A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness.
Hellraiser: Inferno takes the series somewhere rather different, combining its mythology with a grim supernatural detective story.
Nightbreed's Craig Sheffer leads as corrupt detective Joseph Thorne, with Nicholas Turturro as Tony and James Remar as Dr Gregory, while Doug Bradley returns as Pinhead. Sheffer carries the film reasonably well as the increasingly troubled Thorne, and Scott Derrickson, making his feature directorial debut, gives it a suitably dark, nightmarish atmosphere.
Nathan Hope's cinematography gives the film a suitably grimy, oppressive look, while Walter Werzowa's music adds to the uneasy, psychological atmosphere. There are some genuinely nasty practical effects and disturbing Cenobite imagery, although Pinhead himself is used more sparingly than fans might expect.
With half the budget than Bloodline (1996) Inferno is an above-average production with plenty of blood and chills, but it feels more like a dark supernatural thriller that has been absorbed into the Hellraiser universe. It arguably sits on par if not below seeker, and is an interesting experiment and considerably more ambitious than a simple repeat of the earlier formula, even if it lacks the raw impact of the first three films.
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