Hellraiser and the Human Experience with Hypnotist Amethysta Herrick

Former chemist turned hypnotist, Amethysta Herrick, joins us to discuss Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. We explore how in its 'puzzle', the film may hold some answers to our questions about society’s categorical systems of gender, identity, pain, and pleasure.Together we examine how conformity is its own form of horror, and how queerness, hypnosis, and self-liberation challenge the boundaries of what we’re told we should be.*This episode may contain spoilers for :Hellraiser (1987)Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)💀Find Amethysta at purplepawclan.com💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholarsWanna share private thoughts? Eww, but ok. Get in touch via email at  ✉️ [email protected]