Hellraiser 3 - Hell On Earth Details

Pinhead, the Cenobite superstar of author Clive Barker's bloody brainchild, tempts new disciples down the path of perverse pleasure when freed from a marble pillar bought by a playboy as a sculpture in this distinct improvement on part two. Here, director Anthony Hickox's high-energy kinky horror comic strip is hot-wired by a keen visual sense and big dipper drive. More a supernatural sadomasochistic action thriller than the murky Gothic nightmares of the previous two episodes, this kamikaze kaleidoscope of carnage is funny, original and unpredictable. Good performances, superior splatter and a wicked twist in the tale give the gleeful gruesomeness of this second sequel a winning edge.

Gore-filled horror, in which the main intention seems to be to create in Pinhead a demonic figure capable of sustaining a long-running series of such movies.