Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

R,

1992,

1h 33m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama/

Fantasy

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35%

25,000+ Ratings

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After learning in Hellraiser II that he used to be British air force Capt. Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley) -- before he was sucked into another dimension and turned into the pain-craving creature known as Pinhead -- Spencer's soul ends up in limbo. Meanwhile, Pinhead is sealed in a column, which is bought by J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt). In a dream, reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) learns from Spencer she must reunite his two halves to send the murderous Pinhead back to his world.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Oct 18, 2023

The ensuing pandemonium, lacking the bite of the previous two films, just goes through the mythic motions. Also, while Bradley is probably the best performer here, it’s tempting fate to have him utter the line: “I cannot act in your world.”

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Jack Yeovil

Empire Magazine

Nov 13, 2017

3/5

Gone is the confusion of the earlier films and mercifully gone is the waffling metaphysics of the second film; instead there are surprisingly careful characterisations and good, creepy, squishy horror stuff.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Nov 7, 2017

Forget the disastrous Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this is adult horror to die for.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Sep 9, 2026

Only entertaining in fits and starts, Hell on Earth is a terrible disappointment.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11, 2025

2/5

Given that the previous two movies also took place on Earth, the title alone was misleading and only one part of the experience that felt entirely unneeded and redundant.

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Keith Richmond

Sunday Mirror (UK)

Jul 15, 2025

3/5

The script is daft, but the Hell On Earth special effects are stunning.

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Hermione L

Jan 1, 2019

Very boring and predictable.

Theodore R

Sep 15, 2018

Cons -The original cenobites are gone except for Pinhead. -The new cenobites suck. They just look bad. -Too many unfunny one-liners. Pinhead is acting like Freddy Krueger when they turned Freddy into Johnny Carson. -The feel is completely off from the first two movies. -The lead female is no Kirsty. -Should have just ended the series with Hellbound.

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Luke S

Jul 2, 2018

this is the final hellraiser review i have to do since i refuse to watch judgement. this is the movie where pinhead becomes the main focus which would last for the rest of the series. but it's a shame pinhead becomes the center of attention here. because the movie has an idiot for a main character who thinks the lament configuration box only works in her apartment. there is no logic, the old cenobites are dead thanks to hellbound, and we get new dumb looking cenobites that are insulting to the vieweres intelligence. and the third act feels more like a michael bay action movie. but even with these and many more flaws, hell on earth has some perks. such as they finished pinhead's backstory as a ww1 vet who lost his family and faith in god and then used the puzzle box to try and solve his depression. and even though the final battle between elliot spencer (human pinhead) and cenobite pinhead is pretty poorly explained, it's interesting to see how demons aren't completely evil. but still this can't save the movie from it's misplaced cliches and dumbed down supporting villains.

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Mar 12, 2018

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR, THIS ISN'T YOUR THING. BUT IF YOU'RE INTO SUPERNATURAL HAHARROR, THIS IS GREAT. SO THIS IS GREAT. MANY THANK.

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Anakin P

Oct 8, 2017

Terrible horror movie.

Draco R

Sep 19, 2017

Another Hellraiser movie that is mostly like the other ones. Meh. Once again Pinhead was awsome! The story was okay, and the music was terrible! Although this movie had an amazing finale! So if you enjoyed the last two Hellraiser movies you will enjoy this one.

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Anthony Hickox

Director

Terry Farrell

Joanne "Joey" Summerskill

Doug Bradley

Pinhead

Paula Marshall

Terri

Kevin Bernhardt

J.P. Monroe

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Synopsis

After learning in Hellraiser II that he used to be British air force Capt. Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley) -- before he was sucked into another dimension and turned into the pain-craving creature known as Pinhead -- Spencer's soul ends up in limbo. Meanwhile, Pinhead is sealed in a column, which is bought by J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt). In a dream, reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) learns from Spencer she must reunite his two halves to send the murderous Pinhead back to his world.

Director: Anthony Hickox
Producer: Christopher Figg, Lawrence Mortorff
Screenwriter: Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Tony Randel, Peter Atkins
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films
Production Co: Fifth Avenue Entertainment, Trans Atlantic Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.6M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby, Surround

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