Stop Colonizing Sh!t: A Hellraiser (2022) Review

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This week, Jonah⁠ and ⁠Keeks⁠ ask, “Why are we touching unidentified relics” while discussing the 2022 reimaging of the 1987 horror film Hellraiser.

Hellraiser (2022) is the first film in an attempt to revive the long-running, cult classic kicked off by Clive Barker. Eight different directors added to the Hellraiser mythos from 1987 to 2018. David Bruckner stepped into the 11th installment and brought some changes to the story. This remake saw additions to the design of the Lament Configuration, the puzzle box. This box is the key to summoning Pinhead and her cult of monstrous Cenobites. Pinhead and the Cenobites also received a design upgrade. Instead of leatherbound fetish gear, their nouveau couture is designed from their peeled flesh. This adds a level of grotesque discomfort to the character designs and the overall feel of the film. The most exciting upgrade came in the casting of Trans actress Jamie Clayton (Sense 8) as the High Priestess, also known as Pinhead. In the original story The Hellbound Heart, from which the original Hellraiser film is based, Pinhead’s voice is described as more feminine. This new casting of the character makes this version of the Hellraiser antagonist more in line with the original concept of the Pinhead character in the novella.

After a conversation about the casting of Goran Višnjić (E.R. and Practical Magic) as Roland Voight, the architect of the protagonist’s misfortunes, Jonah and Keeks find a way to bring the Buffyverse to the conversation. It’s not an episode of The Rewind Podcast without a good rabbit chase. But, the hosts get back on track to discuss the lore of the Hellraiser universe, the cursed monkey paw that is the Lament Configuration, and Keeks’ strong feelings towards the film's protagonist. 

How did the hosts feel about the film overall? You have to watch, or listen, to find out.

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