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Hellraiser: Hellworld

Like a bad horror movie, isn't it? This week PJ and Derek are joined by Producer Ty as they log into the darkest corner of the internet where they are invited to a lavish mansion party in Rick Bota’s Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005). In this episode they unpack the film's unusual blend of slasher tropes, internet-age paranoia, and Cenobite mythology along with its surprising cast members, twist-heavy narrative, and where this ultimately fits within the increasingly complicated puzzle box of the franchise. 📺 Please nominate Third Channel Podcast as Best Podcast [https://vote.cltampa.com/entertainment/best-podcast] for Best of the Bay 2026! You can nominate once a day through midnight on June 14th. So please nominate us daily! Follow us @thirdchannelpodcast on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565443154871&mibextid=LQQJ4d], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thirdchannelpodcast?igsh=MWkzYWE1MmpsOTk4ZQ==], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@thirdchannelpodcast], & YouTube [https://youtube.com/@thirdchannelpodcast?si=6jr9uOIKvkb-AOUf] and @thirdchannelpod on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/thirdchannelpod.bsky.social], Twitter [https://x.com/thirdchannelpod?s=21], & Letterboxd [https://boxd.it/bME4D]. You can also see what else the guys are watching @PJtheMummy [https://boxd.it/8Vh63] and @thatdrosenberg [https://boxd.it/1jeTn] on Letterboxd. Theme Song & Audio Engineering by Producer Ty @flyyguy.ty [https://www.instagram.com/flyyguy.ty?igsh=eXo2Nnh0cDN5MXZt] Logo Design by Belle DeVelle Co @belledevelleco [https://www.instagram.com/belledevelleco?igsh=MWRoaDJheWFuMnJpNQ==] Episode Artwork by Nathan Walkington @nathannyil [https://www.instagram.com/nathannyil?igsh=MWRxcDRsYTlyYTkzZQ==] https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast [https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/support] Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺

Hellraiser: Deader

Don’t think for a moment you are not in danger. Join PJ and Derek as they follow an investigative journalist searching for a death-defying cult in another direct-to-video sequel, Rick Bota’s Hellraiser: Deader (2005). In this episode the guys explore the film's troubled production history, its origins as an unrelated screenplay, and the surreal themes of death, resurrection, and obsession through its dreamlike atmosphere, plus the increasingly loose connections tying these later sequels to Clive Barker's original vision. 📺 Please nominate Third Channel Podcast as Best Podcast [https://vote.cltampa.com/entertainment/best-podcast] for Best of the Bay 2026! You can nominate once a day through midnight on June 14th. So please nominate us daily! Follow us @thirdchannelpodcast on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565443154871&mibextid=LQQJ4d], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thirdchannelpodcast?igsh=MWkzYWE1MmpsOTk4ZQ==], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@thirdchannelpodcast], & YouTube [https://youtube.com/@thirdchannelpodcast?si=6jr9uOIKvkb-AOUf] and @thirdchannelpod on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/thirdchannelpod.bsky.social], Twitter [https://x.com/thirdchannelpod?s=21], & Letterboxd [https://boxd.it/bME4D]. You can also see what else the guys are watching @PJtheMummy [https://boxd.it/8Vh63] and @thatdrosenberg [https://boxd.it/1jeTn] on Letterboxd. Theme Song & Audio Engineering by Producer Ty @flyyguy.ty [https://www.instagram.com/flyyguy.ty?igsh=eXo2Nnh0cDN5MXZt] Logo Design by Belle DeVelle Co @belledevelleco [https://www.instagram.com/belledevelleco?igsh=MWRoaDJheWFuMnJpNQ==] Episode Artwork by Nathan Walkington @nathannyil [https://www.instagram.com/nathannyil?igsh=MWRxcDRsYTlyYTkzZQ==] https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast [https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/support] Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺

Hellraiser: Hellseeker

Welcome to the worst nightmare of all. Reality. Join PJ and Derek as they try to get to the bottom of the bizarre hallucinations and psychological fever dreams in Rick Bota’s Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002). In this episode the guys welcome Kirsty Cotton’s return to the franchise for another confrontation with Pinhead, in a sequel that blurs the line between nightmare and reality as memory loss, guilt, and desire collide in a twisted psychological spiral on our continued descent into Hell. 📺 Please nominate Third Channel Podcast as Best Podcast [https://vote.cltampa.com/entertainment/best-podcast] for Best of the Bay 2026! You can nominate once a day through midnight on June 14th. So please nominate us daily! Follow us @thirdchannelpodcast on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565443154871&mibextid=LQQJ4d], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thirdchannelpodcast?igsh=MWkzYWE1MmpsOTk4ZQ==], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@thirdchannelpodcast], & YouTube [https://youtube.com/@thirdchannelpodcast?si=6jr9uOIKvkb-AOUf] and @thirdchannelpod on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/thirdchannelpod.bsky.social], Twitter [https://x.com/thirdchannelpod?s=21], & Letterboxd [https://boxd.it/bME4D]. You can also see what else the guys are watching @PJtheMummy [https://boxd.it/8Vh63] and @thatdrosenberg [https://boxd.it/1jeTn] on Letterboxd. Theme Song & Audio Engineering by Producer Ty @flyyguy.ty [https://www.instagram.com/flyyguy.ty?igsh=eXo2Nnh0cDN5MXZt] Logo Design by Belle DeVelle Co @belledevelleco [https://www.instagram.com/belledevelleco?igsh=MWRoaDJheWFuMnJpNQ==] Episode Artwork by Nathan Walkington @nathannyil [https://www.instagram.com/nathannyil?igsh=MWRxcDRsYTlyYTkzZQ==] https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast [https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/support] Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺

Hellraiser: Inferno

Hunt for the Engineer and the Engineer will hunt you. Join PJ and Derek as they attempt to solve the grimy, guilt-ridden puzzle at the heart of a noir-influenced nightmare in Scott Derrickson’s Hellraiser: Inferno (2000). In this episode the guys follow corrupt detective Joseph Thorne through a hellish maze of murder, addiction, and self-destruction, while digging into the film’s surreal atmosphere, psychological horror, minimal use of Pinhead, and the surprisingly existential direction that helped redefine the series for the direct-to-video era. 📺 Please nominate Third Channel Podcast as Best Podcast [https://vote.cltampa.com/entertainment/best-podcast] for Best of the Bay 2026! You can nominate once a day through midnight on June 14th. So please nominate us daily! Follow us @thirdchannelpodcast on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565443154871&mibextid=LQQJ4d], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thirdchannelpodcast?igsh=MWkzYWE1MmpsOTk4ZQ==], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@thirdchannelpodcast], & YouTube [https://youtube.com/@thirdchannelpodcast?si=6jr9uOIKvkb-AOUf] and @thirdchannelpod on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/thirdchannelpod.bsky.social], Twitter [https://x.com/thirdchannelpod?s=21], & Letterboxd [https://boxd.it/bME4D]. You can also see what else the guys are watching @PJtheMummy [https://boxd.it/8Vh63] and @thatdrosenberg [https://boxd.it/1jeTn] on Letterboxd. Theme Song & Audio Engineering by Producer Ty @flyyguy.ty [https://www.instagram.com/flyyguy.ty?igsh=eXo2Nnh0cDN5MXZt] Logo Design by Belle DeVelle Co @belledevelleco [https://www.instagram.com/belledevelleco?igsh=MWRoaDJheWFuMnJpNQ==] Episode Artwork by Nathan Walkington @nathannyil [https://www.instagram.com/nathannyil?igsh=MWRxcDRsYTlyYTkzZQ==] https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast [https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/support] Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Welcome to Oblivion! Amen. Join PJ and Derek as they dismantle the ambitious, but fractured sequel that took the Cenobites from 18th century France to the far reaches of deep space in Kevin Yagher’s Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). In this episode the guys dig into the troubled production history that gave us the “Alan Smithee” cut, unpack the mythology of the Lament Configuration, celebrate the film’s twisted practical effects, and ask whether they consider this an underrated cult oddity or the moment the franchise lost its soul. 📺 Follow us @thirdchannelpodcast on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565443154871&mibextid=LQQJ4d], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thirdchannelpodcast?igsh=MWkzYWE1MmpsOTk4ZQ==], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@thirdchannelpodcast], & YouTube [https://youtube.com/@thirdchannelpodcast?si=6jr9uOIKvkb-AOUf] and @thirdchannelpod on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/thirdchannelpod.bsky.social], Twitter [https://x.com/thirdchannelpod?s=21], & Letterboxd [https://boxd.it/bME4D]. You can also see what else the guys are watching @PJtheMummy [https://boxd.it/8Vh63] and @thatdrosenberg [https://boxd.it/1jeTn] on Letterboxd. Theme Song & Audio Engineering by Producer Ty @flyyguy.ty [https://www.instagram.com/flyyguy.ty?igsh=eXo2Nnh0cDN5MXZt] Logo Design by Belle DeVelle Co @belledevelleco [https://www.instagram.com/belledevelleco?igsh=MWRoaDJheWFuMnJpNQ==] Episode Artwork by Nathan Walkington @nathannyil [https://www.instagram.com/nathannyil?igsh=MWRxcDRsYTlyYTkzZQ==] https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast [https://linktr.ee/thirdchannelpodcast] Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404382/support] Third Channel Podcast delves into the horror franchises you love from the perspectives of a life-long horror hound & a newbie to the genre. 📺