Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Movie, 1988, The original series, Set in The Channard Institute
Hellbound: Hellraiser II is #2 of 11 in release order and #2 of 11 in chronological order in the Hellraiser.
The story
Now confined to a mental hospital, young Kirsty insists her supposedly dead father is actually stuck in Hell following his wife’s betrayal. Few believe the young woman’s lurid stories aside from the thrill-seeking Dr. Channard. Kirsty is undeterred and, with the help of a fellow patient, heads to Hell for a rescue.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II recap
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) puts Kirsty Cotton in a psychiatric hospital, where the doctor in charge secretly brings her stepmother back from Hell. Tony Randel directs from a story by Clive Barker, with Ashley Laurence back as Kirsty. Dr. Philip Channard (Kenneth Cranham), obsessed with the puzzle box, takes home the bloodied mattress Julia died on and has a disturbed patient cut himself on it; the blood frees a skinless Julia (Clare Higgins), who feeds on more patients. Kirsty sees a flayed figure write that he is in Hell and asks for help, and believes it is her father. A mute patient named Tiffany (Imogen Boorman) has a gift for puzzles, and Channard uses her to open the box. Channard, Julia and then Kirsty enter Hell, a labyrinth ruled by Leviathan, a vast rotating diamond. A prologue shows Pinhead was once Captain Elliot Spencer, a British officer. It follows Hellraiser directly.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II ending explained
Hellbound ends with Channard turned into a monstrous Cenobite who kills Pinhead and the others after Kirsty reminds them they were once human. Kirsty, wearing Julia's discarded skin as a disguise, distracts Channard while Tiffany solves the box in reverse, and the girls escape Hell. At Channard's house, a pillar of tormented figures rises from the mattress, the pillar that holds Pinhead in Hellraiser III.
Post-credits scenes
No. Hellbound: Hellraiser II has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellbound: Hellraiser II is streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, The CW, Pluto TV, Plex, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Hellraiser, before Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
- Chronological order: after Hellraiser, before Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
What to watch before Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellraiser (1987), which Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) continues.
Cast
- Ashley Laurence as Kirsty Cotton
- Clare Higgins as Julia Cotton
- Kenneth Cranham as Dr. Philip Channard
- Imogen Boorman as Tiffany
- William Hope as Kyle MacRae
- Sean Chapman as Frank Cotton
- Doug Bradley as Pinhead
- Barbie Wilde as Female Cenobite
- Simon Bamford as ‘Butterball’ Cenobite
- Nicholas Vince as Chatterer Cenobite
- Oliver Smith as Frank the Monster
- Angus MacInnes as Detective Ronson
Directed by Tony Randel.