Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
1992 Dir. Anthony Hickox When the diabolical Pinhead is freed from his prison - a macabre sculpture purchased by a sleazy nightclub owner - he sets about creating a new army of Cenobites to aid him in his quest to establish hell on earth. What he doesn’t count on is ardent TV reporter Joey Summerskill, the only person with the courage and knowledge to defeat him and thwart his fiendish schemes. She is aided in her quest by the spirit of Pinhead’s former human self, WW1 British Army Captain, Elliott Spencer. There will be blood… The first Hellraiser slow-burned its way through searing violence and morbidly sexualised imagery, while sequel Hellbound upped the scope and hammered home the depressing, downbeat tone with surrealistic depictions of a cold and private hell. Written by Peter Atkins and Tony Randel, the writers and director of Hellbound , and with Clive Barker in the role of executive producer, Hell on Earth unravels as a commercialised, somewhat diluted version of Bar...