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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Washington PostRichard HarringtonWashington PostRichard HarringtonGenre fans will appreciate the blood flow and the gore, and director Anthony Hickox keeps things moving so that there's never a dull moment -- or dull blade. Consider Hell raised.
- 70Time OutTime OutWith its bravura camerawork, fetishistic Cenobite designs, nerve-jangling soundtrack, and literate Peter Atkins script, Anthony Hickox's film is a worthy successor to Clive Barker's flesh-ripping original. Forget the disastrous Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this is adult horror to die for.
- 63The Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThe Seattle TimesJeff ShannonHellraiser III: Hell on Earth demonstrates, Barker's horrific ideas can still inspire some genuinely creepy cinema. [12 Sep 1992, p.C5]
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovBy far the weakest of the trilogy. Spurting arteries and random acts of horror are not enough to sustain a film with such a supposedly bold groundwork. Let's hope Barker himself can find the time to return to directing before he ends up like Stephen King.
- 50Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThis movie has more parable than paranoia, more metaphor than roar and gore. [16 Sep 1992, p.3C]
- 50Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThose looking for sheer gore for its own sake probably won't be disappointed by Hellraiser III, but those expecting the quality of the first film in the series most likely will be. [14 Sep 1992, p.F8]
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanMostly about the prospect of getting your skin ripped by fishhooks.
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezHellraiser III manages to make even the fearsome Pinhead himself seem like. . .well, a pinhead. Clive, it's time to give these characters a rest. [19 Sep 1992, p.E5]