Episode 278: HELLRAISER(1987) - Pop Culture Purgatory

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Welcome back to purgatory and happy Halloween!!! This week we have such sights to show you as we cover the original Hellraiser from 1987 written & directed by the great Clive Barker and adapted by him from his original novella The Hellbound Heart. The film stars Andrew Robinson, Claire Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Grace Kirby & Simon Bamford. Thanks for checkin us out and if you'd like to find our back episodes go to podbean.com Intro & Outro score pieces composed & conducted by the great Christopher Young Intro track "The Lament Configuration" https://youtu.be/rt39UKBjYhc?si=drvwlfT7maBxpXHm Outro track "Seduction & Pursuit" https://youtu.be/HsGgiQpP5QI?si=akyeVN4csUWHmjYl

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This episode was published on October 6, 2024.

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Welcome back to purgatory and happy Halloween!!! This week we have such sights to show you as we cover the original Hellraiser from 1987 written & directed by the great Clive Barker and adapted by him from his original novella The Hellbound...

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