
Movies that feel like Hellraiser (1987)
If you loved Hellraiser, the closest films we have are The Neon Demon (2016), Possession (1981) and Blade II (2002). All three share Hellraiser's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.
If Hellraiser hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: seduction and surrealism
The difference: Missing the relentlessness of Hellraiser

The same preoccupation in both: gore

Common ground in both: supernatural and revenge
The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Hellraiser does

Common ground: sexual obsession
The difference: Leans harder into mystery than Hellraiser does

One thread runs through both: ritual

Both keep coming back to the same thing: supernatural
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

Dread-soaked where it counts, unsettling underneath
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2010s show

The same mix in both: tension, then relentlessness

Both lean on obsession more than on thriller

Dread-soaked horror in both cases

Common ground: gore
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