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‘Hellraiser’ – Watch Arrow Video’s Gorgeous 4K Trailer for the Original Horror Classic [Exclusive]

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Arrow Video is bringing the Hellraiser franchise to 4K Ultra HD with a brand new Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment Limited Edition 4K UHD set, which features the first four movies in the Clive Barker-created horror franchise – plus the Workprint Version of Hellraiser: Bloodline!

Arrow Video promises that “Hell has never looked better!” than it does in this brand new upcoming set, which boasts all-new 4k restorations from the original camera negatives.

While you wait for Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment to arrive on your doorstepBloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the trailer for the brand new 4K restoration of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, the original horror classic that started it all. We have such sights to show you…

The upcoming “Quartet of Torment” set features…

  • Brand new 4k restorations of all four films from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films
  • Ultra High Definition (2160p) presentations of all four films in Dolby Vision (hdr10 compatible)
  • Original lossless stereo and Dts-hd Ma 5.1 surround audio for all four films
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Ages of Desire, an exclusive 200-page hardback book with new writing from Clive Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes
  • Limited edition layered packaging featuring brand new artwork

Disc 1: Hellraiser

  • Brand new audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman
  • Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins
  • Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
  • Power of Imagination – brand new 60-minute discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath
  • Unboxing Hellraiser – brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder)
  • The Pursuit of Possibilities – brand new 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer
  • Flesh is a Trap – brand new visual essay exploring body horror and transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House)
  • Newly uncovered extended Epk interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of Hellraiser, with a new introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
  • Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit
  • Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser – archival interview with the actor
  • Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser – archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as ‘Pinhead’
  • Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score – archival interview with Coil member Stephen Thrower
  • Trailers and Tv spots
  • Image gallery
  • Draft screenplays

Disc 2: Hellbound: Hellraiser II

  • Brand new audio commentary featuring Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
  • Archival audio commentary with director Tony Randel, writer Peter Atkins and actor Ashley Laurence
  • Audio commentary with director Tony Randel and writer Peter Atkins
  • Hell Was What They Wanted! – brand new 80-minute appreciation of Hellbound, the Hellraiser mythos and the work of Clive Barker by horror authors George Daniel Lea (Born in Blood) and Kit Power (The Finite)
  • That Rat-Slice Sound – brand new appreciation of composer Christopher Young’s scores for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser Ii by Guy Adams
  • Archival on-set interview with Clive Barker
  • Archival on-set interview with cast and crew
  • Behind the scenes footage
  • Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound – archival interview about the actor’s return to the role of Frank Cotton
  • Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound – archival interview with the iconic actor about his second appearance as ‘Pinhead’
  • Lost in the Labyrinth – archival featurette featuring interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others
  • Trailers and Tv spots
  • Image gallery

Disc 3: Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth

  • Alternative Unrated version (contains standard definition inserts)
  • Brand new audio commentary featuring Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
  • Archival audio commentary with screenwriter Peter Atkins (Theatrical Cut only)
  • Archival audio commentary with director Anthony Hickox and actor Doug Bradley (Unrated Version only)
  • Previously unseen extended Epk featuring interviews with Clive Barker and Doug Bradley
  • Fx dailies
  • Time with Terri – archival interview with actor Paula Marshall
  • Raising Hell on Earth – archival interview with director Anthony Hickox
  • Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser Iii – archival interview with the iconic actor about his third appearance as ‘Pinhead’
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery

Disc 4: Hellraiser: Bloodline

  • Brand new audio commentary featuring screenwriter Peter Atkins, with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
  • The Beauty of Suffering – brand new featurette exploring the Cenobites’ connection to goth, fetish cultures and Bdsm
  • Newly uncovered workprint version of the film, providing a fascinating insight into how it changed during post production
  • Hellraiser Evolutions – archival documentary on the evolution of the franchise and its enduring legacy, featuring interviews with Scott Derrickson (director, Hellraiser: Inferno), Rick Bota (director, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Deader and Hellworld), Stuart Gordon (director, Re-Animator, From Beyond) and others
  • Books of Blood and Beyond: The Literary Works of Clive Barker – archival appreciation by horror author David Gatwalk of Barker’s written work, from The Books of Blood to The Scarlet Gospels
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
  • Easter egg

In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty, expanding the horizons for every genre writer who followed him. With Hellraiser, his first feature film, he did the same for cinema.

Hedonist Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) thinks he has reached the limits of earthly pleasure. But a mysterious puzzle box will take him further than he can possibly imagine, opening the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible and summoning the Cenobites, whose experiments in the higher reaches of experience will tear his soul apart. When he manages to escape, Frank returns to the world skinless and in need of help. Now his former lover Julia (Clare Higgins) must kill to make him whole again. But the Cenobites want Frank back, and there’ll be hell to pay when they find him.

Hellbound: Hellraiser II expands on Barker’s original vision as screenwriter Peter Atkins takes Julia Cotton, her step daughter Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) and the sinister Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) into the dominion of the Cenobites themselves. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth sees Pinhead set loose on the sinful streets of New York City to create chaos with a fresh cadre of Cenobitic kin. Then, Hellraiser: Bloodline sinks its hooks into past, present and future with the story of Phillip LeMarchand, the 18th-century toymaker who made the lament configuration puzzle box, his descendent John Merchant – a 20th-century architect whose most recent building bears a striking resemblance to the lament configuration – and Dr. Paul Merchant, a 22nd-century engineer and designer of The Minos, a space station which is a great deal more than it seems.

Releasing October 23, you can pre-order the Limited Edition 4K or the Arrow Exclusive Limited Edition 4K set now. This is a UK release, but 4K discs are inherently Region Free.

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‘Mind Body Spirit’ Exclusive Trailer – Get Twisted with Found Footage Yoga Horror Movie in May

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A yoga influencer discovers just how flexible fear can be in Mind Body Spirit, a new found footage horror movie that Welcome Villain Films is bringing to the table in a couple weeks.

Mind Body Spirit will release on Digital outlets May 7.

Get twisted with the official trailer and poster art below.

Matt Donato raved in his 4-star review, “Mind Body Spirit is a knockout horror session for the livestream era, which has me desperately waiting to see what its creators and stars do next.”

In Mind Body Spirit, “Anya, an aspiring yoga influencer, embarks on a ritual practice left behind by her estranged grandmother. She documents the practice on her YouTube channel for the world to watch, allowing her audience intimate access to her journey.

“But what starts as a spiritual self-help guide evolves into something much more sinister. As Anya becomes obsessed with the mysterious power of the practice, she unwittingly unleashes an otherworldly entity that begins to take control of her life – and her videos. Now Anya must race to unlock the truth, before her descent into madness threatens to consume her mind, body and spirit. By the time she reveals the true nature of the ritual, will it be too late?”

Mind Body Spirit was written and directed by Alex Henes & Matthew Merenda.

The upcoming horror film stars Sarah J. BartholomewMadi BreadyKJ FlahiveAnna Knigge, and Kristi Noory, and was produced by Dan Asma and Jesse McClung.

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