Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anthony Hickox
Screenplay by	Peter Atkins
Story by	Peter Atkins Tony Randel
Based on	Characters by Clive Barker
Produced by	Lawrence Mortorff
Starring	Terry Farrell Paula Marshall Kevin Bernhardt Peter Boynton Doug Bradley
Cinematography	Gerry Lively
Edited by	Christopher Cibelli James D. R. Hickox
Music by	Randy Miller
Production companies	Dimension Films[1] Fifth Avenue Entertainment[1] Nostradamus Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Miramax Films[1]
Release dates	May 1992 (1992-05) (Milan) September 11, 1992 (1992-09-11) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes[2]
Country	United States[3]
Language	English
Box office	$12.5 million (US)[4]

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth is a 1992 American supernatural horror film and third installment in the Hellraiser film series. It was directed by Anthony Hickox and stars Doug Bradley, Terry Farrell, Paula Marshall, and Kevin Bernhardt. Ashley Laurence, who starred in the previous two films, has a cameo. Following the events of Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), in which the demon Pinhead (Bradley) is imprisoned in a statue, he resurrects himself by absorbing the life force of unlucky humans. After converting several power-hungry youths (Marshall and Bernhardt) into new Cenobites, Pinhead goes on a rampage, opposed by a reporter (Farrell) and the spiritual manifestation of his good half (also Bradley).

Series creator Clive Barker reprised his role as executive producer, though he was largely uninvolved until post-production. It was the first Hellraiser film to be filmed outside the United Kingdom and the first release by Dimension Films. The film's reception on release was better than the previous film, and it grossed $12.5 million in the US. In 1996, it was followed by Hellraiser: Bloodline, which was the last film in the series to be theatrically released.