Hellraiser: Bloodline
A bloodline of toymakers and engineers wages a centuries-spanning war against hell using a puzzlebox designed to close its gates.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- frantic
- oppressive
- late night horror marathon
- franchise binge
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an incoherent, convoluted, poorly acted sequel whose ambitious space setting and occasional performances could not overcome its gross effects and compromised execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film moves among Dr. Paul Merchant in 2127, his ancestor in the eighteenth century, and intervening bloodline conflicts.
The opening and framing conflict take place aboard a space station where science is used to seal supernatural gates.
The original puzzlebox opens the gates to hell, while Dr. Merchant engineers a reverse box intended to close them.
The Cenobites, hell gates, and Pinhead's rejection of divine authority broaden the series' supernatural and religious framework.
Films like Hellraiser: Bloodline, and why
Hellraiser
supernatural horror mythology, grotesque practical effects, and a relentless demonic antagonist
Event Horizon
science fiction horror set in space with claustrophobic survival tension and creature-driven violence
Lifeforce
cosmic horror, futuristic technology, and graphic practical-effects spectacle
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
slasher mechanics combined with supernatural lore and an iconic killer figure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Alan Smithee, Kevin Yagher
- Release Date
- 1996-03-08
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (628)
Cast
- Bruce Ramsay
- Valentina Vargas
- Doug Bradley
- Charlotte Chatton
- Adam Scott
- Kim Myers
- Mickey Cottrell
- Louis Turenne
- Courtland Mead
- Louis Mustillo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hellraiser: Bloodline about?
- A bloodline of toymakers and engineers wages a centuries-spanning war against hell using a puzzlebox designed to close its gates.
- What is Hellraiser: Bloodline like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hellraiser: Bloodline as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hellraiser: Bloodline violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hellraiser: Bloodline as graphic.
- What did critics think of Hellraiser: Bloodline?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an incoherent, convoluted, poorly acted sequel whose ambitious space setting and occasional performances could not overcome its gross effects and compromised execution.
- Which films are like Hellraiser: Bloodline?
- Films with a similar feel include Hellraiser, Event Horizon, Lifeforce, and Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
- How long is Hellraiser: Bloodline?
- Hellraiser: Bloodline runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hellraiser: Bloodline?
- In United States, Hellraiser: Bloodline streams on MGM Plus.
