The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy

The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy

by Paul Kane
The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy

The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy

by Paul Kane

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Overview

Best-selling horror novelist Clive Barker's 1987 film Hellraiser has become an undisputed horror classic, spawning a movie franchise that to date includes eight films. Exploring not only the cinematic interpretations of the Hellraiser mythos but also its intrusion into other artistic and cultural forms, this volume begins by identifying the unconventional sources of Barker's inspiration and following Barker from his pre-Hellraiser cinematic experience through the filming of the horror classic. It examines various themes (such as the undermining of the traditional family unit and the malleability of the flesh) found throughout the film series and the ways in which the representation of these themes changes from film to film. The religious aspects of the films are also discussed. Characters central to the franchise--and the mythos--are examined in detail.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786477173
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 07/04/2013
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 255
Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Paul Kane teaches film studies, art and creative writing. A British Fantasy Award–nominated author, he writes both fiction and nonfiction books, and is a contributor to such magazines as SFX, Fangoria and Rue Morgue. He lives in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. More about Kane and his writings can be found at www.shadow-writer.co.uk.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Doug Bradley     
Preface     

1. The Road to Hell     
2. Opening the Box     
3. Demons to Some     
4. Such Sights to Show You     
5. No Limits     
6. To Hell and Back     
7. Opening Doors     
8. The Doctor Is In     
9. The Devil You Know?     
10. The Sweet Suffering     
11. Earthbound     
12. Completing the Pattern, Solving the Puzzle, Turning the Key     
13. Pinhead Unbound     
14. What Started in Hell     
15. Production Hell     
16. Open the Gates, Lay Low the Ramparts     
17. A Distinct Sense of Déjà Vu     
18. A Bloodline Cursed to the End of Time     
19. Dante’s Footsteps     
20. A World Full of Riddles     
21. Welcome to Hell     
22. Hide and Seek     
23. All Problems Solved     
24. Hellbound Hearts     
25. Sought After?     
26. Deader Certainty     
27. Fear Is Where We Go to Learn     
28. Deader, Like Me?     
29. Hell of a World     
30. Welcome to the Party     
31. World in Action     
32. No More Souls     
33. Comics from Hell     
34. Further Explorations     

Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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