This week on New Release … chain gang Ashley, Derrick, and Drew return to the soft, fleshy underbelly of the human condition. Hellraiser (2022), on Hulu, is a reimagination, let’s call it, of the provocative world and mythos created by Clive Barker back in 1987. This new version features a delightfully deviant performance by Jamie Clayton as ‘The Hell Priest’ aka ‘Lady Pinhead’. The Cenobite design and skin-ripping gore and chompy sound effects are visceral as all get out. But does the story live up to such succulent mise en scène? Listen to find out. Then search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple and subscribe for so many more fiendish October delights to come.

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