Wonderful character development!

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Like Hellseeker (2002) before it, Deader, the seventh entry into Clive Barker's Hellraiser franchise, takes an unrelated spec script and shoe-horns in a couple of fleeting appearances from Doug Bradley's Pinhead to try and justify its inclusion of 'Hellraiser' in the title. Say what you will about the first two sequels (I thought they were pretty bad), but they at least felt like they were set in the same universe as the wonderfully disturbing 1987 original. Returning director Rick Bota delivers yet another straight-to-video, poorly- acted stinker that looks as if it was directed by a group of goth kids making their first student film.This time, the plot revolves around investigative reporter Amy Klein (Kari Wuhrer), a feisty and dedicated type who always goes the extra mile to get to the heart of the stories she covers. We first meet her writing a story in a dingy crack house before she is shipped off to Budapest (where production is cheap) to investigate a mysterious group named the 'Deaders'. Based on footage recorded on a VHS tape, the Deaders are led by Winter (Paul Rhys), a man with the ability to bring people back to life. Her sleuthing leads to a corpse holding the Lament Configuration, which when opened unleashes Pinhead. The Cenobite warns Amy that Winter is operating outside of his control, and that he is a descendant of the toymaker who created the puzzle box. Is it all a dream, or are there supernatural forces at work?As to whether what you are watching is in fact a dream or not won't be a question you'll linger on for long. Like Dean Winters' character in Hellseeker, Amy ends many scenes by suddenly jerking out of a nightmare. It's a cheap, tiresome tactic which quickly removes any tension the film may have had otherwise. The idea of seeking the ultimate pleasure and, of course, the dangers that come with it, is a key theme running throughout the series, but this is all but gone in favour of a lightweight tale of an emo cult playing with resurrection. There's also a startling lack of gore. Regardless of how bad the preceding sequels are, you could always rely on a gruesome scene or two to keep you awake, so Deader's main issue is that it's a complete bore. Frighteningly, this is one of two Hellraiser films released in 2005.

At this point, its either hit or miss for fans of the "Hellraiser" films as the series has become a popular franchise of dark, Gothic horror or a convoluted, predictable exploitation of the bizarre. This seventh chapter seems to return to the tense and unsettling atmosphere that made the first couple films so successful.Stan Winston productions together with Director, Rick Bota (who's responsible for HBO's "Tales From The Crypt" including the full-length feature "Demon Knight") takes the helm this time and steers this ship into dark terrain, setting it apart from the last couple of movies in the series.Sexy, self-destructive journalist/photographer Amy Klein's (played by Kari Wuhrer) investigations of drug addiction and abuse lead her to an underground cult referred to as "Deaders" that kills its members and resurrects them from a secret power inhabited by leader called Winter. Of course, Amy stumbles upon opening the dreaded puzzle box, which triggers bizarre hallucinations as she eventually disintegrates into involuntarily becoming a recruit of Winter's cult. This contains all of the ingredients for a solid mystery/thriller as well as Clive Barker's imaginative imagery. Its on-location filming in Romania contributes to its underground look and feel, and Wuhrer's character generates sympathy as she struggles with her own demons and Winter's twisting of nightmares and reality. The climax is unforgettable as Amy must redeem herself and deliver Winters to Pinhead (perfectly played by Doug Bradley) for his role in defeating death. Some of the action seems confused at times, but its made up for by solid performances and a satisfying finale involving Winter's lineage and Klein's salvation. Unfortunately, This is followed by the inferior "Hellraiser: Hellworld".

This just might be the worst Hellraiser film to have been released. The film centers around a journalist who stumbles upon a cult of non-dead people. Let's just say that Pinhead wants them dead.. It just so happens to be that this is another one of those films that was not originally written as a Hellraiser film but got "transformed" into one at the last minute. As a viewer, you can easily see the flaws in the story and just how absurdly stupid they made it. I guess this was just one of those films that really shouldn't have ever been put into production. Such a waste of space on your DVD rack or in your computers hard drive.I'm not kidding..

Hellraiser: Deader (Video 2005)This not were near as good as first movie movies or 5 or 6, I do think it just tiny bit better then 4th movie in the series.Only saw this few hours ago, I swear, I don't remember much that really happened in the movie There were some bloody moment , I would say bit more bloody then last two movie in the series.I just could not get into this movie at all, as the plot was bit to bland , I thought, I did not care anyone in this movie at all.Even the main lead, I found really annoying and I find ending really cheap and I did not like as much as the other sequel.it's was not as boring as fourth movie in the series, Which I give this movie 4 out of 10