"cast and crew. The next book, ""The Hellraiser Films And Their Legacy"", was released by McFarland & Company on 27 November 2006; it was written by Paul Kane, and features foreword by Pinhead actor Doug Bradley. ""Hellraiser Films"" collects the production history of all eight films, their spin-offs, as well as how the series relates to popular culture. The book provides an in-depth look at the film characters, and interpretations of the choices those characters make in the film. ""Hellraiser Films"" also provides a brief look at the fan short film ""No More Souls"". A feature-length documentary, """", was originally"
"in starring in a film version of the ""Hellraiser"" novel ""The Scarlet Gospels"", Bradley said that he was unaware of any plans for such a film. Hellraiser: Judgment Hellraiser: Judgment is a 2018 American horror film starring Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Heather Langenkamp, and Paul T. Taylor as Pinhead. It is the tenth installment in the ""Hellraiser"" film series created by Clive Barker, written and directed by the series' longtime FX artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Unable to direct his screenplay for """" due to a scheduling conflict, Tunnicliffe initially removed all references to the series from his ""Judgment"""
"Hellraiser: Judgment Hellraiser: Judgment is a 2018 American horror film starring Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Heather Langenkamp, and Paul T. Taylor as Pinhead. It is the tenth installment in the ""Hellraiser"" film series created by Clive Barker, written and directed by the series' longtime FX artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Unable to direct his screenplay for """" due to a scheduling conflict, Tunnicliffe initially removed all references to the series from his ""Judgment"" concept and tried to have it funded as an independent film in 2013. He intended on making a ""true"" ""Hellraiser"" film because of his disappointment with"
"Pinhead (Hellraiser) Pinhead is a fictional character from the ""Hellraiser"" series, first appearing as an unnamed figure in the Clive Barker novella ""The Hellbound Heart"". The name ""Pinhead"" is derived from a sobriquet given to him by the crew of the first ""Hellraiser"" film; he is first credited as such in """". Nearly thirty years after ""The Hellbound Heart"" was published, the character was given the designations the Hell Priest and the Cold Man in the sequels that followed, ""The Scarlet Gospels"" and ""Hellraiser: The Toll"". Pinhead is one of the leaders of the Cenobites, formerly humans but transformed into"
"of Clive Barker, it's a lie. It's not even from my butt-hole."" A tenth film, titled ""Hellraiser: Judgment"", was shot after this. The film was written and directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe, and stars Paul T. Taylor as Pinhead. Hellraiser: Revelations Hellraiser: Revelations (also known as Hellraiser IX: Revelations) is an American horror film written by Gary Tunnicliffe and directed by Víctor García. It is the ninth film in the ""Hellraiser"" film series. It follows the fates of two friends who discover a puzzle box that opens a gateway to a realm inhabited by sadomasochistic monsters known as the Cenobites."
"which were meant to look rusted and handmade. He also designed the new Pinhead as wearing a white priest's robe rather than the original black leather, as a homage to the origins of the word ""cenobite"" which implies a religious connection. The redesign was criticised by Clive Barker as being too bloody: Pascal Laugier, who was set to write the remake wrote an online statement, stressing that Tunnicliffe's redesign was unauthorised, and that he himself had a very different design in mind. Pinhead (Hellraiser) Pinhead is a fictional character from the ""Hellraiser"" series, first appearing as an unnamed figure in"
"and the spiritual manifestation of his good half (also Bradley). Series creator Clive Barker reprised his role as executive producer, though he was largely uninvolved until post-production. It was the first ""Hellraiser"" film to be filmed outside the United Kingdom and the first Miramax release under its Dimension Films banner. The film's reception on release was better than the previous film, and it grossed $12.5 million in the US. It was followed by """", which was the last film in the series to be theatrically released. The revelation of his own former humanity in """" causes Pinhead, a demon called"
"subdue his movements and gestures, in order to give Pinhead an aura of complete control. New World Productions originally considered overdubbing Bradley's voice with that of an American actor, though this was reconsidered when the producers watched him perform. Paul T. Taylor portrays Pinhead in ""Hellraiser: Judgment"", an experience he describes as a dream-come-true. According to Taylor, ""[Pinhead] was always my favorite horror icon because he was the most twisted and intelligent in my mind."" The American actor used a faux British accent when portraying the character due to his belief that ""Pinhead has to be British"". Gary Tunnicliffe gave"
"return as priest of hell. Pinhead (a series mainstay), Bradley declined when he learned that he would be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement to read the script. ""Judgment"" is the second ""Hellraiser"" film without Bradley in the role, having been replaced by Stephen Smith Collins in ""Revelations"". Newcomer Paul T. Taylor was cast after impressing Tunnicliffe in an audition for another character, and auditioned again for Pinhead. He and Tunnicliffe decided to develop a new look and interpretation of the character, rather than imitating Bradley's performance. Mike Jay Regan reprised his role as the Chatterer, Pinhead's servant in several"
"Hellraiser (franchise) Hellraiser is a horror franchise that consists of ten films, a series of books, various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. The franchise is based on the novella ""The Hellbound Heart"" by English author Clive Barker, who would go on to write and direct the adaptation of his story, titled ""Hellraiser"". The films, as well as the comic book series, continually feature the Cenobite Pinhead. The series’ storyline focuses on a puzzle box that opens a gateway to the Hell-like realm of the Cenobites, an order of formerly human monsters who harvest human souls to torture in"
"the character was first referred to openly as ""Pinhead"" by protagonist Joey Summerskill in ""Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth."" The name is also used as a derogative term towards the Cenobite by Jophiel, God's advisor and Pinhead's superior, before he kills her in ""Hellraiser: Judgment,"" during the film's finale. The name also appears in the film ""Hellworld,"" referring to the fictional character portrayed in the Hellraiser game. Pinhead was given the designation Hell Priest in Clive Barker's novel ""The Scarlet Gospels"", while his original concept art for Pinhead was adapted into a Hell Priest mask in 2017. Pinhead's role has"
"head to design a pin mask for him to wear as Pinhead, which covered his entire head except for his ears. Although Taylor found the costume and makeup extremely uncomfortable, he integrated the discomfort into his performance as the sadomasochist. When he saw his reflection in the mirror in the Pinhead makeup, he said he instantly fell into the character's mindset. Taylor thought the makeup menacing enough that he had a minimalist approach to his performance, feeling that attempting to be conventionally frightening would be overacting. ""Hellraiser: Judgment"" was initially scheduled for a 2017 release. In July 2016, Tunnicliffe told"
"the Lament Configuration in British India in 1921. According to Clive Barker, as the writing of the ""Hellraiser"" script took place during the height of the ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"", ""Friday the 13th"" and ""Halloween"" film series, his intended portrayal of Pinhead as an articulate and intelligent character was initially not well received by the producers: some suggested that Pinhead should act more like Freddy Krueger and crack jokes, while others suggested that he be a silent character like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers. Barker insisted that Pinhead's personality be more evocative of Christopher Lee's portrayal of Count Dracula:"
"Mamie O'Rourke"" (Aldwych). Sean Chapman Sean Chapman (born 2 June 1961) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Frank Cotton in Clive Barker's ""Hellraiser"", and its sequel, """". He is also known for voicing the character Sgt. Michael Sykes (callsigned ""Psycho"") in ""Crysis"" in 2007 and in ""Crysis Warhead"" in 2008. His television work is extensive, including leading roles in many single dramas and TV plays, including the films ""Made in Britain"", ""CH4"", and ""Contact"". Sean Chapman is the only actor to have worked three times with Alan Clarke. Other leading roles in television include ""The Black"
"its budget—which is often—it's trying to say something with its occult art projects."" Hellraiser (franchise) Hellraiser is a horror franchise that consists of ten films, a series of books, various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. The franchise is based on the novella ""The Hellbound Heart"" by English author Clive Barker, who would go on to write and direct the adaptation of his story, titled ""Hellraiser"". The films, as well as the comic book series, continually feature the Cenobite Pinhead. The series’ storyline focuses on a puzzle box that opens a gateway to the Hell-like realm of the Cenobites,"
"I love you. God bless. Michael (Mr Wayne) Keaton."" Gough was added in ""In Memoriam"" at the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher ""Batman"" tetralogy. Gough was born in Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) on 23 November 1916, the son of English"
"upon his first witness for his plan from ""The Scarlet Gospels"", before he ultimately chose Harry D'Amour. In the movie series storyline, Pinhead was born Elliott Spencer and opened the Lament Configuration after becoming disenchanted with human life from his service in World War I. Like the other Cenobites, he lost all memory of his human identity following the transformation and serves the deity Leviathan by abducting others who solve the Lament Configuration and torture them in a labyrinth realm called Hell. In ""Hellraiser"" (1987), Kirsty Cotton unintentionally summons Pinhead and the Cenobites, but is spared on condition that she"
"appears alongside Pinhead in Barker's book ""The Scarlet Gospels"". Harry d'Amour plays a major role in the BOOM! Studios ""Hellraiser"" comic series (2011). After Pinhead escapes and places himself in opposition to Leviathan, he and Kirsty are trapped by Leviathan himself and Harry takes Pinhead's place as the leader of Hell's armies. His flayed chest reveals his still beating heart. In spite of his new powers, Harry still carries a gun, enabling him to battle several incursion attempts from other realms. D'Amour was portrayed by actor Scott Bakula in the film ""Lord of Illusions"" (which is loosely based on the"
"Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher ""Batman"" tetralogy. Gough was born in Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) on 23 November 1916, the son of English parents Francis Berkeley Gough and Frances Atkins (née Bailie). Gough was educated at Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, and at Durham School."
"female Pinhead, as the original Pinhead becomes human again. In ""Divine Horror: Essays on the Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and the Diabolical"", Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper note the differences between Kirsty and Julia, stating: Kirsty (Hellraiser) Kirsty is a fictional character from the ""Hellraiser"" media franchise. Created by writer Clive Barker, Kirsty first appears in the 1986 novella ""The Hellbound Heart"", whose full name is identified in the sequels as Kirsty Singer, before being adapted in the 1987 film adaptation ""Hellraiser"" as Kirsty Cotton. The character served as a major focus in the original film"
"as the heroine Kirsty Cotton in Clive Barker's ""Hellraiser"" (1987). She starred alongside Clare Higgins and Doug Bradley as Pinhead. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning more than $14 million at the American box office. When discussing how she obtained the part, in a retrospective interview Laurence credited Barker for her being cast as the lead, stating: In 1988, Laurence reprised her role as Kirsty in Tony Randel's sequel """". In 1989, Laurence guest-starred on the television series ""Monsters"" and ""Hunter"". In 1990, Laurence portrayed Jane in the film ""Face the Edge"". In 1992, she appeared in"
"Sean Chapman Sean Chapman (born 2 June 1961) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Frank Cotton in Clive Barker's ""Hellraiser"", and its sequel, """". He is also known for voicing the character Sgt. Michael Sykes (callsigned ""Psycho"") in ""Crysis"" in 2007 and in ""Crysis Warhead"" in 2008. His television work is extensive, including leading roles in many single dramas and TV plays, including the films ""Made in Britain"", ""CH4"", and ""Contact"". Sean Chapman is the only actor to have worked three times with Alan Clarke. Other leading roles in television include ""The Black and Blue Lamp"""
"at first has no memory of his human past, though is reminded of it in ""Hellbound: Hellraiser II"", which results in what screenwriter Peter Atkins described as him being ""spiritually weakened"" and subsequently killed by the Chanard Cenobite. Pinhead is shown in all his appearances to be accompanied by other denizens of Hell. Although originally portrayed as a subordinate of ""The Engineer"" in ""The Hellbound Heart"", his film incarnations show him as the leader of secondary cenobite characters. The most consistent members of his entourage are a trio of Cenobites named Butterball, The Female, and Chatterer. All three appear in"
"victims. Rather, Pinhead was depicted as quiet yet articulate and intelligent, drawing influence from classical cinematic depictions of Count Dracula. Pinhead first appears in Clive Barker's novella ""The Hellbound Heart"" (1986), in which he only appears in the story's beginning, and is portrayed as a sexually ambiguous follower of the ""Engineer"": The character appears in various ""Hellraiser"" comics and received his own comic miniseries, entitled ""Pinhead"", published by Marvel Comics' Epic Comics imprint. In the comic book series, Pinhead is depicted as the latest incarnation of the cenobite spirit Xipe Totec, an entity derived from Aztec mythology. In the ""Harrowing"""
"high-crime neighborhoods near his home, which he described as ""facing the fear"". He said of his performance, ""I have a vulnerability in my acting no matter what I do. It's just there ... It's about the stillness. [Pinhead]'s already so terrifying that when he makes a move, it means something. He's very economical and when he speaks, he's so eloquent."" Believing that ""Pinhead has to be British"", the American actor used a British accent. For research, he visited a comic-book store to read ""Hellraiser"" comic books in which Pinhead appeared. Tunnicliffe detailed his reasons for selecting Taylor: ""He was well"
"Nicholas Vince Nicholas Vince (born May 1958) is an actor, writer, and film maker who was born in West Germany and lives in South London. He trained at Mountview Theatre Academy, and shortly after graduating he met Clive Barker, modeling for him and later being cast as The Chatterer Cenobite in ""Hellraiser"" in 1987 and in its sequel """" in 1988. He subsequently played Kinski in Barker's 1990 film ""Nightbreed"". Since 2016 he's been Patron of the London Horror Festival, the UK's original and largest festival of live horror performance. In 2016 he was awarded the ""London Horror Society Award"
"Paxton Whitehead Francis Edward Paxton Whitehead (born 17 October 1937) is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of ""Camelot"". Paxton was born in East Malling and Larkfield, Kent, the son of Louise (""née"" Hunt) and Charles Parkin Paxton. His father was a lawyer. He trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art beginning when he was 17 years old. Paxton worked in repertory, small touring companies that rehearsed and performed a new play each week. In 1958,"
"Gretel"" (2002) and ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" (2009). He also directed the short films ""No More Souls"" and ""The Chicken Run"", which are set in the ""Hellraiser"" and ""The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"" universes, respectively. Gary J. Tunnicliffe Gary J. Tunnicliffe (born February 27, 1968) is a British special make-up effects designer, writer, and director. He has performed make-up effects in all the ""Hellraiser"" films since """", wrote """", and wrote and directed """". His other make-up credits include ""Candyman"", ""Wishmaster"", the ""Dracula 2000"" series, the ""Pulse"" series, and ""Feast"". Tunnicliffe started out performing special make-up effects. After collaborating with"
"go and take Nico instead. In his demonic incarnations, Pinhead is irreverent toward Christianity: in the third film, club owner J.P. Monroe exclaims ""Jesus Christ,"" to which Pinhead mockingly replies, ""Not quite."", and later on mockingly imitates the stigmata in a church, and states in the fourth ""Do I look like someone who cares what God thinks?"" In Clive Barker's ""Hellraiser"" comics published by ""BOOM!"" in 2011, Pinhead has reached a crisis point in his existence and now yearns for spiritual salvation and the opportunity to reach Heaven, and puts into motion a plan to destroy his fellow cenobites as"
"The Hellbound Heart, the first two Hellraiser films, and the BOOM! comic series, with The Female and Butterball making appearances in The Scarlet Gospels and Chatterer appearing in all but two of the Hellraiser sequels. In ""Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth"" and ""Hellraiser: Bloodline"" Pinhead creates cenobites from his victims, giving them characteristics evocative of their past lives or professions. Later films in the series depict Pinhead accompanied by new Cenobites of unknown origin. Though he usually dominates other demons present in the films, in ""Hellraiser: Bloodline"", he encounters Angelique, whom he grudgingly treats as an equal: Though initially reverent"
"Taylor room to create his own interpretation of Pinhead, as Taylor brought an intentional vulnerability to the role. In addition to prior knowledge, Taylor used ""Hellraiser"" comic books as preparation for the film. In the first ""Hellraiser"" script drafts, Pinhead was credited as ""Priest"". In the film, the character was simply credited as the ""Lead Cenobite"". The name ""Pinhead"" was coined by the makeup crew that applied the prosthetics on Bradley to distinguish the Cenobites. Clive Barker had no say in choosing ""Pinhead"" as a name and did not like it, as he thought it was undignified. In the films,"
"David Pinner David John Pinner (born 6 October 1940 in Peterborough, England) is a British actor and novelist. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He has appeared on stage and television in many roles. As an actor, he is known for ""Emergency Ward 10"" (1962), "" Z Cars"" (1967), ""The Growing Pains of PC Penrose"" (1975), (1985), ""Henry V"" (1979), ""The Prince Regent"" (1979) and ""Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced"". His 1967 novel ""Ritual"" was a major inspiration for Anthony Shaffer's film ""The Wicker Man"" (1973). In 2014 he published ""The Wicca Woman"","
"a sequel to ""Ritual"". David Pinner David John Pinner (born 6 October 1940 in Peterborough, England) is a British actor and novelist. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He has appeared on stage and television in many roles. As an actor, he is known for ""Emergency Ward 10"" (1962), "" Z Cars"" (1967), ""The Growing Pains of PC Penrose"" (1975), (1985), ""Henry V"" (1979), ""The Prince Regent"" (1979) and ""Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced"". His 1967 novel ""Ritual"" was a major inspiration for Anthony Shaffer's film ""The Wicker Man"" (1973). In 2014 he"