The Amityville Podcast

This week we wave farewell to one of the longest running villain performers in horror history, Doug Bradley as Pinhead, the HellPriest, the Cold One, the Pontifex, the Lead Cenobite, Captain Elliott Spencer. Eight movies in a row, always giving his best no matter how the rest of the project is going. Also a nice guy, if you see him at a convention. This one feature a rave house party, internet puzzles, a human sized Henry Cavill, and other very early 2000s stuff.

Seven entries into a franchise, you expect most of the characters will have died. So what's scarier than that? DEADER! Because once you're dead, and still exist, that's at least comforting, because you aren't cast into nothingness. But what happens if THAT ends? At least that's one way to scare an audience. The makers of this movie had other ideas. We discuss.

This week we take in a Hellraiser that wasn't written originally for the franchise. Do they make the puzzle pieces fit? Do they try and solve the puzzle box by just peeling the stickers off? 

To misquote the Clash, "Straight to video, boy..."
While a lot of franchises come apart as they lose theatrical release, this entry has aged well. Initially its distance from all previous films and the minimal involvement of Pinhead left fans cold, but in recent years it's been getting more respect for telling a different story in this universe. We still pull it apart like Frank, though.

The end of the theatrical releases, and the last time Clive and his team were as hands on. They take us to the beginnings of the puzzle box all the way into space and the conclusion of its saga. Far enough in the future we'll have plenty of room for seven more sequels to go.

A lot of changes and different ideas are thrown at the series in this third entry, which more directly commits to Pinhead as the villain and gives him more of an origin. The franchise also moves from New World to the newly formed Dimension Films. Does it take our breath away, or do we just have seasonal allergies? Find out now!

We are still on pretty safe ground here, with a sequel many enjoy more than the first film. It certainly expands the scope of the universe. We've also seen this one plenty, so had plenty to discuss. You can see that by the runtime. Another great thing about switching to bi-weekly is we can get you these supersized episodes and it's not demanding more of your time!

There will always be more Amityville movies, but we had hit the end of releases so far once again and have taken on another franchise that started going in all sorts of directions, not all in line with the original vision of the series. But first let's take on that initial vision as we watch the Clive Barker classic Hellraiser! Eleven of these to watch, which should mean plenty of Amityville once our soul has been torn apart.

What can we say about a movie that features no audible dialogue? Hopefully a lot, because we're watching this one in REAL TIME! No edits, no breaks, so you can throw it on and watch along with us! Arguments are had, truces made, things shouted. Our season finale before taking on another franchise!

Another in-series sequel, with all the continuity you've come to expect. We're back in the UK, which might just be here in the US, because it's AN Amityville and mentions THE Amityville, but if questions like these are an issue this is definitely not the franchise for you. Still not sure who it actually IS for, but we made a commitment.