Dumb Ways to Die: Top 5 Scares in Space

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In space, no one can hear you make lists! Which science-fiction villain lost his head interrupting a familiar philosophical quandary? Find out in this episode of Dumb Ways to Die as... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)

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With Dimension Films and the Weinstein Company soon to be gutted for parts, it seems safe to assume that Hellraiser: Judgment will close out the franchise’s original iteration. That the thirty-year saga ends with... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)

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Nine entries in, you might think now would be a good time to retire the original Hellraiser series. From a creative standpoint... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)

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Well, I didn’t see this one coming. Since Hellraiser made the straight-to-video jump in 2000, each entry in the series has featured a climactic twist to make up... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Deader (2005)

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Third time’s the charm, as they say. After the lacklustre Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) and abysmal Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2003), Dimension Films finally brings the series... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)

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Hellraiser: Hellseeker boasts the long awaited return of Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence), the plucky protagonist from Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). In fact... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)

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Scary movies went through an odd phase in the early aughts. For better or worse, the success of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth sense in 1999 taught Hollywood studios three things. First... [ More ]

Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

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Before Hellraiser made the straight-to-video jump, Hellraiser: Bloodline was known as both the most and least ambitious entry in the series, literally reaching... [ More ]

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

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Tony Randel’s Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) said pretty much all there was left to say about Kirsty, Julia, and the universe Clive Barker created for them, so it comes... [ More ]

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

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When horror hounds speak of “the original Hellraiser”, they often mean both the 1987 thriller and its follow-up Hellbound: Hellraiser II, not realising... [ More ]

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Dumb Ways to Die: Top 5 Scares in Space

Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)

Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)

Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)

Hellraiser: Deader (2005)

Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)

Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)

Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)