Every Hellraiser Movie Ranked From Best To Worst

There’s a new Hellraiser movie coming–for real this time, after years of false starts and production rumors. We’ve even got a brand-new Pinhead cast. There’s also been a miniature revival of the series happening quietly over in the asymmetrical horror survival game Dead By Daylight, which recently introduced Pinhead and Chatterer (via cosmetic) as playable killers. It’s an exciting (and anxiety provoking) time to be a Hellraiser fan.

It’s also neary Halloween, making it the perfect time to take a closer look at the Hellraiser franchise as a whole. There have been–well, a lot of movies. 10 in total, dating all the way back to 1987, and while many of them are…not great, to put it lightly, they all hold a special place in the hearts of many a horror fan. Sure, Pinhead and the Cenobites may not have the same slasher ubiquity as someone like Michael Myers or Jason, but what they lack in fame they make up for in sheer originality. Afterall, how many franchise movie monsters are also, ostensibly, occasionally, franchise movie heroes. Or, at the very least, franchise movie anti-heroes. But either way, the Hellraiser franchise is a wild ride worth taking the time to explore.

So, we’ve waded into the murky, hellish waters and taken a closer look at all 10 Hellraiser movies, ranking them from the very best of the best, to the ones you’ll be better off watching as a joke.