HELLRAISER- 1987 Doug Bradley as "Pinhead" uttering Clive Barker's immortal words: "We will tear your soul apart". BACKGROUND~ Spawned from Clive Barker's book, "The Hellbound Heart", Barker bought his vision to life in "Hellraiser". The picture, made in 1987 was the only one in the series to have been directed by Barker himself. Despite this he was executive producer of Hellraiser 2,3 and 4, although leaving the writing to Pete Atkins on these occasions. Pete Atkins and Doug Bradley (Pinhead) studied at university together along with Barker. During this time, they made the rare films "Salome" and "The Forbidden". In these it is clear where some of the ideas for "Hellraiser" originated. This is demonstrated where Barker experiments with the light shining over a pin board with nails, and a bizzare skinning scene, where the effects were created with paint. Hellraiser is a superb piece of cinematography, which will be remembered throughout movie history. From beyond the Outer Darkness, from the blackest corners of a family's past, from the nightmarish realm of the imagination comes Hellraiser. Pinhead leads his Cenobites into a search for a man who tricked them. They search for him in order to give him suffering that will be legendary even in Hell. Hellraiser is psychological horror at its very best. THE PLOT~ "When Frank Cotton solves the mystery of a Chinese puzzle box he enters the world of the Cenobites. A world where these cruel sadists thrive on pain. Later restored to life by the blood of his brother Larry, Frank rises to feed on the life force of others. When Larry's wife agrees to provide the scrifices he needs, the spills, chills and thrills are just beginning. THE CAST~ JULIA- Clare Higgins KIRSTY- Ashley Laurence LARRY- Andrew Robinson FRANK- Sean Chapman PINHEAD- Doug Bradley KILLER QUOTES~ "We will tear your soul apart"- Pinhead. "Oh, no tears please, it's a waste of good suffering"- Pinhead. QUOTE~ "I have seen the future of horror...his name is Clive Barker"- Stephen King