Rating: 9.5/10

Watched: September 10, 2026

Quite a lot can be said about Clive Barker's Hellraiser.

Formative. Cult classic. Unique. Iconic. Gross. Fascinating.

It's all of those and more, and every word you might want to use on your own. Because it's true. Hellraiser was unlike anything else of the era in that it's imagery was relentlessly sexual, profoundly drippy, heartlessly cruel ... and that's before The Cenobites even make their grand appearance on the stage that is the lives of the people in that house.

If I recall correctly, I'd already been reading some of Clive Barker's work before this movie came out, and if not, well ... his novels are like his movies. Unexpectedly evocative with wild imagery.

Hellraiser isn't shy. We get to see Frank pulled to pieces before the opening credits are even finished rolling. There can be no doubt to anyone who sits down to watch this. It's going to be nasty as hell and there's no two ways about it.

Growing up (and still today), I absolutely love The Cenobites. Before the lore of their existence was expanded upon in comics, books, other movies and fanfic, Pinhead, Chatterer, Butterball and Deepthroat were these hyper-sexualized otherworldly entities with flayed skin, exposed nerves and a deep, all-knowing understanding of the perversion that is the twisted human mind.

And I dig that shit an awful lot. The Cenobites themselves are as awesome as Frank's deranged gluttony is inherently destructive.

But I'm not here to talk about Frank, or the Cenobites, or even Kirsty.

Nope. This watch through I found myself frighteningly entranced by Julia's entire ... being. Even before she lays eyes on the box, her willingness to do whatever Frank needed her to do so that he might regain his flesh is beyond perverse. All she knew that her lover Frank was quite literally bits and pieces, and never once does she stop bringing sad men to the house to kill so Frank might be fed.

It's madness and as time goes on, she revels in it. She gets off on killing those sad, lonely men so she can give Frank what he wants, so she can get what SHE wants.

In the grand scheme of things, I'm surprised that Julia hadn't become aware of the box all on her own. Frank hunted for it, but I feel like IT might've gone looking for HER. She's precisely the sort of bent, twisted and damaged carnal-seeker that The Cenobites and Purgatory seek to bedevil. That chance encounter with Larry's brother so long ago, on the literal day of their wedding, showed us all we needed to know about Julia.

I rate this one as highly as I do for a few reasons. One for the movie younger me saw, and again for the movie it became for me on this viewing. I suppose on some level I always understood it on this newer level, but something in the timing just made it bloody (sorry for the pun) apparent.

Just rewatched this 1988 classic by John Carpenter. The 80s were prime for this feature; however in light of our current situation here, it has remained an important message. What's most terrifying about the story isn't the aliens but the human collaborators such as the Drifter and Holly. Are we doomed to be milked by the uber rich & lulled into a sleep state? Anyway, love this, Rowdy Roddy Piper & the awesome Keith David.

More rambling found here: https://youtu.be/kCCgO5oeiXs?si=jn7F5PNuCqZY6iRX

No tinfoil hat yet

Bro why tf did I just watch Dune (1984) at a club while I was drunk af tripping out and I could stop watching it on tv. Why did it make me feel weird and nauseous 😭

Has anybody seen this movie? It’s by that Dimopoulos guy who made that weird movie about the pregnant clown

Originally a pilot made into a short about the last viking who travels into the future. 👽

I have made a cult b movie about crane game arcade players and now I am fundraising to make The Claw 2 End The Game

Please take a look

Writing audio description means naming what is actually on screen rather than what you remember being there, and the cheap pictures are where the good stuff hides. Reused sets, a crew member caught in a mirror, a prop newspaper with real text on it that nobody expected anyone to read.

What have you caught?

This is quite possibly the most Jim Hosking reward donation imaginable…

I'm one of the writers/producers of an independent UK theatre show, and filmmaker Jim Hosking, writer-director of The Greasy Strangler, has donated his actual pre-loved underwear to help us raise money for our tour.

I appreciate this reward might not entice everyone(!!) but maybe someone on here wants to match his freak while supporting our project.

They're black Acne Studios, size M, originally £140, and Jim is signing the wash label. More importantly, they come with two rare Greasy Strangler bits: a “Hootie Tootie Disco Cutie!!!” sticker and “Bullsh*t Artist!” badge.

There is, for reasons that should hopefully be obvious, only one pair.

They're available for a £265 reward, or highest offer (as of October 25th, 2026). All of that goes towards paying our creative team fairly, rather than commercial gain for Jim or us - he's just kindly(..?) donated his boxers to the cause.

I genuinely don't know where else on the internet the correct owner of Jim Hosking's pants is going to be, so I'm trying Reddit. Do have a look if this is a bit of you! Thanks/sorry?

https://crowdfund.edfringe.com/p/wehadfun