Peter Atkins

Author of the novels Morningstar, Big Thunder and Moontown, and the screenplays Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III, Hellraiser IV, and Wishmaster. His short fiction has appeared in such best-selling anthologies as The Museum of Horrors, Dark Delicacies II, and Hellbound Hearts, and has been selected eight times for one or more of the various 'Year's Best' anthologies. He is a three-time nominee for the British Fantasy Award, most recently for his collection Rumors Of The Marvelous.

Nightbreed (1990)

Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, Boone decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates "us" from "them" and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Barker
CAST:  Craig Sheffer  •  Anne Bobby  •  David Cronenberg  •  Charles Haid

Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, Boone decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates "us" from "them" and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Barker
CAST:  Craig Sheffer  •  Anne Bobby  •  David Cronenberg  •  Charles Haid

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

Pinhead is trapped in the Pillar of Souls. Fortunately for him it is bought by a young playboy who owns his own nightclub. Pinhead busies himself escaping by getting the playboy to lure victims to his presence so he can use their blood. Once free, he seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Hickox
CAST:  Kevin Bernhardt  •  Terry Farrell  •  Ken Carpenter  •  Doug Bradley

Pinhead is trapped in the Pillar of Souls. Fortunately for him it is bought by a young playboy who owns his own nightclub. Pinhead busies himself escaping by getting the playboy to lure victims to his presence so he can use their blood. Once free, he seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Hickox
CAST:  Kevin Bernhardt  •  Terry Farrell  •  Ken Carpenter  •  Doug Bradley

Down on the Waterfront (1994)

Two filmmakers, eager to make a feature film that will improve the tarnished reputation of the longshoreman's union, meet with union officials. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stacy Title
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Ed Asner  •  Jonathan Penner  •  Mike Starr

Two filmmakers, eager to make a feature film that will improve the tarnished reputation of the longshoreman's union, meet with union officials. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stacy Title
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Ed Asner  •  Jonathan Penner  •  Mike Starr

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015)

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a feature length documentary uncovering the history and the making of Clive Barker's Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin McDonagh
CAST:  Doug Bradley  •  Clare Higgins  •  Christopher Figg  •  Simon Bamford

Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a feature length documentary uncovering the history and the making of Clive Barker's Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin McDonagh
CAST:  Doug Bradley  •  Clare Higgins  •  Christopher Figg  •  Simon Bamford

Hell on Earth: The Story of Hellraiser III (2015)

"The Story of Hellrasier III" offers a half-hour discussion of the overhaul involved in the making of the delayed third film in the Hellraiser franchise, in which a cult horror format was consciously transformed into a mass-market product with an eye on the teen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin McDonagh
CAST:  Peter Atkins  •  Simon Bamford  •  Doug Bradley  •  Ken Carpenter

"The Story of Hellrasier III" offers a half-hour discussion of the overhaul involved in the making of the delayed third film in the Hellraiser franchise, in which a cult horror format was consciously transformed into a mass-market product with an eye on the teen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin McDonagh
CAST:  Peter Atkins  •  Simon Bamford  •  Doug Bradley  •  Ken Carpenter

The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen (2014)

Fifty lesser-known horror flicks hailed by critics and genre fans as "absolute must-sees" are given the spotlight with fun, engaging commentary from journalists, directors, actors and critics in a countdown like no other. Stalkers, monsters, slashers, evil dolls, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Masi
CAST:  Peter Atkins  •  Michelle Bauer  •  Arielle Brachfeld  •  Paul Clemens

Fifty lesser-known horror flicks hailed by critics and genre fans as "absolute must-sees" are given the spotlight with fun, engaging commentary from journalists, directors, actors and critics in a countdown like no other. Stalkers, monsters, slashers, evil dolls, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Masi
CAST:  Peter Atkins  •  Michelle Bauer  •  Arielle Brachfeld  •  Paul Clemens

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (2019)

A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Griffith
CAST:  John Landis  •  Peter Atkins  •  David Naughton  •  Steve Haberman

A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Griffith
CAST:  John Landis  •  Peter Atkins  •  David Naughton  •  Steve Haberman

Horror Cafe (1990)

April 1990 - Six horror icons gather at the horror cafe to create the ultimate horror movie for the year 2000, these icons include: horror author Lisa Tuttle, director John Carpenter, author Clive Barker, producer & director Roger Corman, novelist Ramsey Campbell ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janet Fraser-Crook
CAST:  John Carpenter  •  Clive Barker  •  Lisa Tuttle  •  Peter Atkins

April 1990 - Six horror icons gather at the horror cafe to create the ultimate horror movie for the year 2000, these icons include: horror author Lisa Tuttle, director John Carpenter, author Clive Barker, producer & director Roger Corman, novelist Ramsey Campbell ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janet Fraser-Crook
CAST:  John Carpenter  •  Clive Barker  •  Lisa Tuttle  •  Peter Atkins

Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Constantine Nasr
CAST:  Gregory W. Mank  •  Boris Karloff  •  Steve Haberman  •  Joe Dante

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Constantine Nasr
CAST:  Gregory W. Mank  •  Boris Karloff  •  Steve Haberman  •  Joe Dante

Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Constantine Nasr
CAST:  Gregory W. Mank  •  Steve Haberman  •  Peter Atkins  •  Kim Newman

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Constantine Nasr
CAST:  Gregory W. Mank  •  Steve Haberman  •  Peter Atkins  •  Kim Newman

The Boneyard Collection (2008)

A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward L. Plumb
CAST:  Danielle James  •  Dena Wilkinson  •  Forrest J. Ackerman  •  Andrea Gaspar

A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward L. Plumb
CAST:  Danielle James  •  Dena Wilkinson  •  Forrest J. Ackerman  •  Andrea Gaspar

Crustacean (2009)

A lobster-clawed freak from a lurid sideshow wreaks a wrath of bloody horror through a small rural community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  L.J. Dopp
CAST:  Hannah Harper  •  Peter Atkins  •  Angela Berliner  •  Brian Sheridan

A lobster-clawed freak from a lurid sideshow wreaks a wrath of bloody horror through a small rural community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  L.J. Dopp
CAST:  Hannah Harper  •  Peter Atkins  •  Angela Berliner  •  Brian Sheridan

Hellraiser: Evolutions (2015)

Exclusive to Arrow Video Amazon Channels, Hellraiser: Evolutions is a documentary looking at the evolution of the hit horror franchise, Hellraiser, and its enduring legacy, over the last 30 years. Featuring interviews with Scott Derrickson (director, Hellraiser: ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Masi
CAST:  Doug Bradley  •  Peter Atkins  •  Rick Bota  •  Scott Derrickson

Exclusive to Arrow Video Amazon Channels, Hellraiser: Evolutions is a documentary looking at the evolution of the hit horror franchise, Hellraiser, and its enduring legacy, over the last 30 years. Featuring interviews with Scott Derrickson (director, Hellraiser: ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Masi
CAST:  Doug Bradley  •  Peter Atkins  •  Rick Bota  •  Scott Derrickson

The Forbidden (1978)

An early experimental short film based on Faust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Barker
CAST:  Peter Atkins  •  Clive Barker  •  Doug Bradley  •  Phil Rimmer

An early experimental short film based on Faust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Barker
CAST:  Peter Atkins  •  Clive Barker  •  Doug Bradley  •  Phil Rimmer

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)

Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise and features interviews with Englund, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd and more.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Griffiths  •  Gary Smart
CAST:  Eli Roth  •  Lance Henriksen  •  Monica Keena  •  Miko Hughes

Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise and features interviews with Englund, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd and more.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Griffiths  •  Gary Smart
CAST:  Eli Roth  •  Lance Henriksen  •  Monica Keena  •  Miko Hughes

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DIRECTION:  Scott D Campbell
CAST:  Andrew Divoff  •  Robert Kurtzman  •  Peter Atkins  •  Thomas C. Rainone

Faces of Horror (2023)

Faces of Horror brings you exclusive interviews with a fistful of horrifying guests! They're all oozing with Blood and guts, so be prepared for a scare and welcome to Fright Night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Grove
CAST:  Tom Holland  •  Brian Yuzna  •  Allen Danziger  •  Kevin Van Hentenryck

Faces of Horror brings you exclusive interviews with a fistful of horrifying guests! They're all oozing with Blood and guts, so be prepared for a scare and welcome to Fright Night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Grove
CAST:  Tom Holland  •  Brian Yuzna  •  Allen Danziger  •  Kevin Van Hentenryck