The first two “Hellraiser” films were not good by any means but they were at least visually creative. “Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth” is a severe bore. The novelty of the style of the “Hellraiser” franchise has completely worn off as “Hell On Earth” is another dull, very violent and meaningless horror movie.

A young investigative journalist (Terry Farrell “Back To School”) must find a way to stop the evil Pinhead (Doug Bradley “Hellraiser”) from reigning terror on the citizens of New York. If the plot sounds a little thin then that’s because just like the other “Hellraiser” movies, there really is no story whatsoever, it’s just an excuse to have ridiculous scenes where people get skinned alive.

Pinhead gets little screen time during the first half of the picture but a decent amount in the second half. It’s a good amount considering what little he actually does. He stands around talking about how evil he is and then is so incompetent that he can’t even kill one woman. The other demonic creatures include a guy with a camera for an eye and one that uses CDs to kill people. The other characters are incredibly bad and you will have no interest in them at all.

Aside from the terrific score, “Hell On Earth” is an awful movie. This third instalment in the “Hellraiser” series is substantially worse than the first two pictures and I imagine even the most die-hard fans of the franchise will notice a serious dip in quality. The film picks the setting of New York meaning there was potential for great creative imagery but there seems to have been no desire to try and up the stakes from the earlier films as it instead opts for repeating the gore and the nudity. I imagine most will hate it but fans of gory horror films might want to give it a chance.