In terms of lighting, Pinhead was designed so that shadows would swirl round his head. [30], The 2018 film Hellraiser: Judgment updated Pinhead's appearance from the previous films. The comics reveal that Spencer was a corrupt and at times sadistic many for years before his experiences in World War I, that he abused his wife and enjoyed shocking his daughter Danielle with behavior he saw as corrupt or provocative, such as dressing in women's underwear in front of her and having sex with her mother while she was in the room. It now runs to more than 350 pages, and is Barker’s first novel for adults since 2007. Screenwriter Peter Atkins explained that Pinhead regaining Spencer's humanity left him "spiritually weakened" and thus vulnerable to attack. His origins are explained in the film Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Traveling to India after the war in 1921, Elliot purchased the Lament C… 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. For Pinhead specifically, Barker drew inspiration from African fetish sculptures. The Boom! The Boom! Both agreed, as the novella indicated, that Pinhead was once human, though when he had lived and died was undecided. According to Taylor, "[Pinhead] was always my favorite horror icon because he was the most twisted and intelligent in my mind." Reunited in Hell with his Cenobite entourage from the first two films (referred to in the comic series as his personal "Cenobium"), the Priest is still haunted by his full memories and now sees only futility in his existence, longing to explore new experiences and interests. Amy successfully opens the box, but rather than submit to Winter, Pinhead instead kills him and his followers for attempting to control it. In Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Pinhead regains memories of his original self when Kirsty shows him a photograph of Spencer. Pinhead's role has varied with each Hellraiser installment. During World War I, Spencer saw a collection of dead bodies hanging from a tree and considered it to be beautiful and also confirmation that there was no order to the world. The prose incarnation of the character next appears in Barker's The Scarlet Gospels (2015), now depicted not only as a Cenobite but also a leading figure of Hell. Described by Doug Bradley as stronger than Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers, Pinhead is an extremely powerful being, and as such, has several supernatural abilities. When she was eighteen years old, she was rescued by Elsa Mars, thereby becoming the first member of Fräulein Elsa's Cabinet of Curiosities. ", The Pinhead makeup took six hours to apply. He and Kirsty learn of Spencer's corrupt behavior before World War I, his desire to sleep with his own daughter Danielle, and that his final test to become a Cenobite involved fathering a child Priscilla with his daughter. Pinhead was born Elliott Spencer and opened the Lament Configuration after becoming disenchanted with human life from his service in World War I. In the film Hellraiser: Judgment, the name is used onscreen as a derogative term towards the Cenobite by an angel named Jophiel. Pepper was abandoned by her family into the inept care of an orphanage when she was born. [9], Barker's original concept art for Pinhead was adapted into a Hell Priest mask in 2017. Studios anthology comic book mini-series Hellraiser: The Beastiary (2015). [6] In the 2011 comic book series Hellraiser published by Boom! Fiction Database Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. All three appear the first two Hellraiser films, and the Boom! A year later, Elliott Spencer appears on Earth, human once again and no longer fully remembering his existence as a Cenobite. I swear the way he's going - I have plotted this - the way he's going is so total, is so complete that the most optimistic film producer in Hollywood could never dream of resurrecting him! In the fourth film he is presented as a megalomaniac bent on world domination, and by the fifth he acts as a judge, punishing those who open the box for their sins by making them face their personal demons. During the war, Elliot would witness and experience many atrocities, which would cause him to lose faith in humanity and God. The movie Hellbound: Hellraiser II showed that restoring a Cenobite's memories of their previous human existence can spiritually weaken them, restoring their humanity and making them vulnerable to attack. The third film radically altered the original concept, making Pinhead into a purely evil demon of chaos, explained by Pinhead losing the human, 'orderly', part of himself during the previous film. Pinhead hit him in the leg with a wrench, and then hit him again in the face, breaking his nose, then Leech Woman finished him off. The two help him in his quest to become a better artist by showing him the "pleasures of deception". In his introduction to Newman's collection The Original Doctor Shade and Other Stories, author Neil Gaiman claims Kim Newman was part of a group of friends who inspired the depiction of the Cenobites.[16]. [30], After securing funding in early 1986, Barker and his producer Chris Figg assembled a team to design the Cenobites. [34] Upon asking Barker how he should play Pinhead, Barker told him to "[think] of him as a cross between an administrator and a surgeon who's responsible for running a hospital where there are no wards, only operating theaters. King Saturn says: "DRDOOMSDAY-360 says:"(( the winner is me ))"Not so fast buddy. The name also appears in the film Hellworld, referring to the fictional character portrayed in the Hellraiser films. The Hellbound Heart [20], In Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002), Pinhead serves a role similar to the one he fulfilled in Inferno. The redesign was criticised by Clive Barker as being too bloody: "I don't think that's right. Upon asking Barker how he should play Pinhead, Barker told him to "[think] of him as a cross between an administrator and a surgeon who's responsible for running a hospital where there are no wards, only operating theatres. "[36] The second film expounds on the idea of the Cenobites as demons by depicting them as denizens of a realm called Hell, a maze-like dimension ruled over by an entity known as Leviathan, where they subject their quarry to emotional and psychological torture. In Hellraiser: Bloodline, Pinhead regards a demon named Angelique as an equal in the hierarchy of demons. In Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2001) Pinhead serves a role similar to the one he fulfilled in Inferno. Published by Marvel Comics' Epic Comics imprint in the 1990s, the original Hellraiser comics follow the canon of the movies rather than Barker's original novella, referring to the lead Cenobite as Pinhead. Pinhead Desiring answers, he abandoned his duties and wandered, eventually discovering a Lemarchand puzzle box, determined to learn more insight from the Cenobites. For Pinhead specifically, Barker drew inspiration from African fetish sculptures. Sister Nikoletta was a nun whose devotion to the Church waned as the seeds of lust and wanting grew secretly within her. Rather than say for sure that the prose version of the Hell Priest is also Elliott Spencer, The Scarlet Gospels indicates there is debate among characters on whether the Hell Priest has been the same person/Cenobite for many centuries, possibly thousands of years, or if there have been several to hold that rank and assume that appearance, and the current one is only died and become a Cenobite during the 20th century. According to Clive Barker, the popularity of these films led to producers and studios not caring for his intended portrayal of Pinhead as an articulate and intelligent character. He's very economical and when he speaks, he's so eloquent." A perpetual, unconscious grieving for the man he had once been, for a life and a face he couldn't even remember. Mais la bataille de la Somme le transforme. The protagonist Kirsty also wonders if other puzzle boxes might open doorways to Heavenly dimensions. Barker's Boom! Pinhead will cease to exist. Clive Barker did not work on the stories for the subsequent films. Pinhead and other Cenobites are trapped inside it and are destroyed along with the box.[19]. Of the four we know about, he is the leader, but the Cenobites have been around for centuries. Doug BradleyStephan Smith Collins In Hellraiser: Revelations, Pinhead is prepared to take Emma to the cenobite realm for having opened the box before other characters explain that she was forced to open it at gunpoint by her boyfriend; Pinhead agrees to let Emma go and take Nico instead. Pinhead was originally a man named Elliot Spencer. ", http://dangerousminds.net/comments/hell_on_earth_behind_the_scenes_of_hellraiser_and_its_sequels, "We Have Such Sights to Show You - HELLRAISER Revisited", "Composite Effects Working with Clive Barker on Exclusive Pinhead the Hell Priest Mask! His preferred method of attack is by summoning hooks and chains to mutilate victims, often pulling said victims in several directions to tear them apart. The battle concluded, the Devil journeys to Earth. Studios comic series. Having the pins of the intersections of the crossroads made it have a surgical severity to it almost. As a young adult, he would join the British Army and later serve in France during World War I. [33] When he read the script for the first time, Bradley stated on interview that he saw Pinhead as a cross between Oscar Wilde and Noël Coward. This was done in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Hellraiser. [37] Once Pinhead was restored at the end of Hellraiser III, he retained his memories of being Elliott Spencer, but was no longer vulnerable because of it, his full power and resistance to injury now restored. However, in Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Pinhead stops the Cenobites from targeting teenage girl Tiffany, who opened the box not out of curiosity or desire but because she had been manipulated to do so by Dr. Channard and Julia Cotton, both of whom wished avoid the immediate consequences of accessing the Cenobites' realm. I think this new version has sacrificed that feeling. In the Harrowing storyline, Pinhead is revealed to have been romantically involved with a Cenobite named Merkova, who was killed by the disciples of Morte Mamme, the sister and rival of Leviathan. He is set to appear in The Scarlet Gospels, in which he will confront Harry D'Amour. Each of the four primary Cenobites from The Hellbound Heart were featured in the film, with appearances based upon their descriptions in the book. When he read the script for the first time, Bradley stated on interview that he saw Pinhead as a cross between Oscar Wilde and Noël Coward. During this incident his powers were apparently expanded beyond their normal limits allowing him to physically warp reality to his will. In the original novella, the character Frank believed the Cenobites may have once been human but that their extreme experiments on themselves left them demonic and sexless. First appearance This novel marks the return of Pinhead in his books since 1987 and also marks the fourth appearance of his other major recurring character Harry D'Amour. When this woman isn’t partying, she passes the time catching up on the latest in military history. Pinhead can win here but it wont be easy. In the first two films, he is followed by three other cenobites, 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. Cenobites are usually only summoned to Earth through puzzle boxes, such as one called the Lemarchand Configuration (known as the Lament Configuration in the movies). [19] His magic is can be used to summon objects out of thin air, teleport, cause explosions at a distance, and cast illusions. These comics followed the canon of the first three films, taking place sometime after the events of the third. Studios comics, it is said that Pinhead retains the memories of Elliott Spencer following the events of Hell On Earth, leading him to feel less satisfied and certain of his power and purpose, now desiring more than his life as a Hell Priest in service to Leviathan. The chains may even change shape after having attached to a victim. In the Pinhead/Marshal Law crossover, it is revealed that Pinhead's human incarnation, Captain Spencer, took part in the Battle of the Somme. It's one of the reasons why Hannibal Lecter is scary, isn't it? Nearly thirty years after The Hellbound Heart was published, Barker's 2015 novel The Scarlet Gospels cements the character's official title and rank is "the Hell Priest" and that he hates the nickname "Pinhead." Pinhead appears at the end of the film to inform Trevor, who had amnesia throughout the film, that he has actually been dead and trapped by the Cenobites for some time; Pinhead had appeared to Kirsty, pleased at the prospect of a "reunion," but Kirsty ultimately struck a deal with him: she would be left alone in exchange for killing Trevor and his conspirators, thus giving the Cenobites the victims' souls. The filmmakers allude to this point with a scene of a woman sitting around reading a book about battles of the 20th-century. Zippy the Pinhead Comic. His magic is also used for creating objects out of thin air, teleporting, creating explosions at distances and deceiving opponents with illusions. The Hell Priest dons Lucifer's armor, increasing his own power but inadvertently resurrecting the Devil in the process. [9], According to Clive Barker and Doug Bradley, the earliest incarnation of Pinhead appeared in Hunters in the Snow, an original 1973 play with Doug Bradley in the role of the Dutchman, an undead inquisitor, and torturer. After Amy is captured by the group's leader, Winter, she learns he is a descendant of puzzle creator Phillip Lemarchand, and believes that it is his birthright to control the box and, thereby, the Cenobites. Pinhead was originally the English-born Elliot Spencer, who was a captain in the military and participant in World War I. Schlitzie (alternatively spelled Schlitze or Shlitze; September 10, 1901 – September 24, 1971), possibly born Simon Metz and legally Schlitze Surtees, was an American sideshow performer. Reporter Joey Summerskill discovers Elliott Spencer's soul in Limbo. Doug Bradley has stated that he has not been approached to reprise the role of Pinhead in the remake, stating that "seeing someone else become Pinhead feels like a kick in the teeth".[2]. Studios mini-series Hellraiser: The Road Below" (2014) reveals Kirsty's first solo mission as the "new Pinhead" following her transformation into a Cenobite. The future segments of the film reveal that Pinhead is finally destroyed in the year 2127 by Dr. Paul Merchant, another descendant, who uses a space station to complete the "Elysium Configuration", capable of closing Hell's gateway for good. Years later, during the scripting of Hellraiser, the same design was applied to Pinhead's face to give the same effect. The Cenobite known as Pinhead was once a human known as Elliot Spencer who was born in the Britain in the Victorian Era in 1887. [22], In Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005), Pinhead and the Cenobites are horror film characters and have become the basis for a successful MMORPG called Hellworld. The character's appearance in 1987's Hellraiser marked a significant departure from the standard 1980s depiction of horror film villains, who tended to either be completely mute, or provide glib commentary while killing their victims. During this battle, occult detective Harry D'Amour attempts to help the US government stop the chaos, guided by his psychic friend Norma Paine and Spencer's former lieutenant, the Cenobite known as the Female. In Hellraiser: Deader (2003) Pinhead appears several times to reporter Amy Klein after she tinkers with the box, a central relic of a cult she is investigating. However, neither he nor any of his followers have been able to open it. The production and make-up crew nicknamed the character "Pinhead" and fans accepted the sobriquet, which was then used in press materials, tie-in media, and on-screen in some of the sequel films. Pinhead is reunited in Hell with his cenobite entourage from the first two films (including Chatterer, the Female, and Butterball), where he comes to mourn the futility of his own existence. To me, Pinhead is the chief Cenobite of the 20th Century..". The second film expounds on the idea of the Cenobites as demons by depicting them as denizens of a realm called Hell, a maze-like dimension ruled over by an entity known as Leviathan, where they subject their quarry to emotional and psychological torture. In the first eight Hellraiser films, Pinhead is portrayed by Doug Bradley. I mean I maintained the demeanor the whole time because I had to. Barker drew inspiration for the cenobite designs from punk fashion, Catholicism and by visits he made to S&M clubs in New York and Amsterdam. Bloodline was beset by numerous problems during production, leading the film's director to request his name be removed and credit given to Alan Smithee. Lucifer mortally wounds the Hell Priest, who then rapes Norma Paine to death and blinds Harry before dying. Demons to some. With Summerskill's help, Spencer's spirit escapes Limbo and re-merges with Pinhead. [18][19] Later films in the series depict Pinhead accompanied by new Cenobites of unknown origin. Barker insisted Pinhead's personality be more evocative of Christopher Lee's portrayal of Count Dracula: "Part of the chill of Dracula surely lies in the fact that he is very clearly and articulately aware of what he is doing – you feel that this is a penetrating intelligence – and I don't find dumb things terribly scary – I find intelligence scary, particularly twisted intelligence. As unworldly as Pinhead seems in these films, director Anthony Hickox emphasizes Studios comics and the novel The Scarlet Gospels, the Hell Priest decides to seek out greater power and enlightenment, deciding in the process that all other Cenobites and all demons, even high-ranking demon lords such as Abaddon or demonic deities such as Leviathan, are beneath him and expendable. In the follow-up 2013 comic book series Hellraiser: The Dark Watch, the title "Pontifex" is also used to describe the rank of Hell Priest or Priestess. Affiliations "[18] In contrast to the first film where Pinhead seemed aloof about his nature, indicating he and his kind were "angels to some, demons to others," the fourth film Bloodline depicts him sneering as he asks, "Do I look like someone who cares what God thinks? These chains are subject to his total mental control and he may direct them at will. In both Hellraiser and Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Kirsty Cotton bargains with Pinhead to offer him more "souls" in exchange for her own (in particular, her human adversaries), thus resulting in her life being spared. "[31] The flesh exposed on Pinhead's chest was redesigned as a rhombus in honour of Pinhead's master, the fictional character Leviathan.[32]. So I'm going to 'off' him, and I want the audience to say, 'Good'.". Created by Pinhead is a fictional character from the Hellraiser series, mostly serving as the main antagonist. I didn't need to. In comics published by Marvel during the 1990s, Barker plotted and oversaw many stories that followed the canon of the Hellraiser movies, starting with the comic series Hellraiser, and later including the spin-off titles Pinhead and The Harrowers. Pinhead is the leader of the Cenobites, formerly human creatures from an extradimensional realm who travel to Earth through the Lament Configuration and harvest human souls. Pinhead's role has varied with each Hellraiser installment. Spencer participated in the Battle of Passchendaele, after which he lost faith in humanity and God. After reclaiming Frank, the Cenobites turn on Kirsty, who manages to banish them back to their realm. feature artists each week we feature the best artists for you to discover view artists; played on triple j the latest Unearthed tracks played on triple j radio view tracks; played on unearthed the latest tracks played on our digital radio station view tracks; Reviews. One day, a man looking for a place to stay gave her the gift of a LeMarchand Box after sensing her desires. He confirms that while Leviathan and his Cenobites punish those who sin for the sake of pleasure, other realms of Hell have different demon orders that target other sins. Elliott Spencer once again becomes the Hell Priest, but now with greater power and authority. Paul T. Taylor, who portrays Pinhead in Hellraiser: Judgment, described the character as "twisted and intelligent." Eye color Opening it, the host is greeted by Pinhead, who praises his son's ingenuity before ordering a pair of Cenobites to kill him. It is also indicated that this title and position is assumed by different Cenobites over the millennia because there must always be a Hell Priest or Priestess. The Pinheads were formed in 1991, in direct emulation of the Ramones, by vocalist Mikey Pinhead, bassist Danny Pinhead, drummer Richie Pinhead and bassist Pauly Pinhead.The Chicago punk band has released Good Bad & Pinheads for Alert Records, and a self-titled album for Spliff in 1995. Angelique is at least his equal, and certainly in Angelique's own mind possibly his superior. In 1998, Clive Barker stated that the novel would mark the death of Pinhead, and he hoped it would be definitive. "[19] His glibness increases in later films, such as in Hellworld when a character believes the Cenobites are just a dream from which he must awake. Eventually deciding to conquer the realm for himself, the Hell Priest spends years secretly killing off rivals in Hell as well as many magic-users on Earth, securing their sources of magical knowledge and power. I feel like I was in character the whole time, and I don't mean that in some sort of artistic, lofty way. Finding Pinhead's mannerisms and demeanor to be unique among horror icons, Taylor tried to capture that in his performance: "It's about the stillness. Pinhead was also parodied in the 2009 film, Captain Elliott Spenser appears briefly in. It is desire." As well as being the man who wields the knife, he's the man who has to keep the timetable going." The film series reveals Pinhead was once British soldier Captain Elliott Spencer who became disillusioned with life and humanity during his experiences during World War I, leading him to summon the Cenobites and join their ranks. Like the other Cenobites, he lost all memory of his human identity following the transformation and serves the deity Leviathanby abducting others who solve the Lament Configuration and torture them in a labyrinth realm called Hell. "I don't see him as the first Cenobite. Bargaining with Kirsty, she has her take his place so he can return to humanity. 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. Studios comics, plotted by Clive Barker (and written by him and several other creators), follow the mythology of the first three Hellraiser films and expand it. They are amoral creatures, seeing no real difference between pain and pleasure, prizing and hoarding the human souls they harvest. Pinhead is shown in all his appearances to be accompanied by other denizens of Hell. ", Among Tunnicliffe's redesigns included the usage of square shafted nails for the iconic pins, which were meant to look rusted and handmade. Thirty years after Kirsty Singer escaped from the clutches of the Hell Priest, Pinhead, and lived to fight another day, her life has never been the same. Full name The same novel indicates there is debate among Earth's magicians as to whether this is the same Hell Priest who has existed for thousands of years or if he is a man who became a Cenobite during the 20th century, and is simply the latest of many to have Pinhead's appearance, power, and rank. In the script for the original film, Barker describes Pinhead and the other cenobites as "demons" in his notes; the character himself, however, upon capturing Kirsty Cotton, identifies himself as neither explicitly angelic or demonic, stating that he and his fellow entourage are "Explorers in the further regions of experience. Though described by Pinhead's human half in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth as being "very persuasive and very inventive", Pinhead prefers using coercive methods in order to obtain his goals, a fact which brings him into conflict with his ally, the demon Princess Angelique. In the film Bloodline, Pinhead is shown to prefer manipulating or coercing agents to achieve his goals, avoiding direct action until necessary. [27] Morte Mamme then selects a group of humans to act in opposition to the Cenobites, calling them the Harrowers. Il a vécu en Extrême-Orient. Studios, plotted by Clive Barker who co-wrote it with various authors. [29], The Hellraiser series ended with issue #20, and the finale featured Spencer being defeated and then imprisoned alongside Kirsty within a "memory sphere" in Leviathan's realm. Once he is reminded of his human past and recalls his former life, he transforms into a human appearance and is then vulnerable to an attack by Channard. Its voice, unlike that of its companion, was light and breathy-the voice of an excited girl. 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 a means of atonement. Pinhead can be recognized by the pins he has in his head, hence his name. The original had the feel of geometry paper in school where it was broken up into segments and lines, which to me had a severity to it. The narration stated the Hell Priest hates when humans referred to him by the nickname "Pinhead." Spencer explains his experiences in World War I caused him to see humanity and life as corrupt, leading him to use the Lament Configuration to summon the Cenobites, eventually joining their ranks. In the Harrowing storyline, Pinhead is revealed to have been romantically involved with a cenobite named Merkova, who was killed by the disciples of Morte Mamme, the sister and rival of Leviathan. A thriving society of demons rise in his absence, with the Hell Priest becoming a powerful figure. Spencer came to sexually desire his daughter when she grew older, but believed acting on such desire would be an action too far. After being disappointed with the way his material had been treated by producers in Underworld (which included a scene in which needles burst out of a character's skull), Barker wrote The Hellbound Heart as his first step in directing a film by himself. Instead, Pinhead was depicted as articulate and intelligent, speaking only when he deemed necessary, capable of great evil but also bound by a personal code of honor (such as sparing the life of a young girl who summons him to Earth in Hellbound: Hellraiser II because he realizes she acted as the pawn of another person). Pinhead is punished by being expelled from Hell and sent to earth as a mortal man, crying out in longing for his revered state of eternal agony. Pinhead is a big strong puppet with huge human hands and a tiny head. Demons to some. Though initially reverent toward her, Pinhead is disillusioned when he sees she manipulates and recruits through seduction rather than pain and force. It is revealed that Pinhead originated as Elliott Spencer, a captain in the British Expeditionary Force suffering from PTSD and survivor guilt. [13] The novel mentions that some humans do refer to the Hell Priest as Pinhead, but that doing so in the demon's presence is to risk his anger. The seventh film reverts closer to the original film, with the Cenobites responsible for pleasure and pain, but the characters seem more demonic as in later installments. Pinhead appears as a fictional character in Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005). In Hellraiser (1987), directed and written by Clive Barker, Frank Cotton escapes from the Cenobites, slowly rebuilding his body from the flesh and blood of victims. As writer-director Gary J. Tunnicliffe explained, "This is a very no-nonsense Pinhead. Gary Tunnicliffe, who was responsible for the Pinhead makeup in the last four films, improvised a new design for Pinhead called Project Angel: Recreating an Icon, the photos of which he published in Fangoria. Kirsty becomes a Cenobite called "the Priestess" who resembles Pinhead but wearing a white robe and, unlike most Cenobites, is allowed to retain her memories and personality. [34], Paul T. Taylor portrays Pinhead in Hellraiser: Judgment, an experience he describes as a dream-come-true. 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