It quickly became a cult classic and giant Halloween decorations featuring the infamous cenobite Pinhead were everywhere, and still are to this day. While Hellraiser was not his first film, it is the most well-known. Since then, it is virtually impossible to discuss anything regarding horror without mention of Clive Barker, the master of body horror and creature creation. In 1987, Barker completely flipped the genre on its head with the film Hellraiser, which he wrote and directed himself. He quickly rose to fame and received high praise from horror veterans such as Stephen King. Horror author and virtuoso Clive Barker published his pivotal short story collections titled Books of Blood in the mid-80s.
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