
Instead, the cenobites have mutilated their flesh to resemble clothing - I particularly liked how the ‘robes’ Pinhead is wearing here is actually just the character’s own skin butchered into the shape of flowing fabric.” Clayton is praised for her performance, which is easily distinguishable from her predecessor.

The BDSM leather that defined the characters for years is gone. ‘Hellraiser’ 2022 is the best the franchise has been in a while, but that’s also not saying much.” The critic continues, “As for the cenobites, they’re aces. “The film also delivers a more elegant and detailed backstory to the Cenobites and the mysterious puzzle box that summons them.” Paul adds, “And there’s a fair chance that once it airs, the franchise may gain a new legion of devoted fans - as well as a string of sequels.”Ĭhris Evangelista of Slashfilm notes the regression of the franchise after it achieved initial success.“On top of that, the inherent kinkiness built into the series is completely gone (sure, there are sex scenes, but they’re fairly vanilla). In some ways, the film even manages to improve upon the original, with production values that are easily superior to anything the franchise has produced thus far.” Clayton is especially praised for her terrifying performance as Pinhead. SEE ‘Hellraiser’ movies ranked worst to bestīeau Paul of We Got This Covered states that the film is “easily the best of the franchise in years, easily the superior of anything released since 1988’s Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
