Hellraiser - Deader (2005)

HELLRAISER: DEADER is the latest, most terrifying chapter in the wildly frightening HELLRAISER legacy! Once again, the ultimate evil -- the dreaded Pinhead (Doug Bradley -- HELLRAISER franchise) -- leads an army of the dead who come back to life with a bloodthirsty vengeance! For an undercover reporter (Kari Wuhrer -- PROPHECY: UPRISING) who becomes entangled with the deadly underground group responsible for the malevolent resurrections, any moment could be her last! With Pinhead in all his gory glory, the thrilling villain you love to fear delivers another hellish nightmare you'll never forget!

Not So Hot

This seventh entry in the Hellraiser series is, as expected, a rather shabby piece of film. It feels disjointed and contrived...possibly related to rumors I've heard of patchwork scripting. It's slow, badly written, and boring overall, with a painfully low-budget feel to it. It definitely doesn't bring anything new to the game. Avoid it, save yourself some time! May 11, 2008

As good as modern horror gets...

This was the seventh film of the "Hellraiser" series, and as such didn't attract much attention outside of the fan base. And apparently much of the base didn't like "Deader" anyway, leading to little serious critical appraisal. As a "Hellraiser" movie this is certainly even more experimental than the prior two were, and in my opinion, "Deader" is unquestionably the finest film of the series. Director Rick Bota, a talented cinematographer as well, invests a great deal of atmosphere into a creepy narrative involving an obsessive reporter, a cult of seemingly dead people, and of course the Lament box and Pinhead. What is all ready a great story is made much more impressive by the striking images that Bota and his crew sprinkle throughout, as well as some very committed performances. "Deader" is so much better than most other horror movies on so many different levels that it's very originality and tone can't be readily grasped by it's target audience. The viewers who would more likely find much to love about this film, the art-house types, will never see "Deader" because of horror's general reputation as well as, well, isn't this a "Hellraiser" sequel, after all? A death knell right there.
But to those who don't like this work as it features too little of Pinhead - watch "Deader" just as a movie first. The "Hellraiser" mythology works it's way in seamlessly, but it takes a little while to get there. Patience is more than rewarded.
As a "Hellraiser", maybe "Deader" is too cerebral, too subtle and too eccentric. But these very qualities make "Deader" a classic suspense-horror film on it's own, and I imagine the movie's standing will grow as time passes. November 12, 2007

One of the best in the Hellraiser series.

I thought this movie was awesome for a straight to DVD movie. Deader is somewhat low budget but is filmed in europe, so it looks much more authentic and a bit gothic. Also this movie has somewhat of an artsy David Lynch vibe to it, and I really appreciated that.

The script is very good and engaging. The acting is mostly good. The plot is very interesting. The blood, special effects, and gore scenes are mostly excellent.

This movie is about a journalist who investigates into a group called the deaders, run by an ancestor of the box maker, who made an appearance in the 4th Hellraiser movie. As you watch the movie you will find out how pinhead and the cenobites are related to the deaders.

There is actually a bit of full frontal nudity and sexual scenes in this movie. So it is not for young teens.

Is this movie better than Hellworld? Yes! It is much better. In fact this ranks as almost as good as the first two hellraisers.

Very much suggested!
September 25, 2007

Extremely Brilliant , Complainers for this are hypocrits!

This movie is a great horror!/Suspense!
All these people complaining about this are lame just looking for an excuse to complain!

First of all,All you so called Hellraiser fans,Pin head only appears in the first Hellraiser movie for about 5 minutes total also!So why are you complaining?

This Has an excellent plot to it,The production is nice,The acting is good,And even if this wasn't a hellraiser movie it is still a great story.
Especially for a true horror fan!!! April 18, 2007

Falls short again

3.5 Stars. I don't think the writers/producers get this Hellraiser series. The entire idea of Hellraiser is to have Pinhead in the scenes because he is one of the scariest, most curious characters in horror. Again, he isn't shown enough. I want to see him lurking out of the darkness and showing up in flashbacks and threatening people.

The theme of the movie isn't bad: It's about a guy who can bring people back to life once they've been coaxed into killing themselves and he's been annointed by Pinhead to do this. All of these people are called "Deaders".

The strangest and most mysterious part(s) of the movie is when a journalist (Kari Wuhrer) checks all of this out and enters the subway and gets on a subway train which is a trashy hedonistic palace/chamber to get information from a fellow. The costumes and people on the subway are freaks and you can't take it all in because there's too much going on: there's sex and drugs and mutilation taking place among small groups of people.

Kari Wuhrer puts in a great performance I think, especially when she becomes one of the "deaders" and it freaks her out because she's bleeding everywhere she goes.

The climax always falls short in these Hellraiser movies for some reason. When Pinhead confronts Kari at the end she takes the box and says, "Go to Hell!" and throws the box. I still have no idea what this gesture means to Pinhead because it sends him into complete madness but it happens in every Hellraiser movie.(?) I mean all he has to do is walk over and pick it up!!! What's the big deal? My suggestion would be to end a Hellraiser movie differently by letting Pinhead torture someone physically or mentally for ten minutes or so and make the ending more complex.

Could have been much better but check it out. January 6, 2007

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