Hellraiser

Demon to some. Angel to others.

The horror countdown ends with Clive Barker's brilliant shocker, Hellraiser. Someone on IMDB commented that "this is one of the sickest and most depraved horror films of its time, and I love every minute of it." I quite agree.

Here is a brief synopsis:

A man finds he is given more than he bargains for when he solves the puzzle of the Lament Configuration - a doorway to hell. But his ex-lover has found a way of bringing him back, and his niece, Kirsty Lawrence, finds herself bargaining with the Cenobites--angels to some, demons to others--whose greatest pleasure is the greatest pain. (source)

The Gate

Pray it's not too late!

My horror countdown continues with The Gate, a really cool 80s movie with Stephen Dorf as a young kid.

A horde of nasty, pint-sized demons is inadvertently released from a hole in a suburban backyard. What follows is a classic battle between good and evil as the three kids struggle to overcome a nightmarish hell that is literally taking over the Earth.