adonis98-743-186503 A journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world. Hellraiser: Deader is a straight to dvd sequel and it shows trust me. The acting was pretty bad, the cinematography was very awful and the entire set of characters were pretty much there in order to take their money or die that's it. This movies offer nothing new or fun to the Series they keep doing the same thing again and again without any actual meaning and it makes things worse and worse with each installment. (0/10)

kclipper At this point, its either hit or miss for fans of the "Hellraiser" films as the series has become a popular franchise of dark, Gothic horror or a convoluted, predictable exploitation of the bizarre. This seventh chapter seems to return to the tense and unsettling atmosphere that made the first couple films so successful.Stan Winston productions together with Director, Rick Bota (who's responsible for HBO's "Tales From The Crypt" including the full-length feature "Demon Knight") takes the helm this time and steers this ship into dark terrain, setting it apart from the last couple of movies in the series.Sexy, self-destructive journalist/photographer Amy Klein's (played by Kari Wuhrer) investigations of drug addiction and abuse lead her to an underground cult referred to as "Deaders" that kills its members and resurrects them from a secret power inhabited by leader called Winter. Of course, Amy stumbles upon opening the dreaded puzzle box, which triggers bizarre hallucinations as she eventually disintegrates into involuntarily becoming a recruit of Winter's cult. This contains all of the ingredients for a solid mystery/thriller as well as Clive Barker's imaginative imagery. Its on-location filming in Romania contributes to its underground look and feel, and Wuhrer's character generates sympathy as she struggles with her own demons and Winter's twisting of nightmares and reality. The climax is unforgettable as Amy must redeem herself and deliver Winters to Pinhead (perfectly played by Doug Bradley) for his role in defeating death. Some of the action seems confused at times, but its made up for by solid performances and a satisfying finale involving Winter's lineage and Klein's salvation. Unfortunately, This is followed by the inferior "Hellraiser: Hellworld".

KineticSeoul The previous 2 movies in this franchise didn't really seem like a "Hellraiser" movie all that much. As a matter of fact this seems like the third installment of a trilogy of people that are going through psychotic breakdown. This movie is watchable for being a stand alone flick, but wouldn't have gotten as much attention if it weren't for the "Hellraiser" title. The story is about a semi-goth looking journalist starts to investigate her sister's death and her sister's ties to a underground zombie cult of some sort. And the more she digs, the more horrendous stuff she unravels and finds more than what she bargained for. Now this WAS first written to be a stand alone movie, but decided to rewrite it connect it to add Pinhead and the cenobites. By having the cult leader who is the descendant of the guy that first created the puzzle box trying to wage war and control the cenobites and the hellworld. The protagonist caught in the middle of it all while dealing with her inner demons (this is the only somewhat interesting bit of this movie). The main thing going for this movie is the imagery which creepy, nasty, bizarre and almost underworld like (which breaks away from the silly and goofy aspects of the previous 2 installments). And the imagery is the only thing that kept my attention throughout this whole thing because when it comes to the story, it's easily forgettable. The series after the 4th installment is heading to the criminal investigation movie with a protagonist that constantly hallucinates over and over and over again. It actually got really old after a while to the point of it getting more annoying than suspenseful. Although forgettable I give this movie credit for the vibe and the decent build up, although the development is poor if that makes any sense.4.6/10

BA_Harrison Journalist Amy Klein (Kari Wuhrer) likes to live life on the edge, taking assignments that offer her danger and excitement; when she is given the opportunity to track down a bizarre cult in Romania, who are allegedly able to bring the dead back to life, she happily hops on the first plane from London to Bucharest (where, as it so happens, horror films can also be made on the cheap).Not long after her arrival, Amy tracks down the apartment of Marla (Georgina Rylance), one of the cult's members, where she finds the girl's dead body clutching a strange puzzle box. A video tape made by Marla warns Amy not to open the box, but the intrepid reporter doesn't listen and winds up having to face her demons (both metaphorically and literally)...Directed by Rick Bota, who also made Hellseeker (the previous film in the franchise), Deader is, for the most part, a confusing load of twaddle largely thanks to a script that was never originally intended to be part of the Hellraiser franchise, but which was adapted to accommodate the Lament Configuration, Pinhead and his Cenobite pals.To his credit, Bota does what he can with the resultant mess, actually managing to deliver a couple of surprisingly well-staged scenes—Amy trying to reach past Marla's corpse to get to a package, and Amy waking to discover that she has a knife buried in her back—but despite these memorable moments, some reasonable gore and a smattering of gratuitous nudity (including brief toplessness from Wuhrer), the film as a whole still continues the gradual downward slide for the series.4.5 out of 10, rounded up to 5 for IMDb.