Hellraiser II
Why ‘Hellraiser II’ Is a Surrealist Nightmare
There was a lengthy period of time when Hellraiser II was considered one of the best horror sequels of all time. I’ll readily admit that I discovered it during that time and it probably colored...
Hellbound: Hellraiser II – Crafting a Modern Fairy Tale
Hellraiser was a major horror hit that nobody expected; it even surprised those who had read Clive Barker’s Books of Blood and were already familiar with his work. But for once, t...
Dark Fantastic: Seven Movies that Smartly Meld Fantasy and Horror
Every single person has a different definition of exactly what horror is. Some people—I’ve met plenty—claim that movies like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween and Black Chri...
Eight Deleted Scenes That Would Have Ruined the Movie
As movie fans, we love to imagine what our favorite films would be like if scenes that were cut out had remained intact. We all want to see the gore returned to the early Friday the 13t...
Seven Unexpectedly Feminist Horror Movies
Horror is not an inherently misogynist genre, despite what critics, parental groups and conservative personalities have been trying to say for decades. There are some misogynist works and always probl...
Gluttons for Punishment: Exploring the Death of the Hellraiser Franchise
Hellraiser was a great horror movie that arrived at exactly the right time. It was made at a point in the 1980’s when things were getting stale. The slasher genre had played itself out. Th...
Ten Horror Sequels that Equaled or Topped the Original
Horror fans both love and hate sequels. The reasons are usually valid. Sequels are rarely made for creative reasons, they flood the market, and they make it harder for original movies to get made. But...