10 Status Updates On Famous Horror Franchises

10. Hellraiser

Last Entry: Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)

In 1987, Clive Barker introduced audiences to Pinhead and the Cenobites, and they've returned every few years since, with a further eight films under the franchise's belt up through 2011, the last of which was the much-derided Hellraiser: Revelations.

A rushed production through and through, Revelations was the first entry to not feature actor David Bradley as Pinhead, which upset many fans even before the final product was dropped in their laps, a derided film that few, if any, enjoyed.

Flash ahead to 2017 and the franchise's latest installment, Hellraiser: Judgment, is on the way, written and directed by the writer of Revelations, and features former A Nightmare on Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp in the role of a landlady and Paul T. Taylor as Pinhead. The plot involves a trio of detectives investigating a series of murders that, inevitably, lead them into the gore-filled, bondage-infused world fans of the franchise know, though no release date has been set yet.

It's no secret, though, that Barker himself has been trying to get a remake off the ground for years to get the franchise back on track and out of the direct-to-video hell it's been stuck in for almost two decades now, but despite his efforts, it seems he has only continued to be shut down. As recently as this past March, Barker confirmed via Twitter that he turned in a script years ago that has only gone ignored, dashing hopes for the foreseeable future that fans will see the series returned to its former glory.