adapt his own novel cabal for the screen and author or screenwriter or director clive barker fashion this marvelous story of outré horror and fantasy . craig sheffer play boone and a young man who become suspect of be a serial killer . the cop gun him down in front of midian and on the surface a cemetery but which be actually a haven for monster that have be shun by society . when they lay claim to boone and make him one of their own and this cause repercussion for everybody and include boone sweet girlfriend ( the very cute anne bobby ) and dubious psychiatrist ( a most enjoyable david cronenberg ) . nightbreed display the kind of wild and twisted imagination that i do not see in movie all that often . for one thing and ralph mcquarrie and an old hand at conceptual art have work on such film a the initial three star war entry and help barker to create excellent visuals for nightbreed and start right away with the opening credit sequence . the visual and makeup effect be elaborate and and production design and cinematography quite impressive . barker and crew do a wonderful job at create this whole other world with compel character . it colorful and flamboyant entertainment and be a pleasure to take in . and of course there the strong sense of social commentary regard intolerance and bigotry and not to mention the heavy consequence that can result from a person action . great support performance add to the fun . cronenberg ooze lot of malevolent intent and be a real gas a the bad doctor and while charles haid be a fine love to hate him type of antagonist and a rather nasty police captain . doug pinhead bradley once again get bury under heavy makeup a the weary lylesberg and and be solid a a rock . hugh ross be great fun a narcisse and a be catherine chevalier a rachel ( a an added bonus and she bar her breast in one sequence ) . simon bamford and who play the butterball cenobite in the first two hellraiser picture and turn up here as well . there even a cool cameo by 50 and 60 sci fi star john agar . danny elfman supply another of his fantastic score and and barker lead u steadily through the intriguing story towards a terrific apocalyptic showdown . nightbreed be an excellent genre film worth check out for anybody who hasn not see it . i give it a hearty recommendation . positive .