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Back From the Dead: The Best Resurrection Films For Easter
The Quietus , April 9th, 2009 09:45

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Hellraiser

Resurrectee: Frank Cotton
Time Spent Dead: An eternity in Hell (which is apparently like an S&M club).
Means of Resurrection: Reconstituting himself from the blood of unsuspecting victims, seduced and killed by his super-creepy sister in law.
Side Effects: Conspicuous lack of skin for most of the film

Few horror films feature as many memorable and iconic images as Clive Barker's Hellraiser and the equally good Hellraiser II. Frank, who resembles a gooey Body Worlds model for most of the film is also responsible for the classic line "come to daddy." Coil were originally contracted to make the score but their version was deemed 'too scary'. What a shame.