Hellraiser: Hellworld
Movie, 2005, The original series, Set in A game party
Hellraiser: Hellworld is #8 of 11 in release order and #8 of 11 in chronological order in the Hellraiser.
The story
When five hardcore Internet gamers are invited to a special party thrown by the website Hellworld, they endure a night of unspeakable terror.
Hellraiser: Hellworld recap
Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) invites five players of an online Hellraiser game to a mansion party, two years after their friend Adam killed himself. Adam was so consumed by the game that his friends blame themselves. Rick Bota directs, with Lance Henriksen as the party host; Henry Cavill plays one of the friends, Mike. Chelsea, Jake, Allison and Derrick round out the group, and Jake still blames himself for Adam's death. The host gives each of them a phone, tells them the house was built by Phillip LeMarchand, the box's maker, and slips them a drink. One by one the friends are trapped in separate rooms and killed by the host, Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and the Cenobites, while Jake and Chelsea find no one at the party can see them. Chelsea finds Adam's belongings and learns the host is his father. Unlike the other films, it treats Hellraiser as a fictional franchise inside the story.
Hellraiser: Hellworld ending explained
Hellraiser: Hellworld ends with the host revealing that the friends were drugged and buried alive in coffins with phones, and that the deaths were hallucinations; Allison, Derrick and Mike really did die underground. Police dig up Chelsea and Jake after a mysterious call. The host then opens Adam's real puzzle box, and the actual Cenobites tear him apart; as the police find his room, the box lies on the floor.
Where to watch Hellraiser: Hellworld
Hellraiser: Hellworld is streaming on fuboTV, Philo, and MGM Plus in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 4.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 13%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Hellraiser: Deader, before Hellraiser: Revelations.
- Chronological order: after Hellraiser: Deader, before Hellraiser: Revelations.
What to watch before Hellraiser: Hellworld
In release order, the essentials before Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) are Hellraiser (1987), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), and Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). Hellraiser: Hellworld itself is optional in the Hellraiser order.
Cast
- Katheryn Winnick as Chelsea
- Christopher Jacot as Jake
- Henry Cavill as Mike
- Khary Payton as Derrick
- Anna Tolputt as Allison
- Lance Henriksen as The Host
- Doug Bradley as Pinhead
- Stelian Urian as Adam
- Catalina Alexandru as Sister Ursala
- Victor McGuire as Police Officer #1
- David Robinson as Police Officer #2
- Desiree Malonga as Mike's Masked Dancer
Directed by Rick Bota.