Hellraiser Video Game Announced After 40 Years – What Fans Want
▼ Summary
– Saber Interactive announced *Hellraiser: Revival*, the first major Hellraiser video game, featuring original Pinhead actor Doug Bradley reprising his role.
– The game is a single-player survival horror where protagonist Aidan makes a pact with Pinhead to save his girlfriend, using dark powers and earthly weapons.
– Clive Barker, the creator of Hellraiser, expressed excitement about the game, despite his complicated history with the franchise after selling the rights early on.
– The Hellraiser film series declined in quality after the third installment, becoming overly silly, but the original remains a horror classic.
– The *Revival* trailer hints at inspiration from the first film, suggesting a serious tone, though no release date has been announced yet.
After four decades of haunting screens, the iconic Hellraiser franchise is finally getting its own dedicated video game. Hellraiser: Revival, developed by Saber Interactive, marks the first full-fledged gaming adaptation of Clive Barker’s nightmarish universe. While Pinhead made a cameo in Dead by Daylight, this survival horror title promises a deeper dive into the series’ signature blend of psychological terror and grotesque imagery.
Original Pinhead actor Doug Bradley returns to voice the iconic villain for the first time since 2005’s Hellraiser: Hellworld, lending authenticity to the project. The game follows protagonist Aidan, who strikes a dangerous bargain with the Cenobites to harness the “dark powers of the Genesis Configuration” in a desperate bid to rescue his girlfriend from eternal torment. Players will face off against Hell’s twisted denizens, cultists, deformed wretches, and high-ranking priests, using both supernatural abilities granted by the infamous puzzle box and conventional weapons.
Clive Barker himself expressed enthusiasm for the project, calling it a journey into his “darkest imaginings.” His involvement is noteworthy given his rocky history with the franchise after selling the rights early on. While the original 1987 film remains a horror masterpiece, later entries devolved into campy absurdity, with Cenobites sporting CD-player faces and other laughable gimmicks.
The Revival trailer hints at a return to the first film’s grim tone, focusing on the original four Cenobites: Pinhead, Butterball, Chatterer, and Deep Throat. Still, fans might hope for some modernized monstrosities, imagine a social media-obsessed demon or a crypto-bro twisted into an abomination. Whether the game embraces the series’ occasional silliness or sticks to pure horror remains to be seen.
No release date has been confirmed, but the Steam page is already live, stoking anticipation for what could be a long-overdue redemption for Hellraiser in gaming. With Barker’s blessing and Bradley’s chilling presence, Revival has the potential to resurrect the franchise’s former glory, or at least deliver a bloody good time.
(Source: PC Gamer)
