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| Bradley family | |
| Continuity: | Hellraiser film series |
| Type: | Family |
| Status: | Defunct |
| Members: | Peter Bradley; Kate Bradley; Nico Bradley |
| Allies: | Craven family |
| Enemies: | Nico Bradley; Cenobites; Vagrant |
| 1st appearance: | Hellraiser: Revelations |
The Bradley family is a fictional organization featured in the Hellraiser film series produced by Dimension Films and Neo Art & Logic. They appeared in the 2011 direct-to-video feature film Hellraiser: Revelations.
Description[]
The Bradleys were an affluent Caucasian family living in the hills of Los Angeles, California in the 2010s. The patriarch of the family was Peter Bradley, who was married to Kate Bradley. They had one child, Nico Bradley. By the year 2011, Nico was around college age. The Bradleys were neighbors and friends with the Craven family.
Kate Bradley had been secretly carrying on an affair with Ross Craven. Her son Nico was best friends with Ross and Sarah's son, Steven Craven, and was also dating Steven's sister, Emma.
Steven and Nico, both weary of their personal family issues, decided to take off for Tijuana, Mexico. While there, Nico happened upon a Lemarchand puzzle box. He solved the riddle of the box, which opened a doorway to Hell, summoning the Cenobites. The Cenobites laid claim to Nico and dragged him to Hell. Nico's soul however, found a loophole and was able to communicate with Steven to help him reconstitute his form on the corporeal plane. Nico then killed Steven and skinned him, wearing his flesh so as to disguise himself as his friend.
Nico returned to L.A. and appeared at the Cravens' residence on the night that they just happened to be hosting a dinner with the Bradleys. Believing him to be Steven, they brought him inside while Nico's parents Peter and Kate plead with him about information concerning their own son.
After resting for a bit, Nico seduced Emma, kissing her and fondling her breast. Emma believed that she was actually kissing her brother.
Nico then revealed the truth about what had happened, and how he hated his parents for their affair. He shot Ross Craven in the mid-section with a shotgun and held the others at gunpoint while Ross slowly bled out. He then forced Emma to open the Lemarchand puzzle box to summon the Cenobites. It was Nico's intention to barter for his life by trading his soul for Emma's. While the Cenobites acknowledged the darkness that lied within her heart, it was Nico that they really wanted. Releasing the chains of Hell, they killed Sarah and Kate, and took Nico back to Hell. Ross bled to death, leaving only Emma as the soul survivor. Emma became the caretaker of the Lemarchand puzzle box following this incident. [1]
Members[]
- Peter Bradley - Patriarch
- Kate Bradley - Matriarch
- Nico Bradley - Son; only child
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Bradley surname is taken from actor Doug Bradley, the actor who portrayed the Lead Cenobite in the first eight installments of the Hellraiser film series. Ironically, Hellraiser: Revelations is the first film to not feature Doug Bradley in the role of Pinhead.
- Actress Sanny van Heteren, who played Kate Bradley, was only two years older than Jay Gillespie, who played her adult son Nico Bradley in the film. Kate was born in 1977 and Jay was born in 1979.
- Peter Bradley liked to smoke cigars.
See also[]
Appearances[]
External Links[]
- Hellraiser: Revelations at Trakt TV
- Hellraiser: Revelations at Wikipedia
- Hellraiser: Revelations at Letterboxd.com
- Hellraiser: Revelations at Themoviedb.org
- Hellraiser: Revelations at the Hellraiser Wiki
References[]
- ↑ Hellraiser film series, Hellraiser: Revelations (2011). Dimension Films and Neo Art & Logic. Directed by Victor Garcia. Written by Gary J. Tunnicliffe.