query: main_subject hellraiser: hellseeker
supports: The Hellbound Heart is a horror novella by Clive Barker, first published in November 1986 by Dark Harvest in the third volume of their "Night Visions" anthology series, and notable for becoming the basis for the 1987 movie "Hellraiser" and its franchise. It was re-released as a stand-alone title by HarperCollins in 1988, after the success of the movie, along with an audiobook recorded by Clive Barker and published by Simon & Schuster Audioworks. It retains the gory, visceral style that Barker introduced in his series of collected short stories "The Books of Blood". The story focuses on a mystical puzzle box and the horror it wreaks on a family that is unfortunate enough to come across it. Hellraiser : Hellseeker is the sixth film in the Hellraiser series , directed by Rick Bota . It also features the return of Kirsty Cotton , the heroine from the first film and its sequel . Also , while not officially part of the production team , Clive Barker had cursory input on the film and some uncredited influence on the third act , specifically . Hellseeker was the last Hellraiser film to have any involvement from Barker , uncredited or otherwise . The film was filmed in 2001 in Vancouver , British Columbia and released straight to video in the United States on October 15 , 2002 . Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural body horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's novella "The Hellbound Heart". The film was Barker's directorial debut. The film involves the resurrection of Frank (Sean Chapman), who had opened the door to an alternate dimension and had his body torn to pieces by creatures known as Cenobites. Years later, Frank's brother Larry (Andrew Robinson) moves into Frank's abandoned house with his daughter, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence), and his new wife, Julia (Clare Higgins). An accident causes some of Larry's blood to spill on the attic floor, which somehow triggers Frank's resurrection. To complete his resurrection, he requires more blood which Julia provides while Kirsty discovers Frank's puzzlebox which leads her to meet with the Cenobites. Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the "Books of Blood", which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the "Hellraiser" and "Candyman" series. He was the Executive Producer of the film "Gods and Monsters". Books of Blood are a series of horror fiction collections written by the British author Clive Barker. Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle their readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society. Kirsty Cotton is a fictional character from the "Hellraiser" series of films. Created by writer Clive Barker, she first appears in the 1987 film "Hellraiser" and is based upon the character of the same name from the novel "The Hellbound Heart". The character is usually regarded as the protagonist in the "Hellraiser" films. In all her appearances in the film series, she was portrayed by actress Ashley Laurence. The film describes her as being Larry Cotton's daughter while in the novel, she is simply a friend of his. Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three, all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction.
candidates: english family fantasy fiction film horror film magic speculative fiction supernatural writer
answer: supernatural