Saturday, September 8, 2012

HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER (2002)

Kirsty (from the original film) and her husband are in a car accident.  They went off a bridge and into a river, but when he wakes up in the hospital, he discovers that...her body was never found!  Ooohhhh!  How exciting!  So, for the next 70 minutes or so, he stumbles around grabbing his head and seeing all kinds of weird shit like cenobites, a VIDEODROME-style snuff film and occasionally Pinhead himself.  He even pukes up a giant fish at one point.  That might sound thrilling, but it's not.

As far as JACOB'S LADDER/HELLRAISER crossover films go, HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER is alright.  It's not really a horror film, more of a psychological thriller with some horror visuals and a brief appearance by Pinhead and pals.  Worth a watch, if you're trying to make it through the entire series, but other than that, it's pretty lame.

Also, what the hell does "hellseeker" mean? This dude wasn't looking to go to Hell. Nobody in the movie was.

Part 1 - Hellraiser (1987)
Part 2 - Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Part 3 - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Part 4 - Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Part 5 - Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
Part 7 - Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
Part 8 - Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
Part 9 - Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)
Part 10 - Hellraiser: Judgement (2018)
Remake - Hellraiser (2022)