This week, the Brides open Lemarchand's puzzle box and experience the limits of pleasure and pain as we explore Clive Barker's landmark 1987 bondage-fueled horrorscape Hellraiser. Along the way, we ask the truly important questions: Is this the horniest movie we'll ever cover? Did the term 'milquetoast' get invented for the character of Larry? Is any sexual experience worth what Julia does in this movie, but particularly, for a sleazeball like Frank? We also touch on the film's status as a queer artifact, the representation of healthy BDSM in media, and Alysa subjects Lindsay to readings from The Hellbound Heart, the novella upon which Hellraiser is based. Warning: contains 'well muscled buttocks.'

Hellraiser, 1987. Directed and written by Clive Barker. Starring Doug Bradley, Clare Higgins, Andrew Robinson, Ashley Laurence, and Sean Chapman.