The mind of a hedonistic criminal is our entrance point in the horror novel by Clevel Barker in 1986, "Heart of Hell". This man, Frank Patton, acquires a puzzle box that allegedly resolved, allegedly changed to a portal to the extradimensional kingdom for pleasure. However, when Frank solves the puzzle, frightening, Sadomasochistic creatures appear and subject to extremes of the spectrum of pleasure. After being trapped by these creatures (calling themselves Kenobits), Frank finds a way to escape, return to earth and seek new excesses of perversion to his brother's wife and his granddaughter.

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Such is the premise of Barker's "Hellraiser", which brought Hellbound Heart into life in vibrant, uncompromising shades. This 1987 film - which quickly caused a popular horror franchise - explores the limbs and the excess, why people long for it and how they deal with price. Barker inserts these creatures with greater moral ambiguity in Hellraiser's initial films, describing them as "demons of some, angels of others", but later sees the sequels as sadistic and malicious. Although The franchisee's later installments are a mixed bagBarker's original in 1987 at the time appeared on a legacy that pushed the boundaries of horror at the time. In 2022, David Bruckner ("Ritual", "Night House") Helamide Reboot that regained tone of signature of the original To some extent, but the film was not at any pressure.

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What if I told you about the canceled "Hellraiser" project that was intended as a franchise restart before imagining Brokner's version? This stunning project was "Hellraiser: Origins", which even gave us a lucrative striking in his world with a 2-minute trailer for the field. Let's find out more about the restart of Hellraiser what it could have been.

The repetitive problem with the most extensions of Hellraiser can be lowered to the absence of a strong, brazen creative direction. Barker's vision remains unmatched, as his treatment on the central themes was novel and tinted, while later the sequels relied too much on black and white morality. "Hellraiser: Revelations" in 2011 embodied the franchise's worst impulses, thanks to a quick production that was necessary to maintain the rights in the series. With the franchise considered dead until "Hellraiser: The verdict" of 2018 was released, that film can do a little to remove the damage, despite being a significantly better sequel to its predecessors.

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You can only guess the state of the franchise between 2011 and 2018. The fans were discouraged by a long -running "revelations", which could bring the end of Hellraiser. Enter Mike Le Hahn ("Magic Reading to Mr. Pepperkorn") and Paul Errlerard ("Anger of the Titans"), who came armed with the intention of reviving the franchise in 2013 with a field to restart Hellraiser. This intention was supplemented with 2-minute trailer for specificationsMade with a crew of 47 people and 100 accessories. Given the fact that the project was still in the conceptual phase, this trailer on the ground is not too shabby; It becomes directly to the point of exploring the dark, bloody kingdom of price. What is most interesting is the version of Jan and Errlerard of Pinhead, which looks more lavish and messed up than The Iteration of Doug Bradley.

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Did the films in dimension ever respond to this field? We will never know, but all the buzz about this potentially restart has disappeared after Barker himself gave a surprising post In the 2013 Facebook post. The announcement detailed that Barker collaborated closely with the dimensional films of his own remake "Hellraiser" with an affectionate Bradley. "Hellraiser: Origins" was not recognized at all, and Erreryard later announced the post on Facebook, which says "it is very unlikely now that Chri is done". After that, "Hellraiser: Origins" unfortunately lost in the sands of time.

As for Barker's proposed remake, these plans eventually failed. For the time being, we will have to do with the renewed "Hellraiser" of Bruckner, which makes the job well enough.