Somewhat disappointing directorial debut of the man called the "future of horror fiction" by Stephen King, Clive Barker, based on his own novella
The Hellbound Heart.
Frank (Sean Chapman), a sexual adventurer in search of new carnal pleasures, purchases a mysterious Chinese puzzle box while visiting an unnamed Third World country. Back home in England, he opens the box only to discover that he has unlocked the door to hell. Frank is pulled into another
dimension, whose inhabitants, known as Cenobites, push him over the fine line between pleasure and pain by ripping him apart with tiny fish hooks. Years later, Frank's brother, Larry (Andrew Robinson), move...
Released:
1987
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins