
Hellraiser(1987)
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.


“Prepare for the coming.”
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.

Scott Bakula
Harry D'Amour

Kevin J. O'Connor
Philip Swann

Famke Janssen
Dorothea Swann

Joel Swetow
Valentin

Daniel von Bargen
Nix

Barry Del Sherman
Butterfield

Joseph Latimore
Caspar Quaid

Sheila Tousey
Jennifer Desiderio

Vincent Schiavelli
Vinovich

Ashley Tesoro
Young Dorothea
Lord of Illusions is a horror, fantasy, drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of supernatural, fanatic, resurrection, occult, sect, wizard. Directed by Clive Barker, it stars Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, Famke Janssen. During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
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