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Line 5: {{quote\|''"No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering."''\|'''Pinhead''', ''Hellraiser''}} A 1987 film based on [[Clive Barker]]'s novella ''The Hellbound Heart'', ''Hellraiser'' has gone on to spawn eight sequels (only one of which - the second - Barker was directly involved with) as well as an upcoming remake. The series has at its heart a puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration, which when properly solved summons the Cenobites, a cadre of sadomasochistic [[Humanoid Abomination~~\|Humanoid Abominations~~]]s. The mascot of the series is the only recurring Cenobyte after the second film, the iconic Pinhead, played by Doug Bradley. He was given a choice, when filming the first movie, to play either the Cenobite or a workman who showed up for all of ten seconds - bet he's happy he went with the Cenobite. Because it's a [[Clive Barker]] production, expect much [[Body Horror]] and gleeful blurring of the line between [[Fetish Fuel]] and [[Fan Disservice]]. '''Films of this series include:''' Line 13: * ''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988) * ''Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' (1992) * ''Hellraiser: Bloodline'' (1996). Last theatrically-released entry. * ''Hellraiser: Inferno'' (2000) * ''Hellraiser: Hellseeker'' (2002) Line 27: ** "What's your pleasure, sir?" * [[Artifact of Doom]]/[[Summoning Artifact]]: The Lament Configuration. Leads to an [[Oh Crap]] moment at the conclusion of each of the first several sequels. * [[Ascended Extra]]: In the book, Pinhead is present but is not the lead Cenobite. The female Cenobite, the Chatterer, and the Engineer all have more prominent roles, but the film adaptation prevented this. The Chatterer could not speak (and the actor could not see), the Engineer was completely remade to the point it's unrecognizable and arguably demoted to a [[~~Big~~Non ~~Lipped~~Sequitur ~~Alligator Moment~~Scene]] when it does appear, and the female Cenobite, while capable of speaking, has makeup that severely limited the actress' head and facial movements. Though fixed by the sequel, these problems meant Pinhead took point. And now he's pretty much the face of horror films to the western civilization. * [[Ascended Meme]]: The "Lead Cenobite" of the first film was given the nickname of Pinhead by the film's fans. In the second film, Pinhead became his official name, and remained such through all the other sequels. * [[Beat Still My Heart]]: The second and fourth films. Line 139: * [[Romanticized Abuse]]: The ''Hellraiser'' films have this as a component, creeping most viewers out even further. "We have such sights to show you". The novel version ''The Hellbound Heart'' has the initial description of the female cenobite invoke piercing fetishism. * [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The Lament Configuration again, and the pillar in the third film, plus the floorboards and the mattress in the first and second films. * [[Self-Constructed Being]]: The plot of the first movie as far as Frank Cotton was concerned. * [[Sense Freak]]: The Cenobites. Albiet to a very, ''very'' extreme degree. * [[She's All Grown Up]]: Kirsty in ''Hellseeker''. This was also Frank's reaction to her in the original. Line 153: * [[Suddenly Voiced]]: Tiffany in ''Hellbound'', after seeing the Channard Cenobite: {{quote\|'''Tiffany:''' "[[Oh Crap\|Shit!]]"}} * [[Supernatural -Proof Father]]: Larry. * [[Token Minority]]: Derek in ''Hellworld''. * [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: The ending of ''Inferno''. Line 160: * [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: {{spoiler\|Channard}}'s reaction after {{spoiler\|his transformation into a cenobite}} is to question why he had any doubts about it. * [[Too Dumb to Live]]: {{spoiler\|Larry}} from the first film. Paying so little attention to your house and to your wife's strange behavior can get you killed. And {{spoiler\|Kyle}} from the second. Went to a house where {{spoiler\|Julia}} was, then decided to split up, didn't ask a strange woman who she was and what was doing there, and when she started to behave oddly didn't run away. [[What an Idiot!]] indeed. * [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: {{spoiler\|Julia}} went from being a reluctant and remorseful killer who tried her best to save {{spoiler\|Larry Cotton}} from Frank in the first film to a hardened killer in the second, who took great joy in being evil. Probably an after-effect from being {{spoiler\|betrayed, killed, tortured and ressurected.}} * [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Pinhead is prone to these as well. * [[This Is Sparta]]: "We'll tear your soul...APAAAAAAHHHHT." Line 180: * [[Wicked Stepmother]]: Julia. ** She even [[Fairy Tale Motifs\|says so herself]]. * [[Words Do Not Make the Magic]]: One character in the series solves puzzles reflexively, as she has a psychological detachment that forces her to do so, whether she wants to or not. She's given the Lament Configuration so that someone else can sacrifice her to the Cenobites, while he can safely watch what happens. The Cenobites ignore her, and proceed to hunt ~~him -- his~~him—his was the desire that led to the box opening. {{quote\|Pinhead: It is not hands that summon us. It is desire. }} ** In ''Revelations,'' Niko tries the same trick and also fails, although Pinhead doesn't bother spelling it out this time. 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