Earlier in the year, HBO announced a new version of the horror series Hellraiser was in development, with David Gordon Green (Halloween) directing the pilot and several other episodes, and Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat) writing alongside Mark Verheiden (Swamp Thing). And now we can add one more name to the mix, and it’s the […]
Ranking The Ten Most Impactful Slasher Movie Franchises
EJ Moreno ranks the ten biggest slasher franchises… From Halloween to Hellraiser, slashers are a huge part of what makes horror so great. But who is the king of the kills? Which slasher franchise ranks as the best of the best? Below, our host EJ Moreno dives into the ten biggest slasher franchises of all […]
Hellraiser franchise rights could revert back to creator Clive Barker
While the Friday the 13th lawsuit between screenwriter Victor Miller and director Sean Cunningham’s Horror, Inc is one of the most documented cases in the film industry, it seems like another popular horror franchise could be heading down a similar path. According to Friday the 13th Part 3 star and entertainment lawyer Larry Zerner, who has been keeping […]
A look back at Clive Barker’s Hellraiser
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Clive Barker’s Hellraiser… For a good few years, rumours of a Hellraiser reboot have been on the table. The whispers and near starts have persisted for a long time along with a number of other false starting reboots like Highlander and The Crow. Now it appears that HBO […]
Hellraiser series in the works at HBO with Halloween’s David Gordon Green
Just weeks after news broke that Spyglass is working on a new Hellraiser film, it seems the franchise will be making its way to the small screen too as Deadline is reporting that HBO has made a deal to develop a series from Clive Barker’s classic horror franchise. The Hellraiser HBO series will see David […]
Hellraiser remake on the way from director David Bruckner
The puzzle box will open once again with a new Hellraiser. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the story of SpyGlass Media planning to tackle the world of Pinhead and his Cenobites in a reimagining of the classic Clive Barker film. David Bruckner, who directed the Sundance Film Festival favorite Night House as well as sections […]
Hellraiser TV series in development
Just a couple of months after it was announced that David S. Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight Trilogy) is spearheading a big screen “reimagining” of Hellraiser, Deadline is reporting that a TV adaptation of Clive Barker’s classic 80s horror is also in the works. According to the site, producers Roy Lee (It) and Dan Farah […]
David S. Goyer writing and producing Hellraiser reimagining
It looks like the Cenobites are set to emerge from years of straight-to-video sequel hell, with Deadline reporting that Spyglass Media Group has tapped David S. Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight Trilogy) to write and produce a reboot of the Hellraiser franchise. The new project is described as a “reimagining” of Clive Barker’s 1987 movie, […]
Exclusive Interview – Await Further Instructions director Johnny Kevorkian on his biggest horror influences
Flickering Myth chats with Await Further Instructions director Johnny Kevorkian about his biggest horror influences… From acclaimed director Johnny Kevorkian (The Disappeared) and BAFTA-nominated producer Jack Tarling (God’s Own Country), British sci-fi horror Await Further Instructions has been a hit at film festivals around the world and highly praised as an original and inventive festive […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 17 – Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser, 1987. Directed by Clive Barker. Starring Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, and Doug Bradley. SYNOPSIS: After opening a portal to a dimension in which pleasure and pain are one and the same, Frank is torn apart by the mysterious entities known as the Cenobites, taking his soul with them to hell. […]