Pinhead, played by Doug Bradley in the Hellraiser movies, was a dark and serious villain in the Hellraiser franchise, not just a Freddy knockoff. Despite bad sequels, fans tuned in because of ...

Wes Craven was a master of the horror genre, and one of his most underrated films deserves to get a modern reboot for a new generation.

What’s it like to be an icon of scary movies? “Hellraiser” star Doug Bradley, winner of the 2023 lifetime achievement award at the New York City Horror Film Festival, needs to mull over that one.

Horror films get a lot of momentum from mystery, building a sense of dread from — to reference Jaws (1975) — not showing the shark. Still, there are a lot of ways to skin a cat. Other films opt to lay ...