In a special bonus episode, George Lea returns to the show, this time to watch and discuss seminal 80's horror movie (and just maybe the greatest horror sequel ever) Hellbound: Hellraiser 2! In a wide ranging and passionate discussion, listen out for:
- IT - the book and film - and the storytelling of the book (including spoilers)
- New Line logo, associative fear, and THAT opening
- That amazing score
- Fearless expansion of the mythology
- “Don’t look in the box!”
- Sounds of delighted disgust
- Clive Barker and fairy tale logic
- Open brain surgery
- The brilliance of Kenneth Cranham
- The horrific rebirth
- Why Julia is a better villain than Frank
- “Come to mother!”
- ‘Russellian elements”
- What would Larry’s hell look like?
- The way the films make the Cenobites sympathetic antagonists without compromising their monstrosity
- Julia just owning Frank
- The differences between Channard and Pinheads sadism
- Will IT give us the return of mainstream horror?
- The Hellraiser III that never was
- Just how cine-literate this film is
Enjoy, and thank you for listening.
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Theme tune provided by The Disciples of Gonzo, from their track Superhero. Listen to more from them here:
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