Is Hellbound: Hellraiser II scary?

Not particularly — Hellbound: Hellraiser II's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a occult film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

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Hellbound: Hellraiser II is tagged as occult, supernatural, body horror on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Name: Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Genre: horror
Released: 1988-12-23
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.4

1988 · R · 1h 37m

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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.

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Curator Score

6.4

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Built on gore and atmosphere.

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6.4Overall

Fear3.0

Gore6.6

Atmosphere7.0

Genres

horror

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Details

Budget$3M

Box office$12.1M

Directed by

Tony Randel

Written by

Peter Atkins, Clive Barker

Cinematography

Robin Vidgeon

Music

Christopher Young

Starring

Ashley Laurence as Kirsty Cotton · Clare Higgins as Julia Cotton · Kenneth Cranham as Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite · Imogen Boorman as Tiffany · William Hope as Kyle MacRae · Sean Chapman as Frank Cotton · Doug Bradley as Pinhead · Barbie Wilde as Female Cenobite

Production

Cinemarque Entertainment, Film Futures, King Video Productions, New World Pictures

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