How Many Hellraiser Movies Are There?
The more you know about Pinhead, the less likely you are to run into him. At least that sounds like a good plan! So just how many Hellraiser movies are there? And how can you watch them in order? This list of Hellraiser movies in order will help you plan your Pinhead movie marathon.

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About Hellraiser 2022
A reinvention of Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic from director David Bruckner in which a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
Watch the Hellraiser trailer here.
Read the Hellraiser (2022) parents guide here.
How Many Hellraiser Movies Are There?
Pinhead has been haunting us since 1987 if you can believe it or not.
Gen X: holla to the original scary weird dude, amirite?
If you were sneaking into theaters in 7th grade like we were just to get scared half to death, then you know Hellraiser is legit.
So legit, we’ve revisited the Hellraiser franchise a total of 11 times.
The most recent one is coming out this week on Hulu.

What Order To Watch The Hellraiser Movies?
Need to sit down for a Pinhead movie mararthon? We’ve got a list for that!
This is the release order to watch Hellraiser movies.
- Hellraiser – September 10, 1987
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II – December 23, 1988
- Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth – September 11, 1992
- Hellraiser: Bloodline – March 8, 1996
- Hellraiser: Inferno – October 3, 2000
- Hellraiser: Hellseeker – October 15, 2002
- Hellraiser: Deader – June 7, 2005
- Hellraiser: Hellworld – September 6, 2005
- Hellraiser: Revelations – March 18, 2011
- Hellraiser: Judgement – February 13, 2018
- Hellraiser- October 7, 2022 on Hulu

Do You Need To Watch The Hellraiser Movies In Order To Understand The Latest One?
The first 4 movies should be watched in order; the rest of the movies are stand-alone offerings.
So, no, you do not need to watch the Hellraiser movies in order before you sit down to watch Hellraiser (2022).
It has its own storyline and does not need any connection or understanding to the previous 11 movies.

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Patty Holliday is a parent movie reviewer, writer, and podcaster living in the Washington, DC area. Her goal is to bridge the gap between casual fandom and picky critic with parent movie and television reviews. As a lifelong fangirl and pop culture connoisseur, she’s been creating online since 2009. You can find her work at No-Guilt Disney.com, No-Guilt Fangirl.com, No-Guilt Life, and as host of the top-rated No-Guilt Disney Podcast.