This Day in Halloween: Author Clive Barker’s controversial directorial debut "Hellraiser" opens across the U.S. in 1987. / Illustration by Dominic Ho
Hellraiser opens across the U.S. in 1987. Author Clive Barker’s controversial directorial debut is a dark supernatural sexual fantasy that is cut several times to avoid an X rating. The film receives very mixed reviews, but is a box office success and leads to nine sequels and a remake.
