On Pinheads & Needles

Congratulations this morning re in order to queer horror legend Clive Barker, who just won the rights to his Hellraiser franchise back according to THR -- this means no more cash-grab low-budget nonsense; Barker has say on whatever moves forward. And there are already a couple of things moving forward -- David Gordon Green is supposed to be directing the pilot of a proposed Hellraiser series for HBO, while David Bruckner, the director of The Signal and The Ritual, is working on a new big-screen reboot. Of course there's been talk of getting Pinhead up and running for years now -- at least this means Barker's involved. Although...

.... here's where I admit that I'd never been that big of a Hellraiser fan for most of my life. And I still wouldn't say I am, but I did re-watch the first two movies during quarantine and they tickled me in a way they hadn't previously, so I guess what I am saying is maybe my body is ready for the exquisite pain now.