Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a 1988 supernatural horror film directed by Tony Randel and starring Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham and Doug Bradley. It is the second film in the Hellraiser franchise, and draws heavily upon its precursor, Hellraiser, which was released a year before with much of the same cast and crew. Laurence reprises her role as Kirsty Cotton, who is admitted into a psychiatric hospital after the events of the first film. There, the head doctor (Cranham) unleashes the Cenobites, a group of sadomasochistic beings from another dimension.
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In this direct sequel the story from the original novella continues with most of the original cast from the previous Hellraiser movie. I enjoy the continuity that all of that brings to the film (even if the female cenobite is a different actress and still doesn’t have a name).
Julia and Kirsty are back as the main antagonists and protagonists, but this time they both have different helpers. An inmate from the psychiatric ward is used by Julia and Dr. Channard to resurrect and summon the Cenobites, but then is befriended by Kirsty who helps her escape the Cenobites dimension.
What follows is a hellish chase through the Labyrinth as Kirsty and Tiffany (her new inmate friend) attempt to escape. They are dogged by Julia and Dr. Channard who attempt to sacrifice them to the Leviathan. As this is only the second film of a current eleven film series, the ending leaves some open plot points to carry on the legacy of the Cenobites.
Usually sequel films leave a lot to be desired, but this one builds pretty well upon the original film without getting lost in the weeds. I rather liked it.
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