Cupid 1997  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Douglas Campbell
Cast: Zach Galligan, Ashley Laurence, Mary Crosby, Michael Bowen, Joseph Kell, Annie Fitzgerald, Henry Brown, Margaret Blye, Alina Thompson, Michael Fairman
Dana (Mary Crosby) and Eric (Zach Galligan) play Cupid–in reverse–as they bring about finales to romantic entanglements that are having problems.
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Felony 1996  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: David A. Prior
Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Ashley Laurence, Leo Rossi, Lance Henriksen, Joe Don Baker, Charles Napier, David Warner, Patrick J. Gallagher, Corinna Everson, Red West
A SWAT team attempt at a New Orleans drug raid goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. A TV cameraman (Jeffrey Combs) has the tape of what happened and, as a result, is hunted down by police, the drug pushers, and crooked federal agents.
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 Hellbound: Hellraiser II 1988 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Hellraiser II
Director: Tony Randel
Cast: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman, William Hope, Doug Bradley, Barbie Wilde, Simon Bamford, Nicholas Vince, Oliver Smith, Angus MacInnes, Deborah Joel, James Tillitt, Bradley Lavelle
Kirsty and Tiffany (Ashley Laurence and Clare Higgins) are in BIG trouble when doctor Channard (Kenneth Cranham) opens the gates of Hell, and they are next seen flailing down hospital corridors–the victims of the underworld Cenobite demons.
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 Hellraiser 1987 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Clive Barker
Cast: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Andrew Robinson, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines, Leon Davis, Michael Cassidy, Frank(2) Baker, Anthony Allen, Kenneth Nelson, Gay Baynes, Niall Buggy, Oliver Parker, Dave Atkins
Frank (Sean Chapman) is traveling in the Orient when he buys a demonic magic music box, which causes his horrible death. He manages to return to Earth by coming up through the floorboards in his American home, where his half-brother (Andrew Robinson) and family (Claire Higgins and Ashley Laurence) now live. Frank is in search of human blood and flesh–which he needs to be able to look human again. Grizzly, but fun. There are sequels.
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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth 1992 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
Director: Anthony Hickox
Cast: Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley, Paula Marshall, Kevin Bernhardt, Ken Carpenter, Peter G. Boynton, Ashley Laurence, Lawrence Mortorff, Sharon Ceccatti, Robert C. Treveiler, Chris Frederick, Lawrence Kuppin, Sharon Percival, Philip Hyland, David Young
This is one case where the sequel outdoes the original; special effects are even better than earlier "Hellraiser" movies. The story is about Pinhead (Doug Bradley) who once again returns from Hell and wants to stay on Earth. He offers J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt) forbidden pleasures if he will provide Pinhead with victims needed to provide parts for his new body.
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Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Rick Bota
Cast: Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Dean Winters, Ken Camroux, William S. Taylor, Trevor White, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Jody Thompson, Kaaren de Zilva, Michael Rogers, Dale Wilson, Rachel Hayward, Kyle Cassie, Gus Lynch, Alec Willows
Number six in the "Hellraiser" series went straight to video, if that tells you anything. Kristy (Ashley Laurence) has grown up and married Trevor (Dean Winters). Trevor survives a car crash, but soon strange things start happening with his mind. Pinhead (Doug Bradley) is back on Earth, again bringing Hell along with him.
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A Murder of Crows 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mark Pellegrino, Eric Stoltz, Doug Wert, Ashley Laurence, Carmen Argenziano, Nate Adams, Jeremiah Black
A disbarred Louisiana attorney, Lawson Russell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), steals another man's manuscript, publishes the crime novel, and becomes a success. One problem now comes to the forefront: the novel's plot involves five real-life, unsolved murders for which Russell now becomes the prime suspect.
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Warlock III: The End of Innocence 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Eric Freiser
Cast: Bruce Payne, Ashley Laurence, Boti Bliss, Angel Boris, Richard P. Hearst, Paul Francis, Rick Hearst
Another weak entry in the series, with a new Warlock (Bruce Payne) on the screen. A college student inherits an old mansion, and, along with some of her friends, heads there to clear it out. But the Warlock has other plans for them. Lots of gore.
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| 1. Cupid (1997)
2. Felony (1996)
3. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
aka: Hellraiser II
4. Hellraiser (1987)
5. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
6. Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker (2002)
7. A Murder of Crows (1999)
8. Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999)
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