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Twisted creatures ravage humanity in this dark film series. How much do you about the "Hellraiser" movies? Take this quiz to find out.Pinhead is a creature from another dimension that ravages Earth in search of human souls.
The nine-film franchise all started with Clive Barker's novella of the same name.
Bradley was Pinhead in eight of the films, but he was not cast for the part in 2011's "Revelations."
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The Cenobites are fictional beings created by Clive Barker. They have various appearances, but they all look like brutally mutilated humans.
Barker has directed only one of the films in the series that he helped to create.
The extreme gore of the first edited version earned an X rating and required Barker to cut several scenes.
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It was released in 1987 to mixed reviews but more than made back the money poured into its production.
The Lament Configuration helps the Cenobites cross into and out of the human dimension.
Its budget of $1 million turned out to be a solid investment — it made around $14 million at the box office.
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Higgins appeared in the first two movies. She was also in 2007's "The Golden Compass."
Kirsty Cotton is the niece of Frank Cotton, the man who first finds the puzzle box that ultimately unleashes the Cenobites.
Cotton was driven mad by lust and wasn't opposed to rape. He eventually wound up in hell.
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She's missing her skin, creating a bloody mess. Slowly she begins to regenerate as she feeds on other people.
When Kirsty attempts to burn the box in the first movie, Derelict is the Cenobite who whisks the puzzle box out of the fire.
The seventh film in the series was filmed in Romania and went straight to video.
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The Toymaker painstakingly builds the Lament Configuration not knowing that it will turn into a doorway to the darkest realms.
It opened in just a single theater, and it was actually just a screening for the crew. It was never promoted for theaters.
The film was rushed into production simply so that The Weinstein Co. wouldn't lose rights to the franchise.
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The miniscule budget wasn't meant to be recouped at the theater. It was considered a disposable production intended just to ward off the expiration of the studio's movie rights.
She's mute, but she has a particular skill at solving puzzles, a fact that helps her figure out the Lament Configuration.
Compared to other horror franchises, such as "Friday the 13th," "Hellraiser" didn't make as much, but the $50 million has been enough to stoke the fires for a 2017 remake.
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Laurence appeared in the first two movies and the 2002 sequel.
"Hellseeker" was released straight to video and starred Dean Winters.
Looking to capitalize on the first movie, the sequel was released just a year later, in 1988.
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Barker wrote only the original movie; each of the films has had a new writer.
The space station is intended to be a trap for the Cenobites, and, at the end of the movie, it works.
Leviathan is the Cenobite ruler, and he doubles as the god of hell.
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The movie made only $9 million at the box office on its $4 million budget. The terrible reviews meant that future "Hellraiser" movies would probably be direct-to-video.
The rather unoriginal title of the game is Hellworld, which becomes a central plot point in the movie.
The Elysium Configuration is made to undo the terrors of the Lament Configuration and create a perpetual reflection of light within a box.
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