Hellraiser is a movie directed by Clive Barker in 1987 and based on the book The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, first published in 1986. The movie features Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines, and others.
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Storyline
In Morocco, Frank Cotton buys a puzzle box from a dealer. In a bare attic, when Frank solves the puzzle, hooked chains emerge and tear him apart. Later, the room is filled with swinging chains and covered with the remnants of his body. A black-robed figure picks up the box and returns it to its original state, restoring the room to normal.
Movie vs Book
Year
1987
Minutes
94
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1986
Pages
128
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
The Hellbound Heart
Author: Clive Barker
Country: UK
First published in: 1986
Length: 128 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Hellraiser
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Tony Randel
Movie by Scott Derrickson
Movie by Rick Bota
Movie by David Bruckner
User polls & recommendations
“When you adapt a 500-page book, you have to know that it won't fit into two hours. There are things that have to be left out and others that have to be told in a different way.”
MANEL LOUEIRO (Writer)
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