Iconic horror movie villain Pinhead becomes even more intense in amazing new variant Hellraiser art. Clive Barker’s horrifying novella The Hellbound Heart was first adapted as a film in 1987, with Barker himself directing. After a series of increasingly-disappointing sequels, Barker’s vision was refreshed with 2022’s Hellraiser reboot, featuring re-imagined versions of the original movie’s terrifying Cenobites, including the iconic Pinhead, who received gender-swapped casting after Doug Bradley’s long run as the character.
It remains to be seen whether the Hellraiser series will continue beyond the recent reboot, but artists for their parts continue to be inspired by the movies’ bizarre and twisted characters, as evidenced by a new AI-generated take on Pinhead just shared by the Instagram @o.0_._enter_the_void_._0.o. Check out the image below:
Possibly inspired by the works of H.R. Giger, the image puts a gruesome Alien-like spin on Pinhead, giving the villain organic spines instead of metal pins, while making the character look even more inhuman than in the films.
Will Hellraiser 2022 Get A Sequel
Directed by David Bruckner, with a story credit going to David S. Goyer, Hellraiser 2022 skipped theaters in North America, releasing instead on Hulu. Reportedly, the film was the most-streamed movie the week of its release. Critically speaking, the film received a small measure of love, currently sitting at 66% at Rotten Tomatoes, but was far from acclaimed.
As for the possibility of Hellraiser 2, director Bruckner had no news to impart when he discussed the matter with ComicBook.com back in early October:
We've been wanting to hear from the audience and I don't know yet, but I certainly hope there's a future there, so we will see.
Given the long-running nature of the Hellraiser franchise (the reboot was officially the 11th film in the franchise), it seems likely that another movie will eventually be made. Whether that movie will continue on from the 2022 film, or veer back to the lineage kicked off by the 1987 version and its Pinhead actor Bradley, remains to be seen. Barker’s horror universe is fertile ground for film adaptation, offering many more sights to show eager horror audiences, and horror directors will continue to be inspired by that universe for years to come, as will internet artists armed with AI.
