If you love the horror and supernatural genres, you should not miss watching “Hellraiser.” This Hulu original treats you with the best of those worlds. In this edition of our post, we’ll take a closer look at the ending of this supernatural horror movie.
‘Hellraiser’ Story, Stars, And More
The reinvention of novelist Clive Barker’s horror classic from 1987, “Hellraiser” is a 2022 supernatural horror movie starring Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn, and many other cast members.
The story of “Hellraiser” follows a young woman in her journey to recovery from addiction, but she ends up with a mechanical puzzle box capable of summoning humanoid beings known as Cenobites. These Cenobites thrive on pain being a pleasure.
The 2022 “Hellraiser” movie is directed by David Bruckner, who is also known for the movies “Talk Show,” “Southbound,” and “Siren,” among various others.
The screenplay and story are by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, with David S. Goyer also on the story. Now Goyer sounds familiar to you, especially if you are a movie buff, as he is also behind the Dark Knight trilogy.
What Happened At The Ending Of ‘Hellraiser’? And The Twist!
Towards the end of “Hellraiser,” you will see the Cenobites chasing Rileyenddry, Trevor, and Colin at Roland Voight’s mansion. When Chatterer, one of the Cenobites, gets stabbed by the box and eventually sacrificed, McKendry realizes that killing the Cenobites counts technically as a sacrifice for the following configuration of the box. Hence, she devises a plan to deliberately allow the Cenobites into the mansion so she can offer her final sacrifice to the box.
But here’s the twist. It turns out that her terrible boyfriend, Trevor, has been working for Voight all along. What a traitor, right? Voight then shows up at the mansion together with a metal contraption in his chest, informing the viewers that he is at the box and Cenobites’ mercies. To be set free, he must feed the box, so he hires Trevor to do this dirty work for him.
Then, Voight tries to remember how he has solved the puzzle box with sacrifices six years ago, choosing “Liminal,” which is also referred to as “sensation.” However, it turns out that the Cenobite’s very idea of “sensation” is actually an odd body horror torture. Surprise, surprise, right?
Voight then issues a warning to Riley that whatever the humanoid beings have promised her, it won’t be what she wishes. Voight then stabs Colin. Meaning to say, Colin is marked as the next victim. Voight also summons the Cenobites and demands that Pinhead undo his “gift.” Pinhead tells him the gift cannot be returned but can be exchanged. She then bestows Voight with “Leviathan,” or “power.”
Meanwhile, the Cenobites collect the stabbed Colin, but Riley interferes, requesting that they take the traitor Trevor instead, but she stabs Trevor, thus freeing Colin from his Cenobite prison. Pinhead presents Riley with her gift for the last sacrifice. That is, her brother is getting resurrected. However, she rejects the gift, accepting her brother is now gone since she also knows this gift from the Cenobite won’t be something she likes. Pinhead then informs her this means she’s chosen “the Lament Configuration,” also known as “life,” and will live a life filled with regret, always.
Riley and Colin then leave the mansion alive, but the former is uncertain if she has made the right choice not to resurrect her brother.
The Ending Explained
“Hellraiser” also ends with Voight, being pale and bald, mutilated and turned into a Cenobite. This can be a punishment for him being subordinate. Or, it can be another demented present, especially since the narcissistic Cenobites think he will appreciate being a servant. But, either way, his and Riley’s destinies inspire a sequel, with the box getting loose and the humanoids shoring up ranks. However, no sequel has been confirmed yet as of the moment.
The 2022 adaptation of the classic may have only gotten 67 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to the 70 percent rating for the 1987 movie, also not too high compared to the other movies the website has rated. But, with its story’s twists and such a mind-boggling ending, “Hellraiser” deserves your viewing.
