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Show Notes
00:01:49 Growing up, I was always freaked out by Pinhead
00:03:15 Social Magazine
00:03:45 Universal Monsters Universe
00:05:32 Hellraiser, let’s discuss
00:06:58 It is a British film
00:08:04 Why Clive Barker decided to direct Hellraiser
00:09:25 There’s like 9 Hellraiser movies
00:10:54 Mostly faithful to the novel
00:11:52 I had nightmares of Pinhead before I saw Hellraiser
00:13:45 Hellraiser is an improvement of the source material
00:15:41 Opening with Larry’s dirty nails
00:16:50 The villains are way more interesting than the good guys
00:18:31 Larry is non-character
00:19:11 Kirsty
00:20:20 Kirsty and Julia
00:21:46 Julia and Larry
00:23:11 The 80’s had such a unique feel
00:25:20 Carnal pleasure
00:27:04 Inversions of Horror tropes
00:27:23 I hesitate to call the Cenobites the bad guys
00:29:14 The cycle of the box
00:32:11 Highly recommend Hellraiser II
00:32:36 The effects of Hellraiser
00:34:38 Frank’s regeneration
00:36:15 The franchise’s range in quality
00:37:30 Pinhead’s legacy
00:38:35 The arthouse feel of Hellraiser
00:40:39 The book vs. the movie
00:42:10 Different way to view the Frank and Julia relationships
00:44:42 Rating Hellraiser
00:46:28 Social Magazine
00:46:39 Universal Monsters Universe