Without all the memorable imagery it’s doubtful it would have had much of a lasting reputation, or birthed so many sequels.īarker and his theatre colleagues made The Forbidden in 1978, a 35-minute 16mm film of entirely negative images which shows how different Hellraiser might have been if fewer capitulations had been made to the marketplace, and to the clichés of horror cinema. The soundtrack that Barker commissioned from Coil was dropped (a serious error) the film’s awkward mid-Atlantic tone makes suspension of disbelief difficult, and considering Barker’s success as a storyteller the narrative is often confused and disjointed. hadn’t manage to successfully negotiate the pitfalls of making a British film for demanding American producers. I saw it when it was first released, and was disappointed that Barker and co. I think I’m in a minority of people who’ve always been well-disposed to Barker and his works (the early stories in particular) but have never really enjoyed Hellraiser. This isn’t the first time such an announcement has been made so we’ll have to wait and see what comes of that. Clive Barker announced late last month that arrangements were being made for a remake of Hellraiser.
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