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The Hellraiser franchise is a British-American horror series, based on Clive Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart. It centers around the Cenobites, beings from a Hell-like dimension summoned by the Lament Configuration puzzle box, with the iconic Pinhead as the primary antagonist. The franchise includes eleven films, comics, prose works, and more, exploring dark, sadistic themes of pleasure and pain. The latest film was released in 2022, with a TV series in development at HBO.

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Created by
Clive Barker
First Film
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Latest Film
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Cast
Doug Bradley, Jamie Clayton, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins, Sean Chapman, Andrew Robinson, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Terry Farrell, Craig Sheffer
Movie(s)
Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Hellraiser V: Inferno, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Hellraiser: Deader, Hellraiser: Hellworld, Hellraiser: Revelations, Hellraiser: Judgment, Hellraiser
Character(s)
Pinhead, Kirsty Cotton, Frank Cotton, Julia Cotton, Dr. Philip Channard, Joey Summerskill, Joseph Thorne, Amy Klein, Trevor Gooden, Tiffany (Hellraiser)

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