Kirsty's soul as well, but solving the puzzle box, Kirsty sends the Cenobites back to Hell.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser |date=1987 |medium=DVD |publisher=[[New World Pictures]] |location=United Kingdom |people=Clive Barker (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988) ===
{{main|Hellbound: Hellraiser II}}

Dr. Philip Channard ([[Kenneth Cranham]]) resurrects Julia, who was stuck in Hell with the Cenobites. Kirsty is pulled back into the Cenobite world, where the demons decide to keep her, but, having discovered the human identity of the Cenobites earlier, Kirsty appeals to their latent humanity, specifically the Cenobite leader [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] ([[Doug Bradley]]). Pinhead decides to release her, but he and his followers are killed by Channard, who has become a Cenobite himself. With the help of a teenage girl, Tiffany ([[Imogen Boorman]]), who unknowingly assisted Channard in opening the box, Kirsty and Tiffany escape the Cenobite world and close the gateway behind them.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellbound: Hellraiser II |date=1988 |medium=DVD |publisher=New World Pictures |location=United Kingdom |people=Tony Randel (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' (1992) ===
{{main|Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth}}

The revelation of Pinhead's humanity has resulted in a schism, splitting him into two separate parts: his human self, [[World War I]] veteran Elliot Spencer, and Pinhead, now a living embodiment of Spencer's [[Id, ego and super-ego|id]]. While Spencer is trapped in [[limbo]], Pinhead is trapped, along with the puzzle box, in the surface of an intricately carved pillar, a relic of the Cenobite realm. The pillar is purchased by a night club owner, J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt), who begins assisting Pinhead in his resurrection. A television reporter, Joey Summerskill ([[Terry Farrell (actress)|Terry Farrell]]), begins to learn about Pinhead and the puzzle box, which leads her to Monroe's night club. Pinhead is eventually resurrected, and begins creating new Cenobite followers in an effort to establish Hell on Earth. Joey manages to reunite Spencer and Pinhead, fusing them back into one entity, and is able to use the puzzle box to send Pinhead back to his dimension. Afterward, Joey submerges the box into freshly laid cement at a construction site.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth |date=1992 |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States |people=Anthony Hickox (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Bloodline'' (1996) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Bloodline}}

A toymaker named Philip Lemarchand ([[Bruce Ramsay]]) is commissioned by the Duc de L'Isle ([[Mickey Cottrell]]), a wealthy Aristocrat and master of the dark arts, to create the box as a gateway to Hell so that de L'Isle can enslave a demon. Beginning in the distant future, and tracing the history of the box from its creation in 1796, ''Bloodline'' shows how the Lemarchand family attempts to close the box forever after learning what L'Isle uses it for. Eventually, Dr. Paul Merchant creates the Elysium Configuration, a space station capable of closing the gateway for good, and he traps Pinhead inside and destroys him and the box.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser: Bloodline |date=1996 |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States |people=Kevin Yagher (Director)}}</ref>

''Bloodline'' was the final ''Hellraiser'' film to receive a theatrical release,<ref name="dc">{{cite web |last=Serafini |first=Matt |date=2011-05-14 |title=Hellraiser: Bloodline (Blu-ray) |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/24240/hellraiser-bloodline-blu-ray/ |access-date=2016-05-25 |work=[[Dread Central]]}}</ref> though it was released direct-to-video in [[United Kingdom|the UK]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy|last=Kane|first=Paul|authorlink=Paul Kane (writer)|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|year=2013|isbn=9781476600697|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SQkCQAAQBAJ|page=143}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Inferno'' (2000) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Inferno}}

Corrupt police Detective Joseph Thorne ([[Craig Sheffer]]) discovers the puzzle box while investigating a series of ritualistic murders. As time goes on he begins to uncover clues that suggest that he is the killer. Eventually, Pinhead appears and informs Thorne that the events of the movie have been transpiring in Thorne's own personal Hell, and that he will be reliving the same series of events for eternity.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser: Inferno |date=2000 |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States |people=Scot Derrickson (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Hellseeker'' (2002) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Hellseeker}}

Kirsty Cotton and her husband, Trevor ([[Dean Winters]]), end up in a car accident that kills her. One month later, Trevor wakes up in a hospital, but because of a head injury, his memory is uncertain and he cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. As he begins to uncover evidence that he was having a series of affairs, he also comes under suspicion for orchestrating the crash that killed his wife. Pinhead appears in the end, and informs Trevor that he was the one that died in the car crash, his own plot to murder Kirsty for her inheritance having backfired when Kirsty offered the Cenobites the lives of Trevor, his mistresses, and his co-conspirators in exchange for her own.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser: Hellseeker |date=2002 |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States |people=Rick Bota (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Deader'' (2005) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Deader}}

Reporter Amy Klein ([[Kari Wuhrer]]), is sent to [[Bucharest]] to investigate an underground suicide cult founded by a descendant of Philip Lemarchand, who claims to be able to bring back the dead and who believes that it is his birthright to open the puzzle box and control the Cenobites. She is gradually drawn into their world and eventually sees no way out other than to join them. In the end she opens the puzzle box, summoning up Pinhead and the Cenobites, who kill everyone for attempting to invade their world. To prevent Pinhead from taking her soul, Amy kills herself.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser: Deader |date=2005 |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States |people=Rick Bota (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Hellworld'' (2005) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Hellworld}}

Taking place in the "real-life world", in which the ''Hellraiser'' franchise has spawned a successful [[MMORPG]]. Five friends mourning the death of one of their fellow players—who kills himself after becoming obsessed with the game—receive in-game invitations to a party at the [[Leviathan]] House. At the house, the host of the party ([[Lance Henriksen]]) takes them on a tour of the many layers of the home, after which they are picked off one-by-one by the host or Pinhead. The final two victims ultimately realize that most of the events of the movie have been a hallucination, after the host—the father of their deceased friend, who blames his son's fellow players for not breaking his addiction to the game—drugged them and buried them alive. The police rescue the surviving teenagers, Chelsea ([[Katheryn Winnick]]) and Jake ([[Christopher Jacot]]), while the host escapes to a decrepit motel with a suitcase of his son's belongings. The host discovers a real puzzle box inside, and upon opening it is killed by Pinhead and a pair of Cenobites.<ref>{{cite video |title=Hellraiser: Hellworld |date=2005 |medium=DVD |publisher=Dimension Films |location=United States |people=Rick Bota (Director)}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Revelations'' (2011) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Revelations}}

The ninth film in the franchise, ''Revelations'' is the first film not to feature Doug Bradley as Pinhead and was shot in two weeks for $300,000. In 2011, it was released to a single theater in California for a crew showing that was ostensibly open to the public. It was suggested by [[Bloody Disgusting]] that the film was only shot so that [[The Weinstein Company]] would not lose its filming rights before it could produce a remake of the original. The film was released in DVD format on October 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hellraiser: Revelations: Steven Brand, Clyde McNight, Sebastian Roberts, Victor Garcia: Movies & TV |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056P6SOG |access-date=2014-07-28 |website=Amazon}}</ref>

=== ''Hellraiser: Judgment'' (2018) ===
{{main|Hellraiser: Judgment}}

The tenth film in the franchise, it began filming in early 2016.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 July 2017 |title=147 : Hellraiser Judgement's Paul T. Taylor |url=http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2017/07/09/147-hellraiser-judgements-paul-t-taylor/ |access-date=9 July 2017 |website=Clive Barker Podcast}}</ref> Like ''Revelations'', it does not feature Doug Bradley as Pinhead. Bradley was offered the part but turned it down because the production company refused to let him read the script without signing a [[non-disclosure agreement]] regarding its contents.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hanley |first=Ken |date=18 February 2016 |title=Exclusive Comments, BTS Image: Director Gary Tunnicliffe talks ''HELLRAISER'' Sequel! |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-comments-bts-image-director-gary-tunnicliffe-talks-hellraiser-sequel/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822163004/http://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-comments-bts-image-director-gary-tunnicliffe-talks-hellraiser-sequel/ |archive-date=22 August 2017 |access-date=19 February 2016 |website=fangoria.com |publisher=Fangoria}}</ref> This film was released in DVD format on February 13, 2018.<ref name="trailer">{{cite web |last1=Mueller |first1=Matthew |date=January 9, 2018 |title='Hellraiser: Judgment' Trailer Released |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/2018/01/09/hellraiser-judgement-trailer-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109195229/http://comicbook.com/horror/2018/01/09/hellraiser-judgement-trailer-released/ |archive-date=January 9, 2018 |access-date=January 9, 2018 |website=ComicBook.com}}</ref>

===''Hellraiser'' (2022)===
{{main|Hellraiser (2022 film)}}

In October 2006, Clive Barker announced on his official website that he would be writing the script for a forthcoming remake of the original ''Hellraiser'' film, which was to be produced by [[Dimension Films]].<ref name="Barker_remake">{{cite web |title=The Official Clive Barker Website – Revelations Interview 15 |url=http://www.clivebarker.info/intsrevel15.html |website=www.clivebarker.info}}</ref><ref name="Remake_Variety">{{Cite news |date=8 November 2006 |title=''Hellraiser'' back from dead |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953621.html?categoryid=1876&cs=1&query=hellraiser |work=Variety}}</ref> [[Pascal Laugier]] was hired as director,<ref name="Remake_RGY">{{cite web |author=Darren Rea |date=17 March 2009 |title=Pascal Laugier (Director / Writer) – Martyrs |url=http://www.reviewgraveyard.com/00_interviews/09-03-17_pascal-laugier.htm |access-date=8 July 2012 |work=Review Graveyard }}</ref><ref name="shock">{{cite web |date=13 February 2009 |title=EXCL: Barker Praises Laugier, Talks Pinhead Design |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9601 |access-date=13 August 2009 |publisher=shocktillyoudrop.com}}</ref> before ultimately dropping out of the production due to creative differences.<ref name="moria">{{cite web |date=7 June 2009 |title=Saint Ange |url=http://www.moria.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3201Itemid=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520070249/http://www.moria.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3201Itemid=1 |archive-date=20 May 2010 |access-date=13 August 2009 |publisher=Moria – The science fiction, horror and fantasy movie review site}}</ref><ref name="first">{{cite web |date=4 June 2009 |title=Clive Barker Says Pascal Laugier is Off the Hellraiser Remake |url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/06/04/clive-barker-says-pascal-laugier-is-off-the-hellraiser-remake |access-date=13 August 2009 |publisher=Firstshowing.net}}</ref> Laugier reportedly wanted the film to have a dark and serious tone, while producers wanted the target audience to be teenagers.<ref name="Remake_AIC">{{cite web |title=AICN HORROR talks with writer/ director Pascal Laugier about MARTYRS, the HELLRAISER remake, and his new film THE TALL MAN!!! |url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/58023 |publisher=Ain't It Cool News}}</ref>

In October 2010, [[Patrick Lussier]] was hired to serve as director on a reboot of the ''Hellraiser'' franchise, with a script written by [[Todd Farmer]]. The film's story would have differed from the original film, as the creative team did not want to retell the same story. The story was intended to center on the world, and functions of the puzzle box. By 2011 however, the pair had dropped out of the project.<ref name="Reboot_2010">{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Hellraiser Remake & Halloween 3D Updates |url=http://www.horror-movies.ca/2011/09/hellraiser-remake-halloween-3d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925124637/http://www.horror-movies.ca/2011/09/hellraiser-remake-halloween-3d |archive-date=2011-09-25 |access-date=2011-10-20 |publisher=Horror-Movies.ca}}</ref><ref name="Reboot.update_2010">{{cite web |title='Hellraiser' Remake Is Stalling Again |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=20823 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185107/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=20823 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |publisher=ShockTillYouDrop}}</ref> In October 2013, Clive Barker was once again attached to the next ''Hellraiser'' film. Barker was hired to serve as writer/director, while Doug Bradley was announced to reprise his role as Pinhead.<ref name="Barker.2013_IW">{{cite web |title=Clive Barker Writing Hellraiser Reboot For Dimension |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/clive-barker-writing-hellraiser-reboot-for-dimension-20131025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503170456/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/clive-barker-writing-hellraiser-reboot-for-dimension-20131025 |archive-date=2016-05-03}}</ref> By 2014, Barker stated that he had completed a second draft for the script, stating that he may not serve as director on the project. The story was described as a "very loose" remake of the original film.<ref name="Barker.remake_EW">{{cite magazine |title=Clive Barker Is Back From The Dead |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/static/longform/nightbreed/desktop/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031224755/https://www.ew.com/ew/static/longform/nightbreed/desktop/ |archive-date=2014-10-31 |access-date=2020-04-20 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> In March 2017, the filmmaker stated that the "script was written and delivered to Dimension years ago". He acknowledged that the franchise is now looking at adapting a sequel, instead.<ref name="Barker_Twitter">{{cite tweet |number=843156215676915712 |user=RealCliveBarker |title=A: The script was written and delivered to Dimension years ago. That was the last anyone heard until news of a sequ… |author=Clive Barker |date=18 March 2017}}</ref>

Inspired by the success of the ''[[Halloween (2018 film)|Halloween]]'' (2018) from [[Universal Pictures]], Miramax Films announced plans to adapt future installments in the ''Hellraiser'' franchise.<ref name="Hellraiser_CinemaBlend">{{Cite web |date=2019-02-18 |title=Blumhouse Is Considering New Scream And Hellraiser Movies |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2467099/blumhouse-is-considering-new-scream-and-hellraiser-movies |access-date=2019-10-11 |website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> In May 2019, [[Gary Barber]] stated that [[Spyglass Media Group]] will develop the next film in the franchise, described as a reboot. [[David S. Goyer]] was announced to serve as writer and producer.<ref name="Goyer_THR">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2019 |title='Hellraiser' Reboot in the Works With David S. Goyer to Write |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hellraiser-reboot-works-writer-david-s-goyer-1207685 |access-date=2019-10-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2019-05-06 |title='Hellraiser' Revival in the Works With 'Dark Knight' Writer David S. Goyer |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/clive-barker-hellraiser-spyglass-david-goyer-1203205895/ |access-date=2019-10-11 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> By April 2020, [[David Bruckner]] was hired as director, from a script he co-wrote with [[Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski]].<ref name="Bruckner_THR">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2020-04-10 |title=Spyglass' 'Hellraiser' Reboot Finds Its Writing/Directing Team (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/hellraiser-reboot-finds-writer-director-1289662 |access-date=2020-04-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> Later in October, [[Jamie Clayton]] was cast as Pinhead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 7, 2021 |title='Hellraiser': Jamie Clayton To Play Pinhead As Spyglass-Hulu Movie Sets Cast, Clive Barker To Produce |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/hellraiser-jamie-clayton-pinhead-clive-barker-producing-hulu-movie-1234851827/ |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en}}</ref> The film was released as a [[Hulu#Original content|Hulu Original Film]], exclusively via [[Streaming media|streaming]] on [[Hulu]] on October 7, 2022.<ref name="Hulu2022">{{cite web |author=Lawrence, Gregory |date=September 14, 2021 |title=David S. Goyer Tells Us the New 'Hellraiser' Movie Is "Terrifying," "Amazing," "Jaw-Dropping" |url=https://collider.com/new-hellraiser-movie-david-s-goyer-comments/ |accessdate=September 21, 2021 |work=Collider}}</ref><ref name="Hulu_CBR" />

==Television==
In 2020, a television series adaptation of the franchise was announced to be in development. [[Mark Verheiden]] and [[Michael Dougherty]] will serve as the main writers, while [[David Gordon Green]] will direct several of the episodes. The series will be "an elevated continuation and expansion" of the film series. Verheiden, Dougherty, and Green will serve as [[Executive producer#Television|executive producers]], alongside [[Danny McBride]], [[Jody Hill]], [[Brandon James]], and [[Roy Lee]]. The project will be a joint-venture production between [[HBO]], [[Rough House Pictures]] and [[Vertigo Entertainment]].<ref name="TV series_Variety">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hellraiser-series-hbo-1234591107/ |title='Hellraiser' Series in Development at HBO |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=April 27, 2020 |website=Variety |language=en |access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> Later in October, [[Clive Barker]] joined the series as an executive producer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2020-10-30|title=Just In Time For Halloween: Clive Barker's Back To Raise Hell, Joining HBO Series 'Hellraiser' Adaptation With David Gordon Green Directing Early Eps|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/clive-barker-hellraiser-hbo-series-adaptation-1234606166/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> The series has not yet been produced, as of 2026.

==Prose works==
===Follow-up works by Clive Barker===
''[[The Scarlet Gospels]]'', a novel-length sequel to ''The Hellbound Heart'' also featuring Barker's recurring [[Harry D'Amour]] character, was released in 2015. ''[[The Scarlet Gospels#Prequel|Hellraiser: The Toll]]'', set before ''The Scarlet Gospels'' and after ''The Hellbound Heart'', was written by Mark Alan Miller, from a story by Clive Barker, and was published by Subterranean Press in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hellraiser: The Toll (Book)|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/254221/hellraiser-toll-book/|website=DreadCentral|date=6 October 2017|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Hellraiser The Toll (Spoiler Free)|url=http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2017/09/30/review-hellraiser-the-toll-spoiler-free/|website=CliveBarkerCast|date=30 September 2017|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hellraiser: The Toll|url=https://subterraneanpress.com/hellraiser-the-toll|website=Subterranean Press|access-date=19 November 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119220639/https://subterraneanpress.com/hellraiser-the-toll|archive-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>

===Works by other writers===
''[[Hellbound Hearts]]'', an anthology coedited by [[Paul Kane (writer)|Paul Kane]] and [[Marie O'Regan]] was released on 29 September 2009.<ref>{{cite book|url= http://books.simonandschuster.net/Hellbound-Hearts/Paul-Kane/9781439140901|title = ''Hellbound Hearts''|date = 29 September 2009|publisher = Simon & Schuster|isbn = 9781439140901|access-date = 2009-08-26}}</ref> It had a cover painted by Barker and included a reprint of "Wordsworth", a short comic by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Dave McKean]] originally printed in [[Epic Comics]]' ''Hellraiser'' comic book. Paul Kane alone authored ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell]]'', a 2016 [[fictional crossover|crossover]] with [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Niall|title=Endgame: Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/07/13/book-reviews-sherlock-holmes-and-the-servants-of-hell-by-paul-kane/|website=[[Tor.com]]|date= July 13, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>

===Comics===
==== Epic Comics ====
[[Epic Comics]], a more adult [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of [[Marvel Comics]], began publishing series of comic book spin-offs for the ''Hellraiser'' franchise in a prestige format. Epic's title, entitled simply ''Hellraiser'', had [[Clive Barker]] acting as a consultant for the comics. These included "Wordsworth", written by [[Neil Gaiman]] and illustrated by Gaiman's frequent collaborator [[Dave McKean]]. Between 1989 and 1992, Epic published twenty regular series comics. They also published three special issues from 1992 to 1994, one being a holiday special, in addition to an adaptation of ''Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' and a collection of the first two issues.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Hellraiser comic books|url=http://www.clivebarker.com/html/visions/bib/comics/hell/index.html|website=clivebarker.com|access-date=2008-11-23}}</ref> Other releases included the limited series Clive Barker's ''Book of the Damned'' and ''Pinhead'', as well as the crossovers ''Hellraiser vs. [[Nightbreed]]: Jihad'' and ''Pinhead vs. [[Marshal Law (comics)|Marshal Law]]: Law in Hell''. The following series were released by Epic Comics:<ref>{{cite web|title=Clive's Comics|url=http://www.clivebarker.com/html/visions/bib/comics/|website=clivebarker.com|access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Hellbound Web: Encyclopædia|url=http://www.cenobite.com/encyc/|website=cenobite.com|access-date=13 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180723/http://www.cenobite.com/encyc/|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Hellbound Web: Comics|url=http://cenobite.com/collect/comic.htm|website=cenobite.com|access-date=13 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826192421/http://cenobite.com/collect/comic.htm|archive-date=26 August 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Years published
! Issues
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1989–1992
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–20
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Clive Barker's Book of the Damned: A Hellraiser Companion'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1991–1993
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–4
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser vs. Nightbreed: Jihad'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1991
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–2
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Epic Book One'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| style="text-align:center;"| #1
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser''''' (collected book)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| style="text-align:center;"| #1
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser III''''' (film adaptation)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| style="text-align:center;"| #1
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Summer Special'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| style="text-align:center;"| #1
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Holiday Special'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| style="text-align:center;"| #1
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Pinhead'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993–1994
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–6
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Pinhead vs. Marshal Law: Law in Hell'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–2
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Clive Barker's The Harrowers'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993–1994
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–6
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Clive Barker's Hellbreed'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1994
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–3
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Spring Slaughter'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1994
| style="text-align:center;"| #1
|}

==== Boom! Studios ====
In March 2011 [[Boom! Studios]] commenced a new ''Hellraiser'' series, written by Clive Barker and Christopher Monfette. Separately, reprints of selected Epic Comics stories appeared under the title of ''Hellraiser Masterpieces''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=cwmonfette|author=Christopher Monfette|number=24971255992029184|date=11 January 2011|title=@geminisolstice Hellraiser will be one 8-issue arc, and if it's successful, there's more story to tell...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clive Barker Writes Hellraiser Only At Boom!|url=http://blog.boom-studios.net/2010/12/clive-barker-writes-hellraiser-only-at-boom/|website=Boom! Studios|access-date=2010-10-13}}{{dead link|date=January 2015}}</ref> The following series were released by Boom! Studios:<ref>{{cite web|title=Hellraiser Product Search|url=http://www.boom-studios.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=hellraiser&x=0&y=0|website=Boom! Studios|access-date=13 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727060656/http://www.boom-studios.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=hellraiser&x=0&y=0|archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Years published
! Issues
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011–2012
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–20, 5 TPBs
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Masterpieces'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–12, 2 TPBs
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: The Road Below'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2012
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–4, 1 TPB
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: The Dark Watch'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013–2014
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–12, 3 TPBs
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Bestiary'''''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2014–2015
| style="text-align:center;"| #1–6, 1 TPB
|}

==== Seraphim Inc. ====
Seraphim Incorporated, a graphic novel imprint headed by Clive Barker, began publishing a series of original graphic novels titled ''Hellraiser: Anthology'' in 2017. They are collections of stories taking place within the ''Hellraiser'' universe hailing from various creators, including Barker himself.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Years published
! Issues
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Anthology – Volume 1'''''<ref>{{cite web|title="Hellraiser" is Getting an Anthology Series…in Comic Form|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3429497/hellraiser-getting-anthology-series-comic-form/|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=24 March 2017|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 TPB
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Hellraiser: Anthology – Volume 2'''''<ref>{{cite web|title=Comic Book 'Hellraiser: Anthology – Volume 2' Will Include Chatterer Origin Story!|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/comics/3443653/comic-book-hellraiser-anthology-volume-2-will-include-chatterer-origin-story/|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=25 June 2017|access-date=2017-09-24}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 TPB
|-
|}

===Non-fiction works===
There have been two non-fiction books released that chronicle the ''Hellraiser'' films. The first, released on 21 May 2004, was published by [[Titan Books]] and titled ''The Hellraiser Chronicles''. Written by Peter Atkins and [[Stephen Jones (author)|Stephen Jones]], with a foreword by Clive Barker, ''The Hellraiser Chronicles'' is a collection of production photographs, design sketches, excerpts from the scripts, and interviews with the cast and crew.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hellraiser Chronicles|year=1992|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1852864230}}</ref> The next book, ''The Hellraiser Films And Their Legacy'', was released by McFarland & Company on 27 November 2006; it was written by [[Paul Kane (writer)|Paul Kane]], and features foreword by Pinhead actor Doug Bradley.<ref name="amazon">{{cite book|title=The Hellraiser Films And Their Legacy (Hardcover)|year=2006|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0786427523}}</ref> ''Hellraiser Films'' collects the production history of all eight films, their spin-offs, as well as how the series relates to popular culture. The book provides an in-depth look at the film characters, and interpretations of the choices those characters make in the film. ''Hellraiser Films'' also provides a brief look at the fan [[short film]] ''No More Souls''.<ref name="Maddox">{{cite web|author=David Maddox|url=http://www.sfsite.com/07b/hr252.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819172848/http://www.sfsite.com/07b/hr252.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2007|title=The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy: Review|publisher=Science Fiction Site|year=2007|access-date=2008-11-22}}</ref>

A feature-length documentary, ''Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II'', was originally due for release in 2015, and comprises interviews with the cast and crew. It is being directed by K. John McDonagh and produced by Cult Film Screenings, based in [[Birmingham]], who used [[Kickstarter]] to raise the funds necessary to conduct further interviews in the United States, although Clive Barker pulled out at the last minute due to ill health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2013/11/28/leviathan-the-story-of-hellraiser-and-helbound-hellraiser-ii/|title=Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Helbound: Hellraiser II - www.CliveBarkerCast.com|website=www.clivebarkercast.com|date=28 November 2013}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
In September 2021, Pinhead became a [[playable character]] in the online multiplayer horror game ''[[Dead by Daylight]]'', alongside a purchasable [[Chatterer]] cosmetic.<ref name="pinDBD">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-hellraiser-dlc/|title=Dead by Daylight Announces Hellraiser DLC|last=Dedmon|first=Tanner|work=ComicBook|date=17 August 2021|access-date=20 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920182919/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dead-by-daylight-hellraiser-dlc/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Doug Bradley]] reprised the role of Pinhead for the game.<ref name="pinDBD" /> Due to licensing issues, all ''Hellraiser'' content was removed from the game on April 4, 2025, after which Pinhead and Chatterer became available only to players who purchased them before this date.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadbydaylight.com/news/hellraiser-last-chance-sale/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2025-03-08 |archive-date=2025-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304230353/https://deadbydaylight.com/news/hellraiser-last-chance-sale/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2025, ''[[Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival]]'', a first-person [[survival horror]] game developed and published by [[Saber Interactive]], was announced, with Doug Bradley reprising his role as Pinhead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-suitably-horrific-and-creepy-debut-trailer-for-clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-video-game-reveals-the-seductive-pull-of-suffering|title=The Suitably Horrific and Creepy Debut Trailer for Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Video Game Reveals 'The Seductive Pull of Suffering'|website=[[IGN]]|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|date=July 22, 2025|access-date=July 22, 2025|archive-date=July 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722121856/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-suitably-horrific-and-creepy-debut-trailer-for-clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-video-game-reveals-the-seductive-pull-of-suffering|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cancelled projects ==
=== Films ===
In an interview, [[Doug Bradley]] stated that in 2002 [[Dimension Films]] received two scripts for a crossover featuring both Pinhead and [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|Michael Myers]], the antagonist of [[Halloween (franchise)|the ''Halloween'' series]]. One of the pitches involved Michael Myers opening the Lament Configuration as a child and being possessed by Samhain fleeing from Hell, and the Cenobites pursuing him in the present day. Although Dimension Films initially turned the project down because it believed the upcoming film ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]'' would fail, the studio reconsidered after it grossed $114 million on a $30 million budget. According to Bradley, [[Clive Barker]] intended to return to write a screenplay while [[John Carpenter]] was being considered to direct. The project ultimately ended when ''Halloween''<nowiki/>'s producer [[Moustapha Akkad]] rejected the idea and due to a negative response from the fans of both franchises.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/halloween-vs-hellraiser-crossover-why-it-didnt-happen/|title=Halloween Vs. Hellraiser Movie Almost Happened with John Carpenter|date=2016-11-09|website=MovieWeb|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3413799/doug-bradley-talks-pinhead-vs-michael-myers-film-almost/|title=Doug Bradley Talks Pinhead vs. Michael Myers Film That Almost Was|last=Squires|first=John|date=2016-11-08|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ymliverpool.com/interview-hellraiser-star-doug-bradley/21181|title=Interview: 'Hellraiser' star Doug Bradley|date=2016-10-28|website=YM Liverpool|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-12|title=Helloween: When Hell Almost Came to Haddonfield!|url=http://www.clivebarkercast.com/2016/07/11/helloween-when-hell-almost-came-to-haddonfield/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.CliveBarkerCast.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

Inspired by the success of the slasher film ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]'', [[Miramax]] contemplated a crossover between ''Hellraiser'' and ''[[Candyman (film series)|Candyman]]''. Barker, originator of both franchises, recommended against the idea.<ref>{{cite web | title=Candyman 4 | url=http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/candyman4.php | website=Upcoming Horror Movies | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302155521/http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/candyman4.php | archive-date=March 2, 2010 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

Separately in 2002, ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' co-writer [[Peter Briggs (screenwriter)|Peter Briggs]] was approached by [[Dimension Films]] to pitch a continuation to the franchise, to be called ''Hellraiser: Lament''. His treatment, judged by [[Dimension Films]] to be "too expensive", concerned the mining town of Lament and the creation of the original puzzle boxes. The story would then have flashed forward to the present day and an attempt for Leviathan to break through into our world.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Jason |date=6 August 2021 |title=Writer Peter Briggs Opens the Puzzle Box to Discuss His Unmade Sequel 'Hellraiser: Lament' |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3677280/writer-peter-briggs-opens-puzzle-box-discuss-unmade-sequel-hellraiser-lament-phantom-limbs/ |access-date=2021-08-06 |website=Bloody-Disgusting}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
''[[Super 3D Noah's Ark]]'' originated as a ''Hellraiser'' license for the Nintendo Entertainment System. During the course of its development, the game's abandoned the ''Hellraiser'' license and converted it into a simplified game based on the Bible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-a-hellraiser-tie-in-became-i-super-3d-noah-s-ark-i-|title=How a Hellraiser tie-in became Super 3D Noah's Ark|last=Durham|first=Gabe|work=[[Gamasutra]]|date=2015-06-30|access-date=2016-05-25}}</ref>

Prior to the release of ''Bloodline'', Magnet Interactive Studios developed an unrelated and ultimately unreleased video game called ''Hellraiser: Virtual Hell''. Bradley acted in the game during filming of ''Bloodline''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Goldberg |first=Harold |date=1995-01-20 |title="Virtual Hell" on your computer screen |url=https://www.ew.com/article/1995/01/20/virtual-hell-your-computer-screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128163806/https://www.ew.com/article/1995/01/20/virtual-hell-your-computer-screen |archive-date=28 November 2016 |access-date=2016-05-25 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> Miriam Van Scott, writing in the ''Encyclopedia of Hell'', called it "a slick adventure" that "truly involves the player".<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Hell|last=Van Scott|first=Miriam|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|year=1998|isbn=9780312185749|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QHUyBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA72}}</ref> In 2011, The Weinstein Company announced video games based on several of their franchises, including ''Hellraiser''.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Neal |first=Sean |date=2011-03-25 |title=The Weinstein Company developing video games based on movies like Scream and Hellraiser |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-weinstein-company-developing-video-games-based-on-m-1798224789 |access-date=2016-05-25 |work=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==See also==
*[[List of Hellraiser characters|List of ''Hellraiser'' characters]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060509164610/http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll ''Hellraiser'' film series] at [[Allmovie]]
* [https://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=hellraiser.htm ''Hellraiser'' film series] at [[Box Office Mojo]]
* [http://www.clivebarker.info/ Revelations – The Official Clive Barker Online Resource]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060203000124/http://www.cenobite.com/ Hellraiser: The Hellbound Web]
* [https://www.empireonline.com/features/clive-barker-hellraiser-comics-revisited/ ''Hellraiser'' comics at Empire Magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211104101/http://www.empireonline.com/features/clive-barker-hellraiser-comics-revisited/ |date=2015-02-11}}

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