Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut, based on Barker's 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart. It stars with Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Doug Bradley, and Nicholas Vince. It is the first film in the Hellraiser film series, followed by Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
Victims[]
- Frank Cotton - Torn apart by Pinhead, Chatterer I, Butterball, and Deep Throat with chains and hooks after he opened the Lament Configuration. Revived.
- Larry and Frank Cotton’s Mother - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Kirsty Cotton’s Mother - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Prudhoe - Bludgeoned three times by Julia Cotton with a hammer on the orders of Frank Cotton.
- Unnamed Man - Bludgeoned by Julia Cotton with a hammer on the orders of Frank Cotton.
- Rat - Stabbed in the throat by Frank Cotton with a nail off-screen, body shown.
- Rat - Bled to death after being stabbed in the throat by Frank Cotton with a nail off-screen, body shown.
- Stanley Sykes - Bludgeoned by Julia Cotton with a hammer, and then drained of blood off-screen by Frank Cotton, body shown.
- Larry Cotton - Skinned alive and drained of blood by Frank Cotton off-screen, body shown.
- Julia Cotton - Stabbed in the stomach by Frank Cotton with a knife while he was trying to kill Kirsty Cotton. Revived.
- Frank Cotton - Torn apart by Pinhead, Chatterer I, Butterball, and Deep Throat with chains and hooks.
Deaths[]
- Total - 11
- 9 Humans
- 6 Men
- 3 Women
- 2 Animals
- All Rats
- 9 Humans
Kill Counts[]
- Frank Cotton - 7 (Deceased)
- Julia Cotton - 3 (Deceased)
- Elliot Spencer/Pinhead - 2 (Alive)
- Chatterer I - 2 (Alive)
- Butterball - 2 (Alive)
- Deep Throat - 2 (Alive)
