Hellraiser: Bloodline is the fourth movie in the Hellraiser film series. It was the final film in the franchise to be released theatrically, with the remaining sequels being direct-to-video. The film was released in 1996.
Plot[]
Paul Merchant tells the story of the Lament Configuration, beginning when it was invented by a toy maker named Phillip Lemerchant in 1784, but a warlock made the box a gateway to Hell. In the year 1996, Angelique summons Pinhead and they try to make John Merchant finish his work. The final battle in this bloodline's two-decade fight takes place in 2127.
Original Screenplay book[]
Hellraiser: Bloodline is infamously known for having a troubled production which led to director Kevin Yagher to use the Alan Smithee director pseudonym, studio interference was to blame for the script rewrites. However, screenwriter Peter Atkins published the original screenplay as a book on October 22, 2021, titled Hellraiser: Bloodline - The Original Screenplay.
Cast[]
- Doug Bradley as Pinhead
- Bruce Ramsey as Paul Merchant/John Merchant/Phillip Lemerchant
- Valentina Vaargas as Angelique
- Kim Myers as Bobbi
- Adam Scott as Jacques