HellRaiser Pin-up #16 FRAMED Smile by Marc Chiarello

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Hellraiser (also known as Clive Barker’s Hellraiser) is a 1987 British horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based upon his own novella The Hellbound Heart. The film spawned a series of sequels and was Barker’s first feature film. On October 24, 2013, Clive Barker posted on his official Facebook page that he would be personally writing the remake of the original “Hellraiser” and that he had already completed a deal with Dimension Film’s Bob Weinstein. He also stated that he will be pushing for practical effects rather than CGI and the original Cenobite actor Doug Bradley would be returning as Pinhead. Here is his official post: “HOT FROM HELL! My friends,I have some news which may be of interest to you. A few weeks ago I had a very productive meeting with Bob Weinstein of Dimension Pictures,in the course of which I pitched a remake of the first HELLRAISER film. The idea of my coming back to the original film and telling the story with a fresh intensity – honoring the structure and the designs from the first incarnation but hopefully creating an even darker and richer film – was attractive to Dimension. Today I have officially been invited to write the script based upon that pitch. What can I tell you about it? Well, it will not be a film awash with CGI. I remain as passionate about the power of practical make-up effects as I was when I wrote and directed the first HELLRAISER. Of course the best make-up in the world loses force if not inhabited by a first-rate actor. I told the Dimension team that in my opinion there could never be a Pinhead without Doug Bradley, and much to my delight Bob Weinstein agreed. So once the papers are signed, I will open a Lemarchand Configuration, dip my quill in its contents and start writing. I promise that there will be nowhere on the Internet where the news of my progress will be more reliable than here, because the only author of these reports will be Your Infernal Corespondent, me. My very best wishes to you all,my friends. Clive.” The Hellraiser franchise was adapted to comic book form in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

“I’ll admit, I don’t really know how to create truly terrifying horror comics. I believe it’s easier for a filmmaker to portray horror because in a movie, you can flash a really scary image on a screen for a second and scare the bejeasus out of people. They’re not sure what they’ve seen, they’re just left sitting in the dark saying ‘Jeez, what the hell was that?!?!’ When the comic artist puts the same horrifying image down on paper, he’s at the mercy of the reader, who can sit and stare at the drawing for as long as he wants. What happens if the reader says ‘oh, that’s cool, but that arm isn’t drawn too well.’ It’s very frustrating.” – Marc Chiarello.

Mark Chiarello is an American painter, art director and comic book editor. As a painter, Chiarello has worked on such projects as the Batman story Batman/Houdini: The Devil’s Workshop (which earned him the 1993 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book.) and Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. He was also the first colorist on Mike Mignola’s creator owned comic book, Hellboy (on Seed of Destruction). As an editor for DC Comics, he created the critically acclaimed series BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE, SOLO, and WEDNESDAY COMICS. Chiarello was responsible for teaming up comics superstars Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb for their extremely successful run on the Batman series “Hush”. Previously, Chiarello worked at Marvel Comics where he was assistant to Archie Goodwin. Chiarello’s work was seen in Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology alongside artists Tommy Lee Edwards and John Van Fleet. He also co-authored the book The DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics with Eisner Award winning letterer, Todd Klein. He also drew a Samurai Jack story for DC’s Cartoon Network Action Pack #1.

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