8 Horror Movie Re-Castings That Were TERRIBLE

8. Stephan Smith Collins - Pinhead (Hellraiser: Revelations)

The Hellraiser franchise has had a pretty bad run of things. Right now, there have easily been more bad instalments than good, with the gory series languishing in straight-to-DVD hell for the past few decades.

Still, the one thing that ensured fans would always stick with these sequels was everyone's favourite S&M accident gone wrong, Pinhead. It's a testament to actor Doug Bradley's performance that this creation became so iconic: in the original movie he didn't even have a name, and creator Clive Barker saw him as just another monster, but his striking look, sinister voice and Bradley's physicality made him stand out.

Like Freddy Krueger, Pinhead was a horror icon so tied with his actor, who stuck with the character for nearly two decades, retiring following the release of 2005's Hellraiser: Hellworld (the Internet one). After this the series went on a short hiatus, until studio Dimension Films realised they were about to lose the rights if they didn't produce a sequel, after which they quickly rushed together a shoddy production titled Hellraiser: Revelations.

Before filming, Bradley released a statement lamenting how unprofessional everything had been and announced he wasn't going to be involved, so the director snapped up Stephan Smith Collins to take his place.

The film itself was dreadful, but the recasting caused a particular stir, no doubt in part because of how poorly Bradley was treated despite being so integral to the series' success.