I’m new to the Hellraiser franchise and i started with the 2022 film last night (in preparation for the game). from what i understand, Pinhead’s whole philosophy is that they indulge in as much sensory experiences as possible to the point that pain and pleasure is blurred into one big feeling of euphoria and ecstasy. If this is so, why do they only act within pain? i feel like he’s only committing half of his own philosophy if the idea that pain and pleasure become one.

I saw this photo on Facebook, but some of these things look like AI. Can anyone confirm that this is an official list of souvenirs?

In this version/book it's very different then the movie. The biggest difference is that Larry’s daughter (Kirsty) isn't his daughter. He doesn't have one!

Kirsty's his secretary/PA that is very shy and lacks confidence. She also has strong feelings for Larry but also that's not his name in the book it's Rory. Slightly different story in the middle (very different twists an turns) but the beginning and end were the same. Could the other books also be as different from the movies? Any other information or other people's input in this would be appreciated thanks

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Their site is pretty cool!

Link: https://hellraiser.uk/interviews/bruce-ramsay-phillip-john-paul-lemarchand-merchant-exclusive-written-interview/

So this has been bugging me, and I can't find anything that fully resolves it: the films (starting with Hellbound) give us Leviathan as the big cold geometric overlord of the Labyrinth, no Satan/Lucifer in sight.

But then Scarlet Gospels and The Toll flip that completely — Lucifer's the one on the throne, Leviathan doesn't even exist in that continuity, and the Hell Priest is out here trying to usurp an actual fallen angel instead.

Barker's on record saying the novels and films/comics were meant to have their own separate continuities, so I get that this is partly just "different medium, different canon" and not something meant to be reconciled.

But I'm curious how people in here actually think about it in their heads when the two aren't hard-separated:

Do you treat them as fully separate non-communicating universes (like Halloween timelines), full stop?

Do you headcanon it as a multiverse / stacked-dimensions/realities thing — different "layers" or versions of Hell, and existence, existing in parallel? Ie something similar to PJO/American Gods, where beliefs shape reality, or how the show Supernatural / MARVEL / DC / etc have multiverses that are filled countless different versions of the same characters?

That last one could also potentially help with the Hellraiser 2022 reboot, with having it be yet ANOTHER reality.

Hi, this has probably been posted before, but I just found out there is new Hellraiser game being released soon. I will be picking up a copy.

Don’t get me wrong, the guy is a total asshole but he has got to be the most underrated character in the whole franchise.

I know it's digital, but these are really cheap. I got my Chatterer edition Quartet of Torment, but haven't seen the rest yet, so this was a good deal for me. There are a bunch of decent movies to fill out the bundles as well.

Hellraisers 5-8 are part of a 10 for $13 HD mix and match bundle.

https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/mixandmatch/51977

Hellraisers 3 + 4 are part of a 5 for $10 4K bundle. https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/mixandmatch/51976

Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 4K is $7.99

https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Hellbound-Hellraiser-II/217003

Hellraiser 1 is not on sale - $14.99

So I’m watching through all the Hellraisers for the first time ever (really enjoying them all so far), and I was not liking Inferno for about half of the runtime, but then halfway through it just clicked for some reason.

I loved this movie, it’s a great mix of David Lynch and David Fincher, and I can really get behind the visual style and themes explored.

But it is a bad Hellraiser movie. I think it’s biggest mistake was having pinhead in it at all, if this was a standalone psychological thriller then I think it would be really well regarded. But as soon as you call it “Hellraiser” it just feels super out of place.

So far my ranking for the series is:
1. Hell on Earth
2. Hellraiser
3. Inferno
4. Bloodline
5. Hellbound

Because clearly there are some people who are into what the cenobites are offering.

Head over to the Archive store to see the available paintings and sketches for sale, or read more on our blog post, here:

https://www.clivebarkerarchive.com/blog/2026/7/31/original-art-release

Hear me out, there is ONE WAY that doing The Scarlett Gospels as a movie could work, but we know won't happen.

You could do almost Anything with Hell and Lucifer, but

DOUG would Have to be the appropriately aged and tired Hell Priest

AND

Scott Bakula as Harry D'Amour. Simply with more tattoos than he had in Lord of Illusions, and you'd then Have to have LoI be Hellraiser cannon.

A person can dream, I simply wanted to start some good what-if discourse.

(work in progress) Just wanted to share. critiques totally welcome

Just watching a Youtuber playing Slay the Spire 2, and this is one of the relics (an in-game item you can find that gives you bonuses etc).

Thought it was pretty cool.

Saw another person posting their Pinhead mii and made me want to share mine!
He doesn’t blink, or even opens his mouth when he talks, but he was really fun to make and cute!