Unboxing Hellraiser - visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder) – NEW (21 mins) The Hellraiserseries has a history that is unlike most long running horror franchises. Originally released in the late 1980s, when the slasher genre reigned supreme and audiences had been fed a steady diet of movies like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween, Hellraisercame along and did something completely different. a beautifully perverse series of images and characters that have never left the audience's consciousness... Flesh is a Trap – A brand new 18 minute video essay from Guy Adams created exclusively for this release. Similar to his previous video essays for Arrow Video, Adams delivers another top-notch featurette that discusses Barker’s fascination with flesh and body horror in his work. The quotes from Barker were fascinating to listen to.

Lost in the Labyrinth – archival featurette featuring interviews with Barker, Randel, Keen, Atkins and others Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellbound – archival interview with the iconic actor about his second appearance as ‘Pinhead’

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Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellbound – archival interview about the actor’s return to the role of Frank Cotton All the new features don’t focus on the specifics of the films, but of the broader themes and context of the franchise. And they are all well worth watching, even if at times they veer into raging pretension. Digging into some of them, the two documentaries on the Hellbound disc are possibly the best two here, the first being a loose but fun deep dive into the film by a couple of friends which sounds like the kind of conversation you wish you had down your local, whilst the second fully appreciates the work that composer Young brings to the whole series. However the new features on the first film’s disc take an interesting look into Barker and what his work meant to people and it’s a lovely approach to take rather than regurgitate the same talking heads talking about the same film again.

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 Power of Imagination – A brand new hour long discussion between film scholars Sorcha Ni Fhlainn & Karmel Kniprath talking about their appreciation for Hellraiser and the work of Barker. It’s a fantastic discussion, and hearing the pair talk about their love for Barker’s work, how they initially came across his written work prior to the film adaptations, the importance of Barker as a queer artist, his focus on strong, female characters and more is a great listen. A must watch extra.Brand new audio commentary featuring Stephen Jones and Kim Newman – The second in the brand new series of audio commentaries with Jones and Newman and like the first, it’s another winner. From the get-go, the pair are lively and a joy to listen to. Jones’ memories from the set are fascinating and hearing about how the dollar dropped as soon as production began was interesting to learn and Newman’s knowledge about the franchise is as insightful as ever. Another great audio commentary. Power of Imagination - discussion about Hellraiser and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer) and Karmel Kniprath – NEW (58 mins)