2022 · horror · thriller · supernatural
Hellraiser
Directed by David Bruckner2h 1m2022
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
Our read: Hellraiser (2022) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · supernatural entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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How Hellraiser feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want stylish Clive Barker body-horror with fresh Cenobite designs and dread.”
Skip it tonight — You dislike gore, needles, or sadomasochistic supernatural violence on principle.
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