28 (Every) Cenobites That Appeared In Hellraiser Movies - Backstories Explored

28 (Every) Cenobites That Appeared In Hellraiser Movies - Backstories Explored

[@metroidhunter965]

Doug Bradley was the catalyst that put Pinhead on the same level as Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger. Fun fact, Bradley appears in several Cradle of Filth songs as a narrator. Most notably, _Her Ghost In The Fog_ and the entirety of the album _Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder_

[@AaronA-p4p]

Hell ya thanks

[@niffingig5143]

Too bad he didn't narrate on any of the better albums/EPs. It would have been pretty cool to hear him on 'Cruelty and the Beast', 'Dusk and Her Embrace', or 'VEmpire'.

[@ttt9830]

Freddy, Jason, Michael, Chucky, Pinhead, Leatherface, and Ghostface are all up there together, in terms of horror icons

[@kvsyaoran727]

It’s not an ACTUAL cradle of filth, right?

[@jasonvoorhees8478]

Jason who? hehe.

[@Krispytheversatilegamer]

I raised Hell once at a mall cause they ran out of cinna-bites

[@Nova-cb3fv]

Ouch

[@devinl8487]

I'm done with you😂

[@King_nasty69]

Did you throw a temper tantrum and start stickin needles in your face? 😂 Thats never the answer my guy😂😂

[@stephenthomas1492]

Oh man. Now I'll never not hear that.

[@nateaustin362]

😂😂😂

[@troyh3628]

The crazy thing I learned just a few years ago was that the Cenobites, and the Night Breed are from the same universe, and they hate each other. I would love to have seen a crossover movie with some kind of epic battle between the two.

[@theoldghostwolf8081]

I haven't seen "Night Breed" in quite a tick, but they have the same author, so who knows? What would happen if one of The Breed found and solved the Lament Configuration? Imagine the dark possibilities? How could evil punish and torment someone evil? Cool observation Troy.

[@troyh3628]

@@theoldghostwolf8081 Thank you, though it wasn't my observation, I think I read it in commentary somewhere that did come from Clive Barker himself. Also, I don't think the Night Breed were inherently evil, they just had to do things to survive that normal people would be disgusted by, such as Boon drinking the blood of the guys that Decker killed at the hotel, and killing and eating anyone who wandered into their home.

[@theoldghostwolf8081]

Point taken. What's your view on the latest "Hellraiser" movie? The whole series has been trashed and maligned constantly. Granted that the six after "Bloodlines" didn't do much to heighten the quality, but I love them all. I work the Weekend Graveyard Shift at a hospital, and I'll start on Friday listening to the entire franchise. I enjoy the stories, and was impressed with the latest outing. It wasn't the greatest, but new life was given to my favorite villains. It needed more Cenobite action though. The producers need to make a film from the Cenobite POV and show what it's like being Pinhead in her/his realm of Hell. They left the door open for a sequel, and I hope that they pursue this path. I like how "The Box" changed shape. @@troyh3628

[@JaysonTripp-cq5be]

Seen Night Breed at the movies years ago the Berserkers were my favorite

[@thegamersconclave8709]

They have a few comic book series that explore their conflict.

[@NeilKematch]

"Pain. How dare you use that word when you don't know it's true meaning." Pinhead. A chill runs down your spine.

[@Christopherogley]

I know pain mate ..I've spent months lashed to chemo and radiotherapy...my throat is burnt out with radiation...I'm still coughing black shit out my face 6yrs after ..why they didn't include a cancer patient cenobite is a mystery

[@ms.annthrope415]

I felt gas building up.

[@thunderrunner666]

I wonder what Pinhead’s brother, Pinspine, would say to that…

[@1chuck23]

The censorship is absolutely unnecessary and annoying, but aside from that this is the most comprehensive explanation of the cenobites.

[@stratigangames508]

Blame KZbin policy

[@bishopdinan7408]

@1chuck23 it kinda is due to yt being very strict and odd when it comes to showing blood and stuff like that

[@1chuck23]

@@bishopdinan7408 I feel like I've seen worse on yt

[@1WEareBUFO1]

​@paul6797 pretty sure nothing in these movies is considered PG

[@GreasyBeasty]

_​1WEareBUFO1_ rumble is better anyway

[@jaxcoYT]

Grace Kirby was my drama teacher in secondary school. She's a really wonderful woman

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

Inspiration for the godhand in Berserk which is the best story ever told. Thank you Clive.

[@sirpiss1708]

Damn I thought that might be a Hellraiser reference but I didn’t know for sure, I thought mostly cus of butterball and the fatass god hand guy but yea that’s good to know

[@asbritt0519]

"Lie again, and your suffering will be legendary" 😂 best quote😊

[@williamblundell2964]

I don't usually correct others but, it's "Lie again, and your suffering will be legendary. Even in Hell!" my favorite quote of all time. sry

[@Dauntless1]

Don't cry... Its a waste of good suffering.

[@iyeetsecurity922]

Jesus wept.

[@16Arson]

Don’t ruin quotes. It’s a waste of good writing.

[@Dauntless1]

@16Arson No Tears. The human body is up to 60% water...

[@RowdyLowdy]

Don't ever ruin a quote this good! "Oooh, no tears please, it's a waste of good suffering."

[@brettsix2027]

*Starts crying* 😭 Pinhead: Hey… what’s the matter little guy? *sniffles, wiping my tears away and pointing to a bully* Pinhead: Oh, I see. *rips the bully apart with hooks* Thank you Mr. Pinhead… *hugs* Pinhead: Aww… you’re welcome little buddy. Here’s a puzzle box for you to play with.

[@stephanybeachler]

ok so I dont know why this made me laugh so hard but the "ok deal" during the pseudo-cenobites piston head and the tone change just was one of those things that gets you, thank you

[@ChrisDanceMusic]

Why do we see cenobites in all their form and then the next scene they are blurred

[@Thanosdidnothingwrong.]

Inconsistent censoring 😂

[@Alias3141]

Inconcenstent (That's a triple entendre)

[@HelloitsCode]

Welcome to KZbin...

[@haleyscore8477]

The new Hulu Hellraiser (reboot?) cenobites are on a different level visually. The unfettered body horror from head to toe (no black leather to leave any of it to the imagination) is some of the most gruesome I've seen to date in a film. And Voight's transformation to a cenobite scene at the very end was utterly horrendous and disturbing. I hope we get a sequel, with the same budget, writer, producer and director, because it's peak Hellraiser IMO.

[@thegamersconclave8709]

I think Chirsty traded places with the original Pinhead,

[@charlesdavis7285]

​@@thegamersconclave8709She did in one of the comics.

[@easygrin1127]

There is no peak Hellraisser without Doug playing Pinhead or the "Hellpriest"

[@linushellgren3511]

Is there a new hellraiser movie?? How new?

[@charlesdavis7285]

@@linushellgren3511 Yes. It's on HULU. Came out last year I believe.

[@Left-2-stray]

I've been a big fan of the Hellraiser series. I never knew the back stories of the majority of the Cenobites just what they had shown in the movies. Thanks that was rather entertaining 😂😢

[@poindextertunes]

Clive is so smart and everything he does is so cool. WAY ahead of his time 🖤

[@amybishop666]

I'm SO HAPPY you've done another HellRaiser upload. I've missed them tbh. Thank you ❤

[@theflamingoparty6680]

The actress who plays Kristie is beautiful

[@amybishop666]

Yes, she is. I only wish they would have followed w the BOOM comics and made her the new hell priestess. She changes everything in Leviathans realm.

[@kzfive]

Her name is Kirstie

[@carlossebastiannecroticgot7232]

Ashley Laurence

[@JohnSmith-pj6wb]

i like the story where the detective that scott bakula plays in lord of illusions becomes pinhead...those are amazing comics too@@amybishop666

[@hugh2hoob668]

Bruh 😂 or you mean like non make up 😅

[@luster5497]

The Chatter, had to be the best and most memorable one of all. I don’t even remember how Pin-head looks

[@pumpkinslice1811]

But he’s right in the thumbnail!!! 😂

[@LouiseWatson-Carver]

I like the diction and voice of the narrator, which is quite professional-sounding. You offer some good general background on the Hellraiser Cenobites, but the visual censoring of gory details from the movie images is absurd, annoying and VERY clumsily done. It's farcical!

[@knowplay3258]

I agree wholeheartedly!!! Absurd to say the least!!

[@stimpen12]

Why all the censoring? Some features are visoble in some shots but the censored in others.

[@craigwolfe249]

I love how Barker turned his love of the gay BDSM/leather scene into iconic horror monsters.

[@travissmith7471]

Hellraiser and Silent Hill are definitely the versions of hell... Dante's Inferno would praise as the superior visions...

[@SamuelBlack84]

And, the vision of Hell presented in Event Horizon

[@msfts666]

Yeah both look to have heavy influences by zdzislaw beksinski, Geiger and ofcourse Hp Lovecraft. Silent hill was frightening to play and the movie did a good job inspiring that same fear. I love the child molesting custodian who has roaches coming out of his a**

[@user-digitalfarmgirl]

Heronymous Bosch , who painted the 9 Circles of Hell, would've loved this. His paintings of Hell tortured souls are very similar, considering the eras are different. 100s of years different.

[@DocChristiansen]

Did I miss it or did I miss; Female Pinhead, Auditor from Hellraiser: Judgment or Spike from Deader? Some were mentioned but no in-depth analyses was made as far as I could tell. Also, could you include the ones from the comics and books as well? Otherwise, great vid!!!

[@gothicpsychic]

I was hoping to see the auditor, I think judgement was missed

[@doomdoomerson6524]

Yeah, no auditor unfortunately because Judgment was a really decent installment.

[@Jessie-bo9mo]

What a great video! So thorough in describing the backstories of each Cenobite. 😊

[@3Xero3]

Why you gotta bring up this topic then blur out the majority of the images of the characters?

[@mackloyd687]

Right? I mean you can look up all these on other sites and they arn't blurred out so...what's the point?

[@Gillsing]

KZbin censorship perhaps?

[@yummyliciosable]

@@Gillsing then why bother choosing, of his own accord, to make the video? it's disappointing & doesn't violate any censorship in the first place

[@RA8IDP3NGUIN1]

@@Gillsing No, he chose to do it, on the miniscule chance that it would affect his paycheck. He didn't have to, he wanted to.

[@GreasyBeasty]

​@@mackloyd687encouraging censorship is pretty authoritarian and very anti-liberty.

[@chuckmissildine2894]

Thank you for posting this I'm fascinated by hellraiser and never knew that this was a thing and to learn more in debt about the cennabites is awesome

[@LizzyThePirate]

I have a problem watching gore fest horror movies, but I've always loved how the cenobites have looked. Clive Barker's art in general is fascinating. I would highly suggest people read his book series Abarat. The hard copies are filled with his artwork.

[@TheoRae8289]

Clive was a sweet humble person all the times I've spoken to him. At some point he joined DeviantArt, and they interviewed him as their Deviant of the Month. Did the customary "congrats on the feature" and he thanked me for existing. He values his fans.

[@JohnSmith-pj6wb]

im assured he was inspired by hr giger drawings and paintings and took that and gave it personality...hr giger showcased his art like what he drew was in a museum and we were guests where barker made the museum come to life

[@JR-zp3nw]

I don't care what anyone says Doug Bradley will _always_ be Pinhead.

[@Fightin_Mongoose]

Doug Bradley is to Pinhead what Kane Hodder is to Jason. That said, I really, really like the new Pinhead in the Hulu film. The rest of the movie was kinda meh, but I liked how they kind of held closer to the book’s version of Pinhead

[@poindextertunes]

okay 😂

[@fool1shmortal]

Was that the feminine one? Well, like the Steven King-made mini-series version of The Shining, the one I mentioned was like “Well, now I know what was intended (as I rarely read fiction), but I will still only really enjoy the film original.

[@CajunReaper95]

I didn’t realize how deep the hell raiser lore went!

[@poindextertunes]

its super creative 💯 Clive is a genius

[@billybobthornton9668]

Being English and hearing the many, many ways Pinhead's Gash is used in the video really adds an outstanding layer of humour 😂😂😂

[@exidy-yt]

Interesting! My understanding was that there was nothing Hellraiser worth watching after the 4th one (some might say the second one) but the bites of story and explanation here make me consider sitting down and watching, though Pinhead without Doug Bradley still sonds just 'not right' in regards to the newest stuff. Does Clive Barker approve of the new material?

[@scottbubb2946]

The concept art of the cenobites for Origins is really incredible.

[@Diablo_Himself]

Is that the gorgeous and very talented Kari Wuhrer...??? Doug Bradley WAS Pinhead, nobody else could play him. Its like Robert Englund as Freddy...

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

The siamese twins has to be one of the brutal transformations i've ever seen! xD

[@Serioussmile51]

I really enjoyed how the movie Event Horizon borrowed from the Hellrasier story. Though to be fair, with the exception of the first 2 Hellrasier movies most of the other sequels are very hit and miss. MR.H Reviews, channel here on KZbin, does a full playlist/story of the Hellrasier saga.🙂✌️

[@SamuelBlack84]

Hellraiser Bloodlines is my favourite

[@cocodojo]

@@SamuelBlack84 Heck yeah, Bloodlines was actually a pretty decent movie that's nearly entirely self contained and it giving the origins of the box and the relationship with its creators throughout time was a great plot point.

[@sportinlife1]

What did event horizon borrow? I don’t see any similarities

[@cocodojo]

@@sportinlife1 there's a few concepts it borrowed, like the lament configuration and opening it is the way to open a portal to hell, whereas in Event Horizon it was the drive that was the puzzle box and activating it opened a portal to "someplace unknown". From there, there's some parallels dotted through the movie if you try to spot it.

[@doublep1980]

Event Horizon is heavily influenced by the lore of Warhammer 40k, which -ripped off- borrowed itself a lot from Hellraiser. One of the writers has confirmed this. That's why Event Horizon is considered an ''unofficial Warhammer 40k prequel story''. If you're not familiar with Warhammer 40k lore: there's a parallel dimension called ''The Warp'', where the Chaos Gods reside. One of them is Slaanesh, the Chaos God/ess of debauchery/ excess/ hedonism etc. Slaanesh's followers engage in all kinds of extremely kinky sh*t and their look is heavily inspired by the Cenobites. In the Warhammer universe, FTL ( Faster Than Light)-travel in space is achieved by punching a whole into the Warp and fly through it, using it as a ''short cut'' for interstellar travel. Problem: all the nasty Warp entities (''Daemons'') that reside in the Warp are coming after you. Normally, they use a special energy shield ( ''Gellar Field'') to keep these things out, but technology in the Warhammer universe is old and tends to malfunction frequently. And then we get situations like in Event Horizon, which is ( unofficially) considered as the first flight through the Warp dimension.

[@thegamersconclave8709]

I think it's time we finally get a movie about one of the groups of Hunters that fight the Cenobites with holy and powerful weapons, often to terrible results, but still.

[@rafiqkatana]

You must be a hardcore fan. Or you spent A Lot of time working on this videos research. All excellent.

[@mattdemo6387]

KZbin sucks now for blocking out images🤮

[@CS-uc2oh]

KZbin didn't do that. The channel owner did.

[@ChrisFactor]

Pretty sure Marvelous did it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BConehundredeight]

How do you contact the Wire Twins? Asking for a friend.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I prefer Angelique

[@Comixcove]

I have a puzzle box that might interest you.

[@tirasweatherford3077]

I had a bowl of cinnabites this morning 🌅 they're a part of a complete breakfast. Rofl

[@active.7universal]

nicee 🥣 bowl of lucky harms never disappoints

[@tirasweatherford3077]

@@active.7universal lol good one

[@iniratagen9740]

Something is wrong with me. I want to hug all of them and comfort them.

[@spontaneousqueef1655]

is there a version of your video that isn't censored ??

[@jonnytheshark]

I saw the Hellraiser from 2023. Charming movie. Very nice set and details. I thought it suppose to be scary but im happy to have seen at least one movie in the franchise.

[@Ometecuhtli13thGate]

I love chatterer because he protected pinhead. Very loyal.

[@KINGMANJARO_343]

I have an urge for this master piece to be continued but i fear the industry will butcher it, so let this remain a good nostalgia.

[@thehomelessproject3784]

These are some seriously creepy movie's 😳

[@josephfoster8711]

I haven’t seen all, but I love the ones that I’ve seen.❤

[@DouglasHalvorson]

When my kid was like 5 he loved this movie he would call him needle face ❤

[@ballpasteshlepp]

That was cool when Doug Bradley was on cradle of filth's album midian

[@Stacey-e5k]

I grew up with the ultimate 80 music and being said best times in the cimate of real scary movies and rock was àt its bestt!! Hellraiser and nightmare on elm st , besides jason, mike, candyman.and carrie!!! Best of times

[@alexzandermarshall4566]

Yeah thanks for explaining the details whilst blurring it, what is the point of that..

[@midianpoet]

Thanks for sharing !

[@jamiehalajian5100]

Now you have to blur everything which is downright ridiculous

[@наталибруксифнаф]

Doug Bradley for pinhead Robert England for freddy krueger Kane hodder for jason voorhees Brad durif for chucky Warwick davis for leprechaun lubdan

[@joshuahawkins2743]

None of the movies are the same without those actors

[@noughiphiet]

The similarities between the Cenobites and the God Hand in Berserk hard to overlook. I wonder if Miura really liked Hellraiser.

[@JohnSmith-pj6wb]

imagine a survivor game where it starts with you and the box...you cant do anything else at this start of the game but play with the box...there can be a million combos and most of them do 1 thing summoning cenobites...so you start fiddling with it...999,997 times out of 1 million youre taken to the labryinth and go through some cut scenes literally no pun intended and somehow manage to run out and are now lost inside the infinite maze...that is where the game truly begins and it goes from there... they can go into a lot of lore and scenery...it could be canon and good...those other 3 times that it won't summon the cenobites can be alternative starts that open up replayibility options or whatever you imagine

[@kimberlypatton205]

The original “Hellraiser” (seen in the theater!) had me hiding behind the seat in front of me.

[@rxndxll]

Imagine if the Hellraiser Halloween collab movie would’ve ever actually happened. Would’ve been interesting for sure. On a side note I really wish the films would take on an adaptation of the comics the comic stories are truly amazing storytelling for the horror genre

[@mattias969]

About 00000000.1% of those who opens the lament configuration becomes cenobites.

[@damiancrowley569]

Until the last movie, then it's like 5% lmfao I did like the last one, and it helped having a female pinhead be canon, I can't stand the Doug Bradley impersonators.. it's a Highlander scenario as far as he's concerned (there can be only one)

[@ghostrider2664]

10%?

[@macdietz]

You forgot a zero

[@SausageBausage]

The cenobites are the xenomorphs these movies are the true to life depictions of real xenomorph encounters they really appear out of portals and old artifacts and they can speak and have magical powers

[@AaronA-p4p]

That’s why I prefer to mix vinyl over cdjs

[@AugustusDraco-t3d]

The chains that bind us The tantalizing temptations that blind us

[@35november]

"Pinhead feeds it a live pigeon, which is strange because cenobites are not known to hurt innocents. "... trust me that pigeon had it coming he was a real sob

[@norrisjohnson6032]

As a Yu-Gi-Oh original fan I can tell you that hellraiser is reference is all over Yu-Gi-Oh original. The idea of solving a puzzle up to cenobites designs

[@GHMYahooka]

absolutely nonsense. just because it has a puzzle doesn't mean it has any reference to cenobites.

[@killolot]

Fantastic video. Appropriate vocal speed

[@marymacintyre7152]

this would have been so much cooler had you excluded the silly blurry censorship!!! i want to SEE the horror! its just latex makeup, honestly such an eyesore to blur it. those prosthetics were masterpieces, and would have amplified your dialogue more!

[@sarah69420]

29:55 you've got a small blip here where you repeat yourself

[@jonathanjackgoodman2764]

Don't show it if you're going to blur it. Utube cowards.

[@Perfection-ME-01]

We called him CD and never including the word head. As for Torso i personally thought he was more like Chatterers dog that’s why he searched for his master

[@timmaynard7729]

Forgot to mention that Angelique is the daughter of Leviathan...

[@jonwalker9587]

Nah, he did say that.

[@FacelessFlesh666]

It was mentioned

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

I like to believe "CD Head" was implanted with the most popular Nu Metal bands of the time. He throws Limp Bizcuit, Linkin park, Korn and whatever else you hate.

[@AuroraMeansDawn27]

I remember having a job interview, in a darker room with 3 people sitting around me. It was like being interviewed by the original 3 Cenobites. Lol

[@wilkec]

I’m going to start talking like Pinhead around the house: SON: Dad, where’s mom? ME: Your mother is alone in a separate realm. A place of unspeakable acts where none shall venture lest they face the wrath of Hell’s fury!!! SON: So, the bathroom? ME: Yeah

[@BraveFencer]

While not all the movies are great the character designs and backstories are cool, and as a creator I can see so much potential into expanding and doing very creative new cenobite designs

[@tiggeez]

The books really delve into their lives and the world they live in.

[@JDA-88]

All the blurring ruined it

[@CajunReaper95]

Blame KZbin community guidelines.

[@JDA-88]

@@CajunReaper95 I do! We are turning into china with all these censoring!

[@ardinsalim9048]

​@@CajunReaper95 i dont think so, the video doesn't have to be blurred if it rated for mature audience. But the channel is greedy and dont want the video limited to mature audience only.

[@kellyshort1959]

I have 2 puzzle boxes...they both move sum what but one has chains and the other don't....I love them...and I also have a dead head moth from Silence of the Lambs , spirit board (Ouija)...it's awesome ❤️😁

[@jamesherman1350]

Even though I have enjoyed all of the movies, I do not believe they were equal. Bradley, really set the tone for the series and when he was replaced, the character was not the same.

[@hannahavery584]

Still my favorite series

[@MaxNuclear]

I liked the history and comments, what I didn't understand why so many of the pictures/ clips, were blurred out.They are basically horror movies. That is what you expect.

[@rugboy]

I hate to break it to you, but he was referred to as "Pinhead" well before the third movie was ever made. My sister and I called him Pinhead in the late 80's and early 90's and Hellraiser 3 came out in '92. I think it was originally a nickname used on set for the first two but I could be wrong.

[@napalmballwipes]

Censorship is annoying bc it seems like most of the videos are uploaded pre blurred bc i dont think youtube would consider hellraider a non adult film in any way

[@RandomJoeseph]

Sometimes I feel bad for Pinhead. All that work and still just a priest. You’d think he would be a bishop by now. 😢

[@FrancineL81]

promotion is slow when you live forever

[@HerculesCoronaBorealis]

This is absolutely horrible, but you did a great job. Seen the part 2 and said I'm out.

[@meridianmile8033]

X-men vs the Cenobites! Place your bets. I don't think Xavier's powers would work on angels. I don't know how time works in The Labyrinth, so I don't know about Quicksilver. Magneto would be cool. The Cenobites would think Wolverine's resilience to pain was extremely interesting. It would move them to tears. Honestly, I'm on the fence on who would come out on top.

[@fool1shmortal]

We need the metal guitar playing freak from the last Mad Max movie and the freakish face-wrapped character with two gloves bearing blades from Soul Calicut in a Hellraiser movie made ol-skool by a fan of the old style!

[@HubCityMan]

Order of the Gash is so sick

[@dispatchaleks3050]

what a nonsense blurring these bloody body parts. the movies were broadcasted via tv back in the day.

[@user-db2fb1db1m]

I love distorting the space time continuum, it’s too die for

[@JNB520]

Look up the boulet brothers dragula, cenobites. Drag queens do cenobites. Theres a few of the queens who did better art on themselves than in the movies. Its wild

[@amandagoldsbury8122]

Pigeons are NEVER innocent.

[@andrewmartin1928]

What about the female pinhead/hell priest?

[@codmobileog6203]

Who had hellraiser theme in their heads while watching this?

[@truckermatt4603]

I can’t be the only one who thinks Angelique is hot

[@Wolfsden_Gaming]

What about the Cenobites from Hellraiser Judgment?

[@braxtaplock3337]

20:42…chatterer beast was killed in an airlock by decompression not by the explosion.

[@99gg-gg99]

You and Dr.creepen gotta do a collab one day😂

[@vanessajones5594]

Love this video.

[@shawnimhoff8062]

Sick video

[@user-digitalfarmgirl]

Imagine if Hellraiser met Jumanji. Combined puzzle boxes. Mutant large Game.

[@Killpopkulture]

Back in my Hellraiser arc