Hellraiser (HHN 2026)

[rageofthegods]

The second one has more Pinhead action definitely while still keeping the same gothic and sensual tone. The third one is an incredibly stupid movie but also features a cenobite made of CDs, so impossible to say if it's bad or not.

 

[FBarnhill]

The original. But do go in realizing that, compared to the reputation is now has, it's deliberately paced. The Cebonites largely don't even enter the movie until over half-way through, and are relatively minimal. The real monsters in the original film are the humans. Think of Beetlejuice... he's the only character you remember, but he's only in the film for about 17 minutes. It's sort of the same here.

In fact, trivia... Pinhead is only credited in the original film as "Lead Cenobite". The name hadn't even kicked in yet.

Isn't that true for literally every single horror movie?

 

[rageofthegods]

Isn't that true for literally every single horror movie?

I mean, no, not really. The humans aren't the main villains in Predator.

But anyway @Rideguy70 isn't speaking in some zombie movie metaphor, the antagonist of the majority of Hellraiser is essentially a serial killer couple that's only sort of related to Pinhead.

 

[Brian G.]

As I’ve been telling people:

1st sets up the characters. 2nd expands the mythology and setting. 3rd has CD Cenobite.

I mean, no, not really. The humans aren't the main villains in Predator.

But anyway @Rideguy70 isn't speaking in some zombie movie metaphor, the antagonist of the majority of Hellraiser is essentially a serial killer couple that's only sort of related to Pinhead.

Yea, the Cenobites are very much secondary characters until the third film.

 

[Freak]

Just throwing this out there, but is no one gonna talk about how the larger Cenobite with glasses looks kinda like Bubble Bass? How many kids are gonna look at him when he jumps out and yell “STILL NO PICKLES!”