Trans Atlantic Entertainment, Paramount Pictures Occupation However, a series of recurring Cenobite characters were created and a unifying agenda carried many intermittent and continuing story arcs throughout the run. Joey breaks free and stabs Pinhead, sending him back to hell. Debut https://cenobite.fandom.com/wiki/Pistonhead?oldid=7907. Portrayal 1 History 2 Gallery 3 Appearances 4 Trivia 5 Navigation Pistonhead was in his former life, J.P. Monroe. In their original incarnation, they manifested as devoted followers of a supernatural hedonism with unorthodox definitions of pleasure; although vaguely described, this form of pleasure endorsed by the Cenobites involved two distinct forms: the expansion of sensation to an extremely painful point of sensory overload, and enduring excruciating pain through incessant tortures that transcend traditional laws of physics. The most common form for these artifacts is that of an inconspicuous-looking puzzle box called the Lament Configuration. They are also referred to as Hierophants. https://cenobite.fandom.com/wiki/Hellraiser_III:_Hell_On_Earth?oldid=7546. The clothing also serves to support their piercings and tools. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. After securing funding in early 1986, Barker and his producer Chris Figg assembled a team to design the cenobites. The philosophical motivations of the Cenobites change with time and medium. In order to defeat him, Joey must reunite Spencer's spirit with Pinhead, fusing them back into a single entity. Later, they appeared from the darkness of the attic when she led them to their quarry. In fact, the Cenobites originally exhibited amoral personalities--neither demonstrably malicious or beneficent--displaying a depraved indifference or lack of empathy towards their victims. Pinhead then asks Terri to offer him J.P. on the promise that will let her dream. They all appear to be telekinetic to a degree, able to control the hooked chains that are their trademark weapon of choice, as well as snatch small objects at a distance (as Angelique recovered the box in Hellraiser: Bloodline). Pistonhead was in his former life, J.P. Monroe. The Cenobites vary in number, appearance, and motivations depending on the medium (film, comic book, etc.) In the comics, Hell was depicted as a power working in opposition to other vague, humanistic powers due to a conflict in philosophies regarding otherworldly concepts of order and chaos. The term cenobite is a word meaning "a member of a communal religious order". Pinhead resurrects the corpses of his victims into Cenobites, but they are then quickly sent to hell. He was the owner of a night club called The Boiler Room. Personal Status In the two earlier movies, there was little difference among them until the Dr. Channard Cenobite was created, presenting the ability to generate customized tentacles and spears. It is strongly implied through a chat with Pinhead that J.P. murdered his parents to claim their fortune. Joey and Terri learn through the videos about the demonic Cenobites and the power of the Lament Configuration puzzle box and that it is the only means of sending Pinhead back to Hell. DemonsAngelsThe Surgeons They are mentioned by Immacolata, who calls them "The Surgeons.". Hellraiser: Bloodline attempted to connect the Cenobites to Western concepts of evil with the introduction of Angelique (Valentina Vargas), a denizen of Hell who embodied many traits of a succubus and adopted a more traditionally hedonistic lifestyle on Earth for many centuries; a crucial subplot to the film indicated that Hell underwent a purist revolution of sorts during her absence, and that her disapproval of the newer austere way prompts her to resist by sabotaging Pinhead's master plan. Beginning with Hellbound: Hellraiser II, the Cenobites take on very distinct changes, and much of their ambiguous nature is eliminated through exposition. Pinhead catches her in machinery and prepares to turn her into a cenobite, but is confronted by Spencer's spirit who forcibly fuses himself into Pinhead. Various Actors & Actresses, The Cenobites are extra dimensional beings who appear in the works of Clive Barker, including the The Hellbound Heart, The Scarlet Gospels and the nine Hellraiser films. J.P. purchases it and has it placed inside his personal quarters in The Boiler Room. As the film and comic books series progressed, the Cenobites--particularly Pinhead--began to manifest traditionally evil and sinister traits, due likely in part to an attempt to streamline them into a more mainstream characterization of horror archetypes. Hellraiser Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Debut Hell's Army The apparition tells Joey to give him the Lament Configuration, aka the puzzle box, and is revealed to be Pinhead in disguise. The comics contained a set of short stories, with Clive Barker acting as a consultant on all of the comics. The involvement of multiple parties in the production of Hellraiser films and comics (many eschewing the creative supervision of Clive Barker) have led to varying levels of consistency regarding the canonical aspects of their philosophies and abilities. They acquired more traditional demonic attributes and designations as beings of Hell in the later incarnations, particularly the comic books. Profession Video tape interviews are recovered from the Channard Institute of one of Pinhead's former victims Kirsty Cotton. Sometime afterwards, he is turned into the pseudo cenobite Pistonhead. When the Pinhead character’s inhuman evil manifests in the world in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, it seems to have nearly-unlimited and highly-versatile powers. Among the team was Bob Keen and Geoff Portass at Image Animation and Jane Wildgoose, a costume designer who was requested to make a series of costumes for 4-5 'super-butchers' while refining the scarification designs with Image Animation: Barker drew inspiration for the cenobite designs from punk fashion, Catholicism (the overall design is a modified cassock, the traditional garment of a Catholic priest until the sixties) and by the visits he took to S & M clubs in New York and Amsterdam. The "Pinhead" demon tells Joey to give him the box, she then breaks away and b. egins to flee. "There are conditions of the nerve endings the like of which your imagination, however fevered, could not hope to evoke." He seduces her with his wealth, informing her of his ownership of the club and charms her into submitting to dominant bondage sex which is observed by a still imprisoned Pinhead. Portrayed By Status At the climax of the film, Pinhead and Joey confront each other in a boiler room. Whilst in hysterics, she is seized by chains from within the pillar, skinned and consumed screaming. Fifth Avenue Entertainment The term cenobite is a word meaning \"a member of a communal religious order\". Individual abilities vary widely. Back at the Boiler Room that night, JP is looking over the night's potential conquests and soon finds a pretty young buxom blonde named Sandy (Aimee Leigh), whom he presents with a rose. Joey is introduced to the pain the box can bring when she views a teenage clubgoer being ripped apart by the box's chains in a hospital emergency room. Afterwards JP reveals his disdain for his conquest, along with her disposability to him and orders her to leave, which she takes poorly. Pinhead awakes and offers him the power over flesh to create unique art if he brings Pinhead victims to absorb and be freed from the pillar. Hellraiser Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. They exhibited no discernible morality or immorality, merely the unwavering devotion to their craft. English Budget: "There are conditions of the nerve endings the like of which your imagination, however fevered, could not hope to evoke.". They can reach Earth's reality only through a schism in time and space, which is opened and closed using certain unearthly artifacts. Without Spencer's humanity to act as a balancing influence, this Pinhead is completely evil and has no sense of order. In Hellraiser, the Cenobites appeared immediately in the hospital room where Kirsty called them in forms of light or electrical energy. Escher's Relativity lithograph, with Leviathan levitating above its center. They each seem to possess great strength, heightened resistance to damage, and some degree of supernatural empathy. Pistonhead murdering his parents to get their fortune when he used to be human is extremely similar to Erik and Lyle Menendez, who murdered their own parents in August 20, 1989 to get their fortune. However, he seemed to represent an element of the shifting powers of the Labyrinth. Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth Directed By: Anthony Hickox Written By: Peter Atkins Tony Randel Based On: Original Characters: Clive Barker Studio: Fifth Avenue Entertainment Trans Atlantic Entertainment Distributed By: Paramount Pictures Dimension Films Miramax Films Release Date(s): September 11, 1992 Country. After killing Sandy, her distorted face appears on the pillar as her body and soul now form part of it. The Cenobites all have horrific mutilations and/or body piercings, and wear fetishistic black leather clothing that often resembles butchery garments or religious vestments. https://hellraiser.fandom.com/wiki/Cenobites?oldid=6491. Miramax Films, The revelation of his own former humanity in Hellbound: Hellraiser II has resulted in the Cenobite named Pinhead being split into two distinct entities: His former self, World War I British Army Captain Elliot Spencer, and a manifestation of Spencer's id, which takes on the form of Pinhead. distorted faces etched into the surface of an intricately carved pillar — the Pillar of Souls. Hellraiser Servants of Leviathan Although Pinhead was one of these recurring characters, his presence was eclipsed by a number of other prominent Cenobites (particularly one known as "Hunger" due to his cachectic appearance) who acted as antagonists and protagonists. The final scene of the film shows a new building built where Joey buried the box, with the interior design of the building being the same as the Lament Configuration (foreshadowing the events of the following film,Hellraiser: Bloodline). With Pinhead's humanity restored, Joey buries the Puzzle Box in cement. It should be noted that a number of franchise entries, notably the seventh and eighth installments (Hellraiser: Deader and Hellraiser: Hellworld respectively) initially began as uninvolved scripts that were adapted and re-written as Hellraiser sequels by the controlling parties. During her investigation, an ambitious young television reporter, Joey Summerskill, slowly begins to learn about Pinhead and the mysterious puzzle box. Although subsequent sequels retain the retconned nature of the Cenobites as malevolent entities, their presence has been reduced in later installments to serve key narrative moments rather than carry an entire film and story alone, and that the more extreme aspects of their behaviors have been curtailed in favor of more restrained conduct.
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