The Complete History of Candyman documentary coming this year
The compete history behind one of horror's most iconic films and why it is of such cultural importance is now being told in a new upcoming documentary.
A Hellraiser TV series is in development at HBO
Pinhead is coming back. This time as a character in a new HBO series which is set to explore the world of Hellraiser further than any film ever has.
Humble Bundle and StoryBundle’s latest book bundles are fantastically steamy
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Clive Barker's WEAVEWORLD is heading to TV
Horror fans should certainly be familiar with the name Clive Barker – he’s the creator of the Hellraiser movie franchise and it’s iconic antagonist Nick Pinhead. Now Deadline are reporting that one of the horror master’s earlier works, ‘Weaveworld’, is heading to the small screen. Originally published in 1987, ‘Weaveworld’ is better characterised as a dark fantasy novel. Its basic premise …
Machinima's release slate reveals a new guy in town, his name is RoboCop
Machinima recently announced their new release slate with a host of new DC Comics-related shows stemming from their partnership with Warner Bros, some renewals, a show curated by horror master Clive Barker, young-adult sci-fi, a couple of game-related projects, and one nobody saw coming – RoboCop. Machinima’s CEO Chad Gutstein said when announcing the upcoming slate: Fandom and gaming engenders so …
Clive Barker talks about the HELLRAISER reboot – Not really a reboot
Jesus wept. If there’s one film that has been stucking a strangely ironic development hell, it has to be Hellraiser. The franchise has been looking to return for many a year now, with just about every director in Hollywood attached to it at some point ion the history of its development. A year back, creator Clive Barker pitched a reboot …
Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED is headed to TV
Clive Barker has done a ton of movies throughout his career, but Nightbreed has to be one of his craziest projects ever released. Monsters, serial killers and demons all collided in this cult classic 1990 film, with the lead villain played by none other than David Cronenberg himself. Since then, attempts have been made to reboot Nightbreed, with most efforts …
Friday Fright Club: Hellraiser
Welcome back to another edition of Friday Fright Club! While I know I’ve been missed, I bring you a gift today in the form of Hellraiser, one of the most definitive and terrifying films during the 80’s wave of horror. Last Updated: April 12, 2013
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