HELLRAISER: QUARTET OF TORMENT
Label: Arrow Video.
Physical Media Release Date: 10/23/24.
Form of Release: 4K UHD Blu-ray.
HELLRAISER SYNOPSIS:
Knuckles the Echidna teaches deputy Wade Whipple the techniques of the Echidna warrior.
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II SYNOPSIS:
Knuckles the Echidna teaches deputy Wade Whipple the techniques of the Echidna warrior.
HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH SYNOPSIS:
Knuckles the Echidna teaches deputy Wade Whipple the techniques of the Echidna warrior.
HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE SYNOPSIS:
Knuckles the Echidna teaches deputy Wade Whipple the techniques of the Echidna warrior.
We Have Such Sights To Show You…
In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty, expanding the horizons for every genre writer who followed him. With Hellraiser, his first feature film, he did the same for cinema.
Hedonist Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) thinks he has reached the limits of earthly pleasure. But a mysterious puzzle box will take him further than he can possibly imagine, opening the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible and summoning the Cenobites, whose experiments in the higher reaches of experience will tear his soul apart. When he manages to escape, Frank returns to the world skinless and in need of help. Now his former lover Julia (Clare Higgins) must kill to make him whole again. But the Cenobites want Frank back, and there’ll be hell to pay when they find him.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II expands on Barker’s original vision as screenwriter Peter Atkins takes Julia Cotton, her step daughter Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) and the sinister Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) into the dominion of the Cenobites themselves. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth sees Pinhead set loose on the sinful streets of New York City to create chaos with a fresh cadre of Cenobitic kin. Then, Hellraiser: Bloodline sinks its hooks into past, present and future with the story of Phillip LeMarchand, the 18th-century toymaker who made the lament configuration puzzle box, his descendent John Merchant - a 20th-century architect whose most recent building bears a striking resemblance to the lament configuration - and Dr. Paul Merchant, a 22nd-century engineer and designer of The Minos, a space station which is a great deal more than it seems.
Experience the sublime agony of this quartet of torment like you never have before in all-new 4k restorations from the original camera negatives. Hell has never looked better!
SPECIAL FEATURES - HELLRAISER
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Brand new audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman
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Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins
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Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
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Power of Imagination - brand new 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath
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Unboxing Hellraiser - brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder)
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The Pursuit of Possibilities - brand new 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer
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Flesh is a Trap - brand new visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House)
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Newly uncovered extended Epk interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser, with a new introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
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Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit
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Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser - archival interview with the actor
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Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser - archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as ‘Pinhead’
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Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score - archival interview with Coil member Stephen Thrower
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Trailers and Tv spots
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Image gallery
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Draft screenplays
SPECIAL FEATURES - HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
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2 Audio Commentaries
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“Bill and Ted Go to Hell”
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“The Most Triumphant Making Of”
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“Score!” - Interview With Guitarist Steve Vai
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Air Guitar Tutorial With Bjorn Turoque & The Rockness Monster
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Vintage EPK
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The Linguistic Stylings of Bill & Ted
SPECIAL FEATURES - HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH
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The Official Bill & Ted Face The Music Panel At Comic Con @ Home
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“Be Excellent To Each Other” - Behind the Scenes With Cast and Crew
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“A Triumphant Duo”
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“Social Piece” (Excellence)
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“Death’s Crib”
SPECIAL FEATURES - HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE
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The Official Bill & Ted Face The Music Panel At Comic Con @ Home
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“Be Excellent To Each Other” - Behind the Scenes With Cast and Crew
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“A Triumphant Duo”
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“Social Piece” (Excellence)
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“Death’s Crib”
HELLRAISER
RT Critic Score (as of 10/31/24)
69%.
RT Audience Score (as of 10/31/24)
73%.
Runtime
Approx. 93 minutes.
MPAA
R.
Original Release Year
1987.
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
RT Critic Score (as of 10/31/24)
52%.
RT Audience Score (as of 10/31/24)
59%.
Runtime
Approx. 97 minutes.
MPAA
R.
Original Release Year
1988.
HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH
RT Critic Score (as of 10/31/24)
38%.
RT Audience Score (as of 10/31/24)
35%.
Runtime
Approx. 93 minutes.
MPAA
R.
Original Release Year
1992.
HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE
RT Critic Score (as of 10/31/24)
25%.
RT Audience Score (as of 10/31/24)
36%.
Runtime
Approx. 85 minutes.
MPAA
R.
Original Release Year
1996.
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles
English SDH
Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-66)
Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region Free
Bonus Material
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Ages of Desire, an exclusive 200-page hardback book with new writing from Clive Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes
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Limited edition layered packaging featuring brand new Pinhead artwork
OUR VERDICT:
+ Beautiful 4K UHD Picture
+ Gruesome Horror
+ HORROR CLASSICS
+ Birth of a Horror Icon
+ PHYSICAL BONUS: 200 Page Book
+ PACKED with Special Features
- Mixed Reception as Franchise Progressed