Hellraiser IV: Bloodline

27-poster
release date March 8 1996
studio Dimension Films
director Alan Smithee
writer Peter Atkins
starring Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley
rating
R
tagline This year, the past, the present and the future will all meet at the crossroads of hell.
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Synopsis

It's the year 2127. Pinhead, the evil cenobite of the series, has found himself on board a space station in outer space, run by scientist Dr.Merchant. Dr. Merchant's mission is to close the gates to hell forever. Because his ancestor, a toymaker in the 18th century, built the evil puzzlebox that opens the gates to hell. And through the generations, the family of the bloodline has tried to stop it. But now, Dr.Merchant has built the reverse box. The box that will close the gates to hell instead of opening it.

Official Review

blood Hellraiser IV: BloodlineBloodline starts off in 17th century France, with a toymaker named Philip LeMarchand and the creation of the infamous puzzle box. Philip creates ‘the box’ for a French nobleman who was interested in black magic. When Philip realises what the box does he designs an ‘antidote’ box known as the ‘Elergy’ configuration (though the film doesn’t actually name it for some reason). Philip dies (pretty gruesomly too) before its production, but the idea is passed on through the generations of the LeMarchand bloodline. …Read More

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Official Score: 4 / 5