Hellraiser (40th Anniversary Screening)

Hellraiser is back on the big screen at QUAD on Saturday 16 January 2027, starting at 20:30. It's a 40th anniversary screening of the 1987 original, and it's being introduced by Darrell Buxton, the cult film historian from Fright Club. The film is part of Fright Club, the cult film programme that QUAD runs, and it carries an 18 rating.

For those who haven't seen it, Hellraiser was directed by Clive Barker, who based it on his own novella, The Hellbound Heart. It's the one that introduced Pinhead and his sadistic band of Cenobites to the world, and it became a genre classic almost as soon as it came out. It's still one of the most frighteningly original visions in horror, and seeing it on the big screen is the way it was meant to be watched.

Having Darrell Buxton introduce it adds a bit more to the night than just the film itself. He's a cult film historian with Fright Club, so you'll get some proper context before the lights go down, rather than just the credits rolling. It's a 40th anniversary screening, so the whole thing is built around that milestone.

Tickets are £10.50 standard and £8.50 concession, and it starts at 20:30 on Saturday 16 January at QUAD in Derby.