What’s your pleasure reader? A new chapter of cenobite pain and perversion, I hope.
Today saw the first full trailer drop for Hulu’s new reboot of the Hellraiser series with the simply titled Hellraiser (2022). After a teaser in August, we’ve gotten the first look in full at Jamie Clayton’s Pinhead, as well as a few glimpses of the suffering that awaits those who open the Lament Configuration.
Written by Ben Collins of Super Dark Times and The Night House and directed by one of the V/H/S series mainstay producers David Bruckner, the next installment in the Hellraiser franchise sees a young woman named Riley pursued by the leader of the cenobites, Pinhead, following the disappearance of Riley’s brother.
Actress Jamie Clayton, known for her role as Nomi in Sense8, has big shoes to fill as only one of four actors to play Pinhead. In the novella The Hellbound Heart, Pinhead is described as femme presenting, so this change in casting might suggest an interest in drawing more from Clive Barker’s literary mythos for a new series, and a step away from the franchise’s current lore. A welcome change in my book; let’s get away from the satellite lasers and video game hells, yeah?
Hellraiser releases exclusively on Hulu this October 7th.